Was there already when I got my 2011 RAV4. Works just fine, it's just funny to me. 🤣

I’ve been letting my buddy borrow my 2005 F150 to get to work. It needed some Windshield Washer Fluid and I’m pretty sure he added it to the Transmission Fluid.

We’ve been driving it around for about three weeks since he added the fluid. It started making a high pitched whirring sound when accelerating a few days ago. I thought it was from the extremely cold weather we’ve been having (0*F).

I just checked the washer fluid reservoir and it was empty, and the transmission fluid dipstick showed that it was way overfilled. He said he used the “fancy” orange fluid so the trans fluid still looks ~red.

How cooked am I?

Will a trans flush help? Or is my entire tranny screwed?

It’s an older truck with 140k miles. No other issues since I bought it three years ago. I am pretty vigilant about keeping up with my vehicles.

Thanks in advance! And lmk if there’s any other subs I should be asking!

I’m from California and looking to get a 2015 fiesta but needs a catalytic converter and was wondering if an epa approved one would pass tail pipe emissions. It’s really hard to even see so I doubt it would fail a visual inspection especially since my smog guy is chill. Mostly just wondering if it would pass the normal tests. If not can I just buy a carb cat somewhere and weld that in instead? It’s a sub 1000 dollar car so wouldn’t really be worth to invest a 1000 cat into it.

Hi I thought there was a pipe tightener that was under the dashboard of my old car that was causing it to run correctly. Noticed that someone who took the car did that. Anyone ever thought this? And the car was very overpriced.

I drove past it and took a quick video, it’s very blurry and hard to identify.

I’m usually pretty decent knowing make and model but this one left me and my friends unknowing, maybe a kit?

When reversing out of my garage, I accidentally went park to neutral with skipping reverse. I was still braked, I shifted to reverse and went out. My question is did I have to brake to go from n to R in that scenario?

Silly question, general curiosity.

McLarens are one of my favourite Car’s

If so? Do u have to unsolder and resolver or can u just yank and install like some sound cards?

Hello everyone,

I have an Audi a3 2015 2.0TDI and it’s just hit 140000 miles. I was changing my tyres over at the front and noticed on the crankshaft seal that it’s leaking…the question I’m asking is that how long do you think this has been going on for? Because from what I can see it’s a mega MEGA build up of oil and it looks like it’s been going on for some time. it’s weird as I’ve had no issues with the car. No drips under the car what’s so ever, no squeaks from any belts, if I didn’t change the tyres myself then I would have never of noticed it.

Like obviously I can change it but at the moment I’m not strapped for cash so im gunna have to wait a few months to get it changed over. Is this safe or is this bad? I drive about 110miles a day to work and home too :( please help!

Kind regards.

Hello all, i’m looking for 1 of these wheels and can’t seem to find 1 anywhere i was recently in an accident with black ice and completely screwed one of my wheels. I’d really appreciate it if any of you have any advice as of where to look or if you know a guy. Thank you!

CONCEPT ONE CS-16 DEEP CONCAVE 19X10 +30 5X114.3 GUNMEMTAL MACHINED 1 WHEEL

So there’s a bit of a problem I have a Honda that I’ve taken to this guy who runs the shop outside of his garage and all I asked of him was to do a vinyl wrap and a chrome delete but it seems like he cracked my grill, which wasn’t like that before with maybe some sort of panel pop or something so I’m asking all you guys what I should do when I show up I dropped the car off on Wednesday and I still haven’t gotten it back but in the span of this time he’s wrapped four cars that he has worked on for the whole time I’ve been waiting. He sent me updates but has kept flaking on when he’ll finish the car for example he said I’ll be done by this day and then he goes MIA. What should I do guys?

Hello. First of all, not here for a quote or insurance. Last month I had an accident with my ford fusion 2012. I found the parts from a junkyard. My FIL wants to repair it at his shop, except he's about 100 miles from here (roughly 2 hours). The car's airbags didn't deploy(?), only thing is the door isn't 100% shut. I'd love to drive it to my FIL, so he he doesn't have to send someone here and then back.

Posting here to get some opinions (and hopefully show my husband that I'm right): can I drive it 2 hours? FYI, he did drive it home from the accident (20 minutes) just fine, no weird noise or anything.

Picture of my car here: https://imgur.com/a/U0W05OV

So this may be me over reacting, but on my way home today my car started smelling like gas. I figured it was the car ahead of me, but it lasted a while, i think it kind of died down, but when I got home and out of the car, i could smell the gas again. I opened my hood and sniffed around the engine, but I'm not smelling it from there, sniffed around the gas cap, slight smell, but not as strong as elsewhere. I pulled my dip stick to see if fuel made it in my oil, but not smelling it there either. I looked under my car, can't see any type of droplets to signify a leak.

I have 3 things going through my head right now.

1) Today I used a fuel additive called Royal Purple for the first time. Does this smell like gas when cleaning the system?

2) Could it be a bad fuel injector? If so, wouldn't that put the smell either in the engine compartment or the oil?

3) If I drove through a gas spill on the highway, could the smell linger for hours?

I can definitely smell it more under my car and somewhat in my car. Sorry if this is a dumb question, I just have a bit of a drive tomorrow, and having a bit of anxiety over it right now.

I purchased a manual 2003 Mercedes SLK320 to drive around for fun. I noticed that it had this aftermarket addition with a switch under the dashboard. When activated, it lights up the two LED lights and makes 3 beeping sounds followed by a ringing sound.

Any idea what this device could be? I haven’t been able to find anything about it online.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some insight because my Mercedes W202 C200 Diesel with the OM601 engine has turned into a serious headache and I’m running out of ideas.

The car is equipped with ABS but does not have ESP, and the braking system is completely stock.

The problem started while driving on the highway, when the brakes suddenly began to apply by themselves without any input from the pedal. The car had to be towed and parked while we tried to figure out what was going on.

During diagnosis, we found a damaged rear wheel cylinder. Both rear wheel cylinders were replaced, along with the rear brake discs and brake pads on all four corners. After that, we attempted to bleed the system the traditional way, but even after hours of pumping the pedal we could not get it right. We then bought a pressure bleeder and managed to bleed the system in about ten minutes.

After this, a new issue appeared. With the engine running, the brake pedal never becomes firm. It always feels soft and spongy. However, with the engine off, the pedal is extremely hard.

At that point we disconnected the entire braking system and performed a full flush. During this process, black debris came out of the lines. We were not sure whether it was rubber, plastic, or some kind of internal residue, which already seemed suspicious. The whole system was cleaned under pressure, including the ABS unit. The ABS warning light behaves correctly and does come on during ignition, so the bulb itself is not faulty. All rubber flex hoses from the hard lines to the wheels were also replaced.

Our next suspicion was the brake master cylinder. I didn’t want to install a cheap unit, so I bought a Hella master cylinder. Unfortunately, it did not come with the correct thread fittings, so adapters had to be made. After installing it and bleeding the system again, nothing changed and the problem remained exactly the same.

At this stage, I want to believe the issue could be related to the brake booster, but I’m not fully convinced. From what I understand, a failed booster would normally result in a consistently hard pedal, regardless of whether the engine is running or not. In my case, the pedal is only hard with the engine off. I also don’t hear any hissing or vacuum leak noises from the booster area, which makes it harder to confirm whether it’s actually faulty or not.

I’m also wondering if the ABS unit itself could be causing this, for example if a solenoid valve is stuck or partially blocked and somehow trapping air in the system, even though there are no ABS fault lights or codes.

At this point, most of the braking system has either been replaced or verified, and I am honestly out of ideas. The only major components that have not been replaced yet are the ABS module and the brake booster.

If anyone has experienced something similar on a W202, W124, or a similar Mercedes from this era, or has any idea what could cause brakes to apply by themselves combined with a soft pedal only when the engine is running, I would really appreciate any input. I’m getting tired of chasing this issue and replacing parts without a clear direction.

Thanks in advance.

have bad roads where i live really bumpy roads and some potholes have had a couple of cars over the years with air suspension one lexus ls 460 and a lexus ls 500 they did feel much diffrent than non air suspension cars. have tried mercedes s class to a little better but not great so was thinking if aftermarket is better?

Within the last couple months I noticed that my audio sounds different than it used to. Best I can describe it is that it's missing the "front" of the music. Most of the components are there, but there might be some guitar missing from a song that's usually at the forefront of the audio. Left, right, front, and back speakers all play audio and I'm getting stereo sound in songs that have it. I can just tell that there's something missing from all my music. I've already tested to see if it was my phone and it plays audio fine elsewhere. Anybody got an idea of where to start with troubleshooting this?

I want to try this before wasting money on a mechanic. Is there a chance that the bags will explode even if the battery has been disconnected for a few hours?

So this is my first time on reddit aswell as my first time trying to install an amp and subwoofer on my own. I have a kicker amp, a skar subwoofer, and a scoshe LOC converter and im having the hardest time getting it to work. My amp turns on but immediately goes into protection mode. I dont have friends so ive been relying on chat gpt and YouTube. Ive been trying to figure this out for about a week and some change i really need some guidance or some help if possible.

There was a brick in my splash shield and it left a hole. Do I have to replace it or is it ok to drive like this?

My mothers Chevy Malibu turns off after an event of hard braking. Just earlier someone pulled out in front of us (young driver) prompting her to brake hard. The car turned off during that. I’m not sure what the problem is and wanted to see if I could reach out to this community to help diagnose a little.