Thanks for replying Roy! OMG I did was so P.O'd about those two shops hanging up on me! They must have thought I was trying to prank them or something. I kind of wondered how this could be possible, since everything I've been looking up about the cooling system didn't mention anything like the guy had said, but I was trying to make sure I said it exactly the way the guy told me. The smog shop didn't test my car to get any codes because he didn't want me to waste my money knowing it wouldn't pass smog and told me to take it to a smog shop that also did repairs. I never trust taking my cars to shops mostly because I used to be married to a mechanic who taught me a lot and he may have been a lousy husband but he was an excellent mechanic so I always relied on him to at least ask about my cars and our son was pretty handy and mechanical also, but he died of a drug overdose 3 1/2 years ago just after his 32 birthday so his dad and I don't talk much anymore, plus he switched from auto engines to boat engines as he found them a lot easier. I believe that what makes a good mechanic beyond training is having a good touch along with experience kind of similar to a massage therapist. They can have all kinds of training/education but it takes having a good touch to be a really good massage therapist. Anyway, a friend of mine was here today checking the fuses and relays and reset things to get that light off and said I need to drive another 30 miles or more to see if it comes back on. Last time I had it smogged 2 1/2 years ago, it failed the first time and they told me to drive it 500 miles and come back to retest it. I drove 250 miles and then put that guaranteed to pass smog stuff in it and went back in and it passed. They no longer sell that around here at any of the parts places. I hadn't thought beyond the getting the light off so I can get the smog and registration taken care of but I guess that will be the next step and I hope to find a mechanic around me here that I feel I can trust to do good work at a decent price. I will report back once I see if I can get past the smog. Thank you very much for replying and I believe you quickly resolved this sensor off with the iPad thing. Boy do I feel like a knucklehead, especially since I was acting like little miss auto techy herself! Heheh
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 AT 11:59 PM