Yes. Electrical problems are notoriously difficult to diagnose and repair (have you ever seen the wiring harness on a modern car?), so just because he or she struggles with those doesn't mean they can't have your engine purring like a kitten.
if your mechanic can't fix it do it yourself. we get many cars in with electrical problems some are taken care of in a matter of an hour some have taken a day and we have a VW in now going on a week that our local VW gave up on
Yes becuase if you have serious electrical problems you should be taking your car to an automotive electrician.
Yes
Yes it is very hard to troubleshoot electrical, and without the proper equipment its harder. I have a diagnostics guy and he's been doing electrical for over 20 yrs, and he said its very stressful. So people that diagnose electrical I have great respect for.
The electrical system, and electronics, in modern cars are more complex and sophisticated than years ago, requiring more specialized training and experience. Likewise, modern vehicle engines and mechanical parts are more complex and sophisticated, requiring more sophisticated expertise. Expecting one person to be thoroughly versed in both fields is like expecting a plumber to know how to fix an electrical problem in the home.
A mechanic these days is expected to be a technician as well. There are specialist auto electrical technicians as well as mechanics.
Once car systems were straightforward. Now even technicians use computers and in some case have to refer to manufacturers for answers due to complicated and sophisticated circuitry.
Example new car cuts out when driving past an airport. No faults can be found on examination but this occurs randomly at same spot near airfield each day.
Investigation by manufacturer was also puzzling them.
Answer occurred when another random fail to start on a new car was noted by customer on random set times.
Answer was found to be radio emissions of a set frequency pulsing into car circuitry ( it acted like an antenna). Thus giving excess voltage to system causing it to shutdown.
Simple to fix but virtually impossible to locate even with high end engineer skills.
Mechanics get the term ' mechanic' due to doing mechanical work on a vehicle. Technicians get their title from doing mainly technical ( electrical) work ) on cars.
One cannot expect today's mechanic to be a technician as well. Though in most cases they do in fact cover much of the electrical work too.
So your answer is ..Yes.
yes, they can. The Automotive electricians are a rare breed apart. it is a specialty within the automotive career field. look in the yellow pages for automotive electrical shops. it is a different skill set. A general mechanic doesn't need to know the what the electrician knows but the electrician needs to know what the mechanic does. You diagnose it you fix it. kind like a doctor (ruffly speaking) you have your gp and then you have your specialists type. a specialist goes to the same basic schools then specialized where the gp goes to school for the general info then stops. Hope that it makes sense. and i am speaking figuratively and i know i'm comparing apples to oranges both are necessary and respected fields to work in. just trying to give a reference point for clarity not trying to offend either profession.
used to be the case that mechanics and auto electricians were very much separate trades
in modern cars the two areas are inextricably connected
theres still call for the two to be separate in some regards
bottom line
its still legitimate for them being separate but not as common
really depends on what they are working on
if their job is mostly pre 80s vehicles, machinery and brakes and suspension for all vehicles, its reasonable
otherwise, well, they would have trouble running a business advertising as auto repairs
