Ok so my mechanic like totally charged me 80ish bucks to like repair my blinker fluid reservoir thingy because I'd totally let my car run out. He was all like "You need to check it regularly and stuff", but I don't see anyplace to check it! Help! Oh yeah and my car is a 2002 Toyota Corolla it is like cherry red and it has the most awesome sun roof and I got this really cute steering wheel cover for it- well anyway can anybody help me."
2007-09-24 07:49:05 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Joe-
No Way- Is there like some Mechanics club that I can email to complain and get my money back or something.
2007-09-24 07:57:05 · update #1
Imamormon2-
That like sounds really simple- I don't think I would even break a nail checking it that way.
2007-09-24 08:03:48 · update #2
Osborne-
Woah Like Lightbulbs have wicks? I totally did not know that- I wondered if they changed the wicks, I should go ask him.
2007-09-24 08:09:20 · update #3
OMG, like, if you let your blinker fluid run out, you're using your blinkers INTIRELY too much. Don't bother with them, they're overrated anyway. You can save a lot of money by not using them at all. If you're sharing a car with someone else, that might not be possible, but you can at least balance the use of the two reservoirs (there's one for each side) by driving at least 20 minutes a day with both blinkers going at once. Preferably in the special "blinker lane" on the highway - that's the one to the extreme left.
Oh, to properly balance your blinkers in this way, you also need to travel approx. 10 miles UNDER the speed limit.
Good luck. With a little less use you may not need to replace it again for the life of the car (which shouldn't be long!)
2007-09-24 08:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by mthompson828 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Your blinker fluid thingy is next to the wobble bearing by the special racer nut. In other words you might want to check out the local library for a book on basic auto repair so you don't waste or loose to much money with cracker mechanics who probally just want to take you for a ride. If you lost a turn signal(blinker) then the appropriate fix would be checking the lights around the car and replacing the bulb if it's burned out. sounds like you should ask around for and honest mechanic to keep your car running. good luck!
2007-09-24 08:16:55 · answer #2 · answered by bumper55706 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You may want to find a boyfriend that actually knows what he is talking about. There is not a difference in summer air and winter air nor is there anything called blinker fluid.
2016-04-05 23:14:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only possible stretch of the imagination I can summon here is that "washer fluid" somehow got translated to "blinker fluid."...though I'm probably giving too much credit to someone here...which someone, I don't know.
Anyway, a washer fluid reservoir is a plastic container...if it was leaking, it could be repaired with a $3 tube of silicone caulk or whatever. Refilling the fluid itself....a buck fifty...plus tax.
I am getting the distinct feeling that the genuine nature of this question is...in question...
2007-09-24 08:13:30 · answer #4 · answered by messenger_of_the_void 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious?
If you truly paid $80 for "blinker fluid" then you just got taken advantage of. There is no such thing. Go back to the mechanic and demand a refund or take this guy to court.
2007-09-24 07:55:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jim Bob 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Changing blinker fluid is a very complicated process and should only be done by certified mechanics. $80 is a really good deal, I have heard of people being charged well over $200. It seems your mechanic is a very intelligent and fair person. Great find!
2007-09-24 07:58:18 · answer #6 · answered by Jim 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I've been ripped off then. Not only did my mechanic charge my $110 to change the blinker fluid, but he charged an additional $100 to replace the wicks in my headlights!
2007-09-24 08:03:15 · answer #7 · answered by osborne_pkg 5 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of blinker fluid? Could you possibly have paid for a brake fluid reservoir?
2007-09-24 08:14:20 · answer #8 · answered by ~ Floridian`` 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't think the blinkers could run out of fluid...sounds like he drained it on purpose to overcharge you.
Sorry, I don't know who you could complain to. If he did in fact replace the fluid, he charged you for the fluid and labor. It'd be hard to prove he did it without the original reservoir as evidence.
2007-09-24 07:53:59 · answer #9 · answered by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Um.. I think the blinker fluid thingy is next to the place where put the windex in? The thing where you clean your windows? Doesn't it all go in the same place? What a jerk - he should have showed you when he fixed it.
2007-09-24 08:07:14 · answer #10 · answered by nixity 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋