its partly the owners fault too. I was repairing diesel engines in Karachi and was usually meeting customers who wanted Gold at dirt prices. I showed them the door out.
e.g. head gasket replacement of toyota 1KZ-TE requires new head bolts otherwise Im not doing it. guess what they did - go to some shadetree guy who "double stacked" the washers and tightened the head down - Obviously the shade tree guy does not know what a TTY bolt actually is. They will also remove thermostat valve (yeh vilayatee ilaqa ka hai), fill with well water (coolent - kemikal hai, aur sab kemikal buray hotay hain) lock the fan clutch (aisa hee hona chahiye warna fan ka faida kya) - and send the owner on their merry way
The result was an engine that starts and sort of runs (drinks fuel) - but has a service life cut to 1/4 of its actual life and eventual other idiotic problems like worn cylinders etc.
the owner does not want quality work - they will never spend 25 paisa on a required service part but will spend 2500 Rs on polishing and shining because it impresses the neighbors.
