^ nope!, but i sure as fuck would if i smelled oil! If he smelled oil chances are (ill bet $5 paypal'd to him) that if he took a pic of where he parks everyday there is a puddle of oil. Never did I say the mechanic shouldn't have done it right in the first place, he should have, but claiming to be a mechanic and not being able to diagnose a simple problem before the shit hits the fan tells me he's about a good a mechanic as the one who put in the drain plug on his bike. I swear, no one tries to think for themselves anymore.

 

I have worked in auto mechanics for about 8 yrs in shops.

If I dont do the work on my car,or my BIKE.Yes.. I over look it..

Simple shit as even changingf out the tire.I make sure shit is tourqe down or what not.

Whos ass is it on the line when it comes to laying that bitch down and wanting to make it home to see another night?

I learned real quick how to work on my bike.
Im glad I did,I been doing my own oil changes.

So im not going to get fucked more than one way.

 

Actually where i park the bike is over carpet in the garage so you cant see any oil, second there was no visible oil leaking from the drain plug because i did look at it and third i was told it was probably residual twice. NO i did not attempt to tighten the drain plug but if they are loose they will usually have drops of oil on them and oil splatter all over the place. As far as not being a good mechanic i be willing to bet i could run circles around you on 95% of all cars.

 

I'm gonna play both sides of the fence here since I do 99.9% of my own work. A/c, window tint, tire alignment and mounting (I remove the wheel from the car and take it to get a tire mounted so that I know the lugs are tight) are the only things I don't do. Window tint is a skill and I don't have the patience, the rest uses specialized tools that are cost prohibitive as they are used once in a blue moon.

I can see your point if there is no visible evidence and the oil on it looks to be residue, so you wouldn't have a visual clue as to what's going on.

On the flip side though,
1. brakeleen the shit out of the residue and then check it out in a few hours, if the oil is back you either have an osmosis oil bolt or a leak.

2. Trouble shooting 101. it worked, something was done to it, now it's not working.......time to double check everything that could have been changed during the work that was done.

3. Your a mechanic, why are you throwing money at someone else to do an oil change?

 

I think many here would agree that we prefer to do our own work, or would have handled the situation differently. I sure as hell like to think that I would have caught something like this before it slicked my rear tire and took me down.

None of that removes liability from the shop that was paid to do the job. The fact that a customer is qualified to do your job, does not make it okay for you to do a shitty job, especially when doing so can foreseeably put someone in serious danger.

 

they'll eat the bill to fix it. Don't worry, they will or you will make them with a lawyer. You win regardless of your profession. A guy i work with has been a mechanic for the past 25 years, he forgot to tighten a steering shaft bolt, and the guys steering wheel detatched from the rack, and he ran up on a curb and bent a wheel and his running boards...our shop replaced everything wrong with the guys car related or not, and flushed every fluid and did every service...its called customer service and CYA...if they don't do that, they're fucking useless. The mechanic that messed up will be doing a lot of free work to your bike, thats for sure.

 

i am also a mechanic have went hru formal training an have been working in dealers for 2 years. thats why the have forms called "we owe". i have a real good friend that works there and i got screwed by the former FM there. but i will prolly go back if i get a killer deal on a bike from her. but if i dont i'll go see moke at sky. but being a mechanic brings a big responsbility to yourself. i had my fair share of screw ups, but even if i work on a car, or some one else works on my car. i always double check every nut or bolt that i took off or that was taking of to perform the job that was being done. granted i dont make as much money as dishonest mechanics. i make enough to live. i dont screw people over unless they try to screw me over first.

 

ha! you pay people to work on your car and you call your self a mechanic?!? jk I'd never trust anyone but my self to work on my car ( unless its under warranty-then its all good )

 

I'm not a mechanic and STILL do all my own work. Anything I can't do, I triple check. It's because everyone screws up and I trust NO ONE when it comes to working on my car/bike.

 

I dont know if that comment was made towards me.

But here it goes.

I have done mechanics for about 8 yrs in shops.Been out of it for about 3 yrs.
Last shop I was going to work at was Courtesy Nissan at 18. to start which I turned down.

"Tire plus" does not do shit there.
Been there doen that before their name change and I heard Larry Morgan got bought out.
Im sure I can probally walk in and make more than you are making now,just starting off.

You are 22?
Im sure I got my ASE certifications before you was driving.
Ase certs good for 4 yrs,been expired for 3-4 yrs.

I bought my bike new.I only got the first oil change at Motorsports to have it documented.

I have done all other oil changes myself.
I have never worked on a bike before I have owned mine.
I have changed plugs,took out air filter and cleaned it.
Took off the gas tank.Took front and rear wheels off.
Do basic maintence on my bike so I dont have to worry about getting raped at labor cost and mishaps like this.

After EVERY oil change I do on my bike.I make sure I wash it down so there is NO leaking oil residue having that chance to get on the back wheel.

Basic mechanical knowledge.