![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/womans-5-trick-exposes-when-mechanics-are-lying-to-you-at-mot/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_A-Mechanic-checking-on-a-car-engine-and-taking-notes.jpg&description='This was very informative in the best way.' A car expert has shared a quick and easy test drivers can carry out to see whether their mechanic is trying to "scam" them at their MOT. Faye Hadley, a certified Toyota technician, has taken to TikTok to share how some mechanics persuade their customers into paying for "unnecessary services" just to earn extra cash. However, she says drivers can easily test things out at home before agreeing to pay to have a particular service carried out on their car. In her video, she said: "Do you really need your brake fluid flushed? Or is your mechanic trying to scam you into some totally unnecessary service? The easiest way to tell is to grab yourself one of these cheap, little brake fluid testers from Amazon and just test it for yourself." Faye, who now lives in San Antonio Texas, apprenticed with a mechanic in Providence, Rhode Island before moving to Portland, Oregon, and enrolling in automotive training classes. She is now a skilled automotive technician, educator, and an expert in her field and co-hosts MotorTrend's All Girls Garage, and is a featured mechanic on MotorTrend's Motor Mythbusters series. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US. Later in her video, she shows viewers how to check their brake fluid with the device. To start, she removes the brake fluid cap, takes the lid off the device, and dips the metal prongs into the fluid. After clicking the button, she waits and watches for its reading. She added: "Brake fluid absorbs water from the atmosphere and this is not a closed system, the reservoir caps are actually vented. "The green, yellow, and red on the gauge correspond to the amount of water in the brake fluid. So why does water saturation matter? Well, first of all, you don't want water and metal together. That can cause rust and corrosion. You definitely don't want that in the braking system. "But also, brake fluid is the hydraulic fluid. It does not compress.){kind=link}
‘This was very informative in the best way.’
A car expert has shared a quick and easy test drivers can carry out to see whether their mechanic is trying to “scam” them at their MOT. Faye Hadley, a certified Toyota technician, has taken to TikTok to share how some mechanics persuade their customers into paying for “unnecessary services” just to earn extra cash.
However, she says drivers can easily test things out at home before agreeing to pay to have a particular service carried out on their car. In her video, she said: “Do you really need your brake fluid flushed? Or is your mechanic trying to scam you into some totally unnecessary service? The easiest way to tell is to grab yourself one of these cheap, little brake fluid testers from Amazon and just test it for yourself.”
Faye, who now lives in San Antonio Texas, apprenticed with a mechanic in Providence, Rhode Island before moving to Portland, Oregon, and enrolling in automotive training classes. She is now a skilled automotive technician, educator, and an expert in her field and co-hosts MotorTrend’s All Girls Garage, and is a featured mechanic on MotorTrend’s Motor Mythbusters series.
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US.