Stans Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Morning y'all, 62F this morning and expecting partly cloudy skies and 85F for a high. The mysterious "check engine" light on my car has illuminated and I don't think it's a loose gasoline filler cap. The engine is running great, better than usual, no pinging! The last time it ran this good was when the number 1 oxygen sensor failed and that was with only 2 1/2 years and about 27,000 miles on it. Honda replaced that one under warranty, they won't now that the car is 9 years old and has 82,500 miles on it. Did some checking and the Honda dealership is not the place to have the code checked or the work performed. Honda is charging over $300 just for the sensor. The OEM sensor (made be DENSO) can also be bought at auto parts stores for under $200 and online for even less. Honda also charges $100 per hour labor and claims it's a three hour job. DIY guys are doing it in their driveways in less than an hour. Think I'll take it to my local, mom & pop shop, they always treat me right. Y'all have a great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Morning all. A chilly, windless 45F under clear skies this morning. Sunny this afternoon and a high of 74F. Packers got their defense playing better last night to beat the hated Chicago Bears 23-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mane_raptor Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Fog, lots of fog, so much fog that I can't see the deer, but I can hear them chompin' on MY apples!!!!!! Mane, who is workin' up a mean for huntin' season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Back from my local auto repair shop. Yep, it's a sensor, the air-fuel sensor to be specific. This will be the second time it has been replaced and seems to be a common thread among Hondas built after 2001. Why I go to a mom and pop shop: I arrived at the shop, unannounced, just showed up. Me: "Mornin' Wayne (shop owner and chief mechanic)." W: "Good morning Mr, Stansfield, what can I do for you?" Me: "I got a problem with my CR-V, the check engine light is on and won't go off. Can you just read the code today and then we'll make a plan?" W: "Sure, but it will be a few minutes." Me: "Not a problem." Another customer comes in to drop off her car, the phone is ringing and Wayne is doing everything by himself this morning, two people are taking the day off and the fourth has yet to show up and one customer is financially strapped and he tells them not to worry, just pay what they can when they can. About thirty minutes later Wayne has the diagnosis. W: "Mr, Stansfield, it is a sensor and this is going to hurt. $270 just for the part." Me: "Wayne, I can get the part for a lot less, I can order it online for $106 or go down the street to Advance Auto and get it for $156." W: "If you can get the part and bring it to me, I'll install it for $85. I'm quoting the part price directly from Honda." Me: "I'll get the part, when can it be installed? W: "Monday afternoon, I just don't have the time today and it's ok to drive the car like it is for a while." Me: "That sounds good to me, how much do I owe for the reading?" W: "Nothing, it's part of the $85 labor charge." Me: "Wayne, I've seen and heard what you've done today, you have way too much heart." W: Blushes and says "See you Monday at 2 o'clock." This is why I take the time to have my car serviced by a small shop that does not offer towing, does not offer free beverages, does not offer free pastries, does not offer free wi-fi, does not offer evening, Saturday or holiday hours, doesn't even have couches or truly comfortable chairs. They just offer first class service and really reasonable prices. Honda would have charged me $75 to $100 for the diagnosis, $270 for the part and another $150 to $200 for the labor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achmed Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Hello American Infidels! Enjoying the show at your Embassies across the New and Improved New World Order®'s vast empire of the Middle East? You see you do not belong there. You will leave. The Emperor has seen to that. If you want to save your personnel get out now! As for this new Infidel that calls himself Mane Raptor...those deer are specially trained to eat your apples, destroy your orchard and their waste is radioactive, so at this very moment your ground is contaminated enough to kill any human that stays their long enough without treatment. As for the Dromedary Dentist, you will soon be riding one of your patients, instead of worrying about fixing a car. Plus you are a cheapskate on top of it. Do you bring your own eggs into the restaurant and have them cook you your breakfast? Do you take in your own coffee and have them make it for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Achmed, if I ever get my hands on you I promise that you will be flying on a flagpole. Just got back from a funeral service, two in less than one week. I think I'm entering the phase of life in which life begins to take more than it gives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Achmed, if I ever get my hands on you I promise that you will be flying on a flagpole. Just got back from a funeral service, two in less than one week. I think I'm entering the phase of life in which life begins to take more than it gives. I'd like to see Achmed planted on the top of a flagpole, right through his ass, and rotating. Sorry about the losses of those you attended the funerals for. And yes, as we get older life does take more than it gives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'd like to see Achmed planted on the top of a flagpole, right through his ass, and rotating. That's exactly my plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mane_raptor Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 As for this new Infidel that calls himself Mane Raptor...those deer are specially trained to eat your apples, destroy your orchard and their waste is radioactive, so at this very moment your ground is contaminated enough to kill any human that stays their long enough without treatment. Listen, towel for brains, it's a deer's nature to eat apples, just like it's my nature to kill, field dress, cook and eat'm. As for this whole radioactive deer poop thing, it will not work. If that were the case, then they'd be glowing in the dark and then the law would allow us to go after them after dark, so there, I've run rings around ya logically. Now be a good boy (?) and stand still while I lock in this nice Hellfire. Wait a couple of minutes and you can have a real up close and personal look at it. mane, who just can't stand anyone dissing deer hunting or skinny fellas wearing backwards towels on their heads and capitalizing the first letters of his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Towel for brains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Listen, towel for brains, it's a deer's nature to eat apples, just like it's my nature to kill, field dress, cook and eat'm. As for this whole radioactive deer poop thing, it will not work. If that were the case, then they'd be glowing in the dark and then the law would allow us to go after them after dark, so there, I've run rings around ya logically. Now be a good boy (?) and stand still while I lock in this nice Hellfire. Wait a couple of minutes and you can have a real up close and personal look at it. mane, who just can't stand anyone dissing deer hunting or skinny fellas wearing backwards towels on their heads and capitalizing the first letters of his name. Seriously, Mane, it doesn't take much gray matter to run logical rings around the Axis of Weasels. You really should set your goals a bit higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mane_raptor Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Seriously, Mane, it doesn't take much gray matter to run logical rings around the Axis of Weasels™. You really should set your goals a bit higher. Give me a break.............it's been a while since I've used the intertubes and had to deal with the likes of Ach-A-Phat-Tooey. I'll admit I'm rusty....besides I'd only had 1/2 a cup of coffee when I posted that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Oh god....... Anyway, good morning all. Cool and misty @ 12C/55F and then develop into a very nice day @ 26C/78F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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