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Episode 14: Shop Conned Customer? Techs on 1099 and I almost Got Fired and My Boss Arrested

A young woman pays a shop $1,000 for spark plugs and ignition coils on her 2016Ford Escape. Two days later the check engine light is back on and they're tellingher she needs a whole new engine.Anthony Calhoun (25-year ASE Master Technician) and Craig Tomczyk (19 years in thetrade) break down three real stories that every car owner, technician, and fixed ops manager needs to hear.In this episode:Story 1 — A 2016 Ford Escape owner gets charged $1,000 for plugs and coils, thengets told she needs an engine. We cover what the misfire actually was, the knownEcoBoost coolant intrusion problem, why…

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