Going to the mechanic is clearly not no fun for motorists. With mandatory checks and sometimes costly repairs, drivers’ budgets are put to the test. And this is even more the case when faced with a quote that actually hides a scam.
“The mechanics will show you the oil almost everywhere”
Scotty Kilmer, a mechanic with more than 50 years of experience and YouTube star with millions of followers, highlighted the scam by some mechanics. He revealed that they used the ignorance of motorists to inflate bills.
It is also thanks to his alerts that he managed to make himself known. He did not hesitate to take over his social networks to denounce these questionable practices. The main person also reveals tips for maintaining your car.
In a video that has gone viral, Scotty Kilmer highlights a very common scam. It simply concerns non-existent oil leaks. He then took the example of an old engine to explain this common scam which targets motorists.
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“It’s an old engine, you can see oil in various places, but when you look underneath, there is nothing dripping on the floor. The mechanics will show you the oil everywhere”revealed Scotty Kilmer.
Before adding: “And tell you that they are going to have to take the engine apart and replace all these gaskets, and it will cost you 1000 euros”. And according to him, motorists will be fooled that the simple presence of oil on the engine constitutes a serious problem.
Motorists vulnerable to these scams
Still, he says as long as there’s no oil leaking onto the ground or onto critical components like the alternator, there’s no cause for concern. He then made more revelations to alert motorists about this.
“If your alternator is dry and there’s no oil on it, it’s not worth spending the money. So, if you don’t have oil leaking everywhere, and there’s no oil on the floor, leave your engine alone« he declared.
According to the expert, this type of scam is recurrent in garages. The professional also assures that he saw them with his own eyes “thousands of times”. It must be said that the world of automobile mechanics is often misunderstood by motorists.
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It is therefore easy for a professional to “diagnose” a problem that seems plausible and propose an expensive repair. Oil leaks, in particular, are a subject that naturally worries motorists.
And for good reason, they can damage the engine in the long term if they are real. Still, Scotty Kilmer insists that some traces of oil are normal. Especially on older engines.
Before reminding that this does not mean that they are defective or that they require repair. complete disassembly to replace the seals.
