# Good Mechanic?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-mechanic/146710>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [May 10, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-mechanic/146710 "2007-05-10T16:26:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![cavie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@cavie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cavie)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-mechanic/146710/1 "2007-05-10T16:26:30Z")

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Anyone know of a good mechanic in Edmonton that isnt gunna rape me, and actually knows what they are doing?  
My '95 240sx has a small oil leak and im too lazy to check things out so yeah… any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![imported\_brian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@imported\_brian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_brian)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-mechanic/146710/2 "2007-05-10T21:58:18Z")

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every mechanic knows what their doing. They are certified. And most shops charge almost the same shop rate because a program (I believe its mitchell) has the approximate amount of time it takes to repair the leak. As for finding whats wrong, I believe you get billed for 1 hour. I’m not 100% sure how much the average shop rate is these days, because my car never goes anywhere but my garage or a buddies garage to get fixed.

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**Author:** ![BlackLabeL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@BlackLabeL](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlackLabeL)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-mechanic/146710/3 "2007-05-11T10:12:40Z")

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go to a drive-thru oil change place like mr lube or lube city. they should be able to tell you where the leak is coming from AND change your oil for like $25.  
or you could pay a mechanic $100 for an hour labour just to tell you whats leaking.

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**Author:** ![beatshack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@beatshack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beatshack)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-mechanic/146710/4 "2007-05-11T14:30:21Z")

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certification doesn’t always mean they know what they’re doing. sometimes they just use a computer to look up symptoms for diagnosis and turn their brains off.

lots of forum-mechanics (like people on here) are smarter and better at diagnosing than a mechanic might be. some mechanics are smart, and some just suck. saying this from personal experience with a bad mechanic who wouldn’t listen.

obviously something like a small oil leak is no-brainer… just venting.