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second74

HI

My old reliable honest mechanic closed his business due to retirement. I am now going to a new mechanice for a full service is there anyway of knowing from the engine just looking at it that the fuel,oil and air filter have been changed?

Cheers

aujopimur

Anytime I needed the services of a mechanic for servicing, I used to put a tiny scratch or mark on oil filters etc.. You can check these yourself later, it helps to catch out the" wipe of a rag" guys.
I caught out a few chancers in my time, including ones that I supplied the spares to myself.

Nissan doctor

You'd have to give your location for recommendations if thats what your after.

It depends on the engine design as to what parts could easily be checked. If your car has paper insert fuel and oil filters then you won't be able to see any evidence other then maybe fresh marks on the filter housings.

At the same time though, there really is no reason that anywhere half decent wouldn't change the filters. IMO it would only be small pop up overnight places that would be at that for the most part.


@aujopimur, I've seen people do that a few times over the years, I'm always tempted to change the filters and then put the same little tippex or whatever marks back where they had them!

Ronnie Beck

A friend of mine asks for his old parts back when getting work done. Might be handy for the likes of water pumps and filters you can't check.

hoodie6029

An ultraviolet pen and a light has been recommended on here before. Mark the joins on the parts and you'll know whether they were moved or not.

Bpmull

My own mechanic whenever he does work on my car (or anyone's )always keeps the old parts he takes off my car to show them to me when i come to collect the car. He leaves them in the boxes of the new parts. Also gives receipts from wherever he bought the parts. I never ask him to do any of this as I trust him but he just does anyway. But as already said any decent honest mechanic will actually change the filters. As their business won't last long if they get a reputation for not doing the work there suppose to do.

Nissan doctor

Bpmull wrote: »

My own mechanic whenever he does work on my car (or anyone's )always keeps the old parts he takes off my car to show them to me when i come to collect the car. He leaves them in the boxes of the new parts. Also gives receipts from wherever he bought the parts. I never ask him to do any of this as I trust him but he just does anyway. But as already said any decent honest mechanic will actually change the filters. As their business won't last long if they get a reputation for not doing the work there suppose to do.

Agreed, For any garage that wants to remain in business, return customers are the bread and butter of the business, even more so then new customers so not doing work that is supposed to be done is just stupid as its so easily spotted.