Owner's book · not a shop
Open HoodKnow the car. Then the window. Factory specs in plain English — don't authorize until you can say this at the counter.
Owner's book · not a shop
Open HoodKnow the car. Then the window. Factory specs in plain English — don't authorize until you can say this at the counter.
RO glossary
Beginner · short stepsExpert · spec · code · mm
Look up the slang on the ticket. Read the trap on that line.
Invoice slang: LOF, MPI, R&R, NTF, shop supplies, 'while we're in there.'
Invoice slang
Try cabin-filter, LOF, or flush
ticket
Remove and install — often the same part, or a part they sent out (machine the rotor, rebuild the caliper).
Say · Is this the same part coming back, or a new one?
R&I labor can hide a machine-shop sublet. Ask for that line.
brakes
The clamp. Seized sliders or a stuck piston pull the car or eat a pad on one side.
Say · Which corner, and did both pads wear even? Uneven wear is the caliper story.
A caliper on every brake job is a habit. One stuck corner is a part.