Originally Posted by KillerPancake

Unbelievable...

In the industry I work in (not automotive), there's been a major brain-drain. I've been at it for 9 years and in that time a lot of the intelligent and experienced individuals have left or been pushed out. It's getting tough to find anyone who knows what they're doing and when I do, I find it to be a refreshing surprise. The products used in this industry now cater to this new dumbed-down norm.

Is the same happening in automotive repair?

BTW, here is the KillerPancake approved cam alignment tool (worked like a charm!!). I'm not a mechanic and I did my own timing chain. Any indie who claims to know Benz should have no issue doing this job and be happy to take some $ for it.

Originally Posted by scottonfire

$680 later... it's done BUT I don't know. Some tubing keeps popping out that makes it feel like it's about to stall out, so I have to pop the hood and put in back. I'll get something to get it to stay in place, but still. I swear the car sounds different too, I don't remember the engine vibrating, but it does now. Maybe it did, but I feel like something got phucked up during the procedure and it sucks that this is the guy's profession. I actually don't think it's a brain drain as much as guys just not giving a *****.