Ewazix wrote:Chris_D wrote:Ewazix wrote:I've recently spent two days phaffing around getting my phone fixed after I ballsed it up following an on-line guide to rooting it and other custom trickery. In the end I called a halt and gave it to someone who knew what they were doing and all is now well with everything recovered and working. Lesson learned, as Dirty Harry says, "a mans got to know his limitations" and I had overstepped mine.
Maybe you should stop now?
you only realised your own limitation when you realised you weren't getting the result you had anticipated/expected after starting.
the point is you decided to have a crack at fixing something. that's considered as having 'initiative' and possibly the same ethos that the OP decided to employ.
Instead of every sarcastic big-headed fkr on this forum berating him for having a go (marius especially) why don't you offer constructive, helpful words of advice/encouragement if you can?
jeezus
Wow mate
it wasn't intended as sarcastic, but honest advice. If someone had told me not to feck around with my phone because the online guide was BS and would lead to expensive problems if I got it wrong, I would have gratefully accepted the wise words. It's clear the OP has limited knowledge of what he's doing and probably didn't research or get good advice if he did (e.g. why clean the injectors? it could have been many other problems, why not check codes first? etc), surely best advice seems to be stop before any damage is done, chances are what might have been a cheap fix is being turned in to grief.
Agreed and definitely worth doing research or gaining advice before wading into something - that's a logical risk-driven approach. but i'd prefer to see respected members here, of which you're one, imparting only useful advice in helping someone out of a sticky situation.
The words of advice and encouragement I got here when I was sorting my own zed at the beginning were totally invaluable and spurred me on to go past my own perceived limitations. Otherwise i may have lost confidence and do what the OP has decided to do and take it over to a mechanic, paying for the priviledge.
I got a quote from an indy for over €2000 for all of the fixes I eventually did myself, all of which were new to me! And as MachineMonkey Mat said himself, it was definitely 'character building' as well as teaching me more than what I'd known before. I can now impart that advice and experience to others if necessary...
I'm just sad I don't know anything about injector cleaning!
