pzero
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mark pearce said:A few years ago I bought a 997 Gen 2 that had been serviced by an Indie in Leicester and they had changed the spark plugs without removing the exhaust.
I questioned this with the indie who being a far smarter man than the Technicians OPC Exeter confirmed it can be done without removing the exhaust.The owner said that he watched them do it!!
I had the car serviced and the plugs changed to be on the safe side.
I spoke to the technicians at Exeter who just laughed
Reminds me of the old mechanic/gynecologist chestnut;
A gynecologist had become fed up with malpractice Insurance and HMO paperwork,
and was burned out. Hoping to try another career where skillful hands would be
beneficial, he decided to become a mechanic. He went to the local technical
college, signed up for evening classes, attended diligently, and learned all he
could.
When the time of the practical exam approached, the gynecologist prepared
carefully for weeks, and completed the exam with tremendous skill. When the
results came back, he was surprised to find that he had obtained a score of
150%. Fearing an error, he called the Instructor, saying, 'I don't want to
appear ungrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wonder if there is an
error in the grade?"
'The instructor said, 'During the exam, you took the engine apart perfectly,
which was worth 50% of the total mark. You put the engine back together again
perfectly, which is also worth 50% of the mark."
After a pause, the instructor added, 'I gave you an extra 50% because you did it
all through the exhaust which I've never seen done in my entire career"