Rough idle and codes P0303, P0305, P0300, P0030, P0036, P0501, P0136, and P0304

Oh dear God, I wish I could trust someone with my car here. Joe, the mobile mechanic showed up and looked over my car. I paid him $100.00. I could tell he knew what he was doing because he went to a place no one else went, and made observations unique to others attempting to help me. His focus was the spark plug firing order, the sound of the engine and the timing belt. (He removed the cover and checked some notches and made marks.) His summary was a clogged catalytic converter. He gave me three options that I wasn't so sure about: 1) shop for new catalytic converter estimated around $400.00 and let him do the labor at $125.00 for 5 hours. 2) sell him my car. 3) he knows a guy for straight pipe for around $700.00. But, when I went behind him and re-scanned the codes, No codes show up now.

I didn't try removing the sensors. It's too tight under there. The video is attached along with the business card of a shop I trust to get it fixed right. I met the owner yesterday as he was out working on cars, and told him the whole story. When I said $680.00 and straight pimp, he said "whoa". It will have to be towed to his lot tomorrow evening per his instructions. It won't hold when I crank it up.

I can't reproduce that sound. It's just solid. The local shop owner says it has the timing off. That mobile dude may have intentionally mismarked it. Rebuilding engine necessary, or find another or part with vehicle.

It's now towed to another garage who will do the pressure test. Those guys didn't do anything to back up their claim. Fortunately it didn't cost me anything.

Okay, will do. This continuing saga, lol.

I'm sorry to say this but I am stuck. I went to the owner of the current garage where my car was towed last Wednesday. My car buddy told him it was his car to get proper attention to it and perhaps expedite it's servicing. The owner commented on the wrong coil being on the engine.

As of today, my car sits in his lot unfinished. I have been promised twice that it would be worked on. I am so sick and tired of this. I use my car for work and I'm going through money like crazy, not being able to go to work. I just feel like I'm surrounded by people that only want to make money off me. By the time the car is looked at I won't have funds for anyone!

Is it acceptable to ask for a discount of $100.00 if twice I'm promised something and it's not followed through on?

All I know is the coil that's been on the car since I got it on April 17th.

Hi Joe. Alas! I received a call today that my car was ready to be picked up. Instead of tell you I'm going to let you review the attached.

They also repaired the evap canister that was rusted out of its housing. The car has great pickup now. It shows 22 miles on the odometer and the owner of the shop had me reimburse him for $10.00 gas, although the needle shows close to Empty. I tell ya, lol. If that's the case shouldn't the needle be at least at a 3rd or even half tank, on a car that holds 17.20 gallons and gets 22/30 city/hwy?

Thank you Joe. I do have other concerns though. Although the CEL is off, the ABS light and the brake lights are on in the dash.