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@RyanJones, I definitely cannot do what you do! I pay mechanics good money to do the jobs they quote on. As far as I'm concerned, they earn every penny. It has been 30 years since I did head gasket after head gasket, on the old Nissan OHC engines (think Datto 1600). I was over it then, and am over it now.
And as others have said, the rise of computers in everything, makes it pointless to even try to start tinkering, beyond fluids...
The most I will do is brakes and headlight globes. Everything else goes to the mechanic. In saying that, I have found a good local, and they do the job reasonably... no crazy dealer inflation. Respect I think, goes both ways. The mechanic respects me enough not to gouge, and I keep coming back, because I trust his ethics and the end result.
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