Frustrated with friends who expect instant diagnoses over the phone

They describe a noise and expect me to pinpoint the issue without seeing the engine. It's like asking a doctor to diagnose based on a text message.

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anna_flores967mo ago

Seriously, "like asking a doctor to diagnose based on a text message"... that's wild. I can't believe they actually expect you to figure it out from just a noise.

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joel_wilson7mo ago

In 2022, I laughed at the idea of diagnosing car trouble from a sound clip. I always thought you had to be there in person to figure it out. But then I saw a video where a mechanic pinpointed a bad bearing just from a grinding noise. He broke down the sound frequencies, and it totally made sense after that!

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sethk507mo ago

How'd that mechanic isolate the bearing sound, @joel_wilson?

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