Part not discovered glitch?

[Paladin]

Hi guys - need some help. Please!!!

I am lvl 20 and doing no 16 story mission/order - Mayen M3 4x4.
All parts discovered and fixed except one. As far as I can determine, the undiscovered part is the engine head. But I have done it to 100% but no change. I even did the rest of the engine to 100% and no luck on tests or test track either.

All I can think is that it has to do with the engine stand. When putting the engine on the stand to strip, parts don't show discovered but when engine is put back in, they get ticked. No luck this time though... Any ideas how to either fix this SoB or just skip the story?

I could cheat back to lvl 20 but I have 4 cars upstairs all done up waiting for the welder and would hate to lose them - not to mention all the fixed parts in the warehouse! Been grinding away... :))

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

[Tquel]

Can you post a picture of the job list?

Probably something like the battery, radiator or radiator fans

[Paladin]

Doubt if anything is missing as I have test driven it more than once. Hoping that it'll load correctly or something. Testers also come up negative. All below are ticked and at 100%.

Sports Tire x4
Timing Chain and cover
Serpentine Belt A
Camgear A and B
Turbo
Camshaft x2
Gearbox
Exhaust manifold
Ignition coil x3
Cam gear
Clutch pressure plate
Engine block
Spark plugs x3
Flywheel
Piston and rings x3
Fuel rail x3
Oil pan
Crankshaft
Rod caps x3
Part not discovered (Drive shaft!!)
Oil filter
Brake servo
ABS pump
Fuel pump

[Tquel]

Chances are high you just missed a part.
Checked the body panels,
Radiator and radiator fan
Air filter???

[Paladin]

The game will not let me out the door without those! Except body panels afaik but they are all there anyway. Plus it's engine related.
Can anybody confirm that the engine head is the "undiscovered part"?
I reckon this game need some way to manage save games so in case of this nonsense you can go back and redo the whole damn thing...

[Paladin]

Hi guys. Time for me to come clean...
As edited above, the undiscovered part turned out to be the drive shaft!
Thanks Tquel for being the only one who tried to help - much appreciated.
In the interest of someone turning up here via the search, a short explanation follows...

I have been using this guide for the story orders...
https://guides.gamepressure.com/car_mechanic_simulator_2018/
The ones that I have used were pretty spot on - except this one! I like to discover the parts
by myself and then use the lists in the guide for the shopping and/or emergencies. At least in the beginning.

I would suggest that for long undiscovered lists, one strip the engine in the car. Parts undiscovered does not show up when engine is on the stand, so it is easier to keep track of your progress when parts get ticked/discovered as you go along. They do show up when you put engine back in but only if they were on engine to begin with though... Stand is absolutely awesome for complete rebuilds. I always take a moment to just stare at that shiny new build before putting it in the ol' rustbucket :)

As for my screw up... I knew that I had done the gearbox but after an eight hour binge grinding, session, all orders were starting to blur!! As it turned out, this was one those cars where you can change the box without taking off the drive shaft. And Voila, a screw up was born and a part went undiscovered.

As an aside, also for the searchers on parts not discovered - "Engine power has failed" has twice now turned out to be the air filter base of all things. Just a heads up :)
I discovered this after stripping the engine right down to the block and when stripping out the engine bay, of course the last part removed was the air filter base! Hahaha Best moment of the game so far.

Happy gaming!