My neighbor told me his 'secret' for fixing a PS4 fan and I almost believed him

I was outside yesterday, trying to blow dust out of my PS4 with a can of air, when my neighbor Frank walked over. He saw what I was doing and said, 'Oh, the ol' jet engine noise? I fixed mine by putting three drops of olive oil on the fan bearing.' I just stared at him. He was dead serious, said it worked like a charm for about a week before it started making a sound like a dying raccoon. I asked him where he got that idea, and he said, 'It works on a squeaky door, why not a console?' That conversation hit different because it made me realize how many people are out there just winging it with household items on expensive electronics. I spent the next hour online making sure I hadn't accidentally done something that dumb myself. Has anyone else gotten a repair tip that sounded legit but was actually a disaster waiting to happen?

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the_jennifer14d agoTop Commenter

My uncle tried to fix his laptop screen with a hair dryer.

camerona7914d ago

My cousin fixed her Xbox with a heat gun, so maybe he's onto something.