{"id":1310,"date":"2016-04-19T17:41:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T17:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carcomputerexchange.com\/blog\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2025-01-08T12:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T12:40:58","slug":"check-out-these-mechanic-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carcomputerexchange.com\/blog\/check-out-these-mechanic-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out These Mechanic Fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, this one is a mystery. Do-it-yourself mechanics (backyard mechanics), or whatever you prefer to call them, bungle the job on the hour, every hour. Changing oil should be a simple enough task, unless you allow the oil to drain on the pavement and assume that it can be washed down. This person was able to get their car up on the blocks without too much difficulty. The front end remained intact. However, backing down off the blocks, slowly, nearly took off the front end. 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