Mechanic

[-neutrino.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know of a good mechanic (or, equally important, a bad one to avoid)? I have a strange sound with smoke problem, and don't want to get snowed. Any suggestions or reviews would be appreciated.
Thanks

Comments

Re: tough to discribe in writing:

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

It's tough to describe noises verbally, in general.

The smoke might be a coincidence, and not related to the noise. Although a smell of burning rubber from under the hood might indicate a belt that's slipping.

I'm tempted to say "bad water pump bearing." Have you noticed a loss of coolant?

Is the rattle dependent on engine speed?

Re: tough to discribe in writing:

[-neutrino.livejournal.com]

The rattle seems pretty constant, the car can be idling or zipping along, and it seems to rattle at about the same rate.

Re: tough to discribe in writing:

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

sorry it took me so long to respond.

That's a stumper. It's usually kind of hard to figure these things out from a written description, but I thought I'd do my best and give it a shot. Sorry.

Good luck getting it fixed.