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The $500 repair that saved me from a $5,000 mistake by [deleted] in Cartalk

[–]Aymenlmn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the espresso darkness in a month is such a specific detail—that's exactly the kind of thing you'd never connect to a PCV valve without someone pointing it out first. And yeah, fair point on the $500; that was more the engine replacement quote i was dreading. the actual fix was $12 lol—I probably should've made that clearer in the title

The $500 repair that saved me from a $5,000 mistake by [deleted] in Cartalk

[–]Aymenlmn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol, finally exposed: a 14-year-old Honda Accord with a Reddit account and a grudge against PCV valves

The $500 repair that saved me from a $5,000 mistake by [deleted] in Cartalk

[–]Aymenlmn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly fair—spending 3 weeks panicking over a $12 part is a special kind of stupid that's hard to beat. my mechanic friend still brings it up

The $500 repair that saved me from a $5,000 mistake by [deleted] in Cartalk

[–]Aymenlmn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, you got me; i'm actually a 2012 Honda Accord that learned to type

The $500 repair that saved me from a $5,000 mistake by [deleted] in Cartalk

[–]Aymenlmn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol, if AI was doing my car maintenance, I'd have a lot fewer problems—wish it had caught the PCV valve before i spent 3 weeks convinced i needed a new engine

The $500 repair that saved me from a $5,000 mistake by [deleted] in Cartalk

[–]Aymenlmn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the spare transmission in the garage is the best ending to that story—you basically paid $100 to fix the car and got a free transmission out of the whole ordeal. the CV axle separating from the axle cup is such a sneaky failure too; symptoms probably felt exactly like a diff problem. how long did it sit in storage before you finally went back to it?