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Gel beads in the gas tank??Happened to my sisters car, can’t find anything online. Is someone messing with her? Is this ...
04/23/2026

Gel beads in the gas tank??
Happened to my sisters car, can’t find anything online. Is someone messing with her? Is this a fixable problem?

Car broke down on a roadtrip. 100 degrees out and engine started smoking/steaming. Dipstick melted. Am I done for?Hey ev...
04/23/2026

Car broke down on a roadtrip. 100 degrees out and engine started smoking/steaming. Dipstick melted. Am I done for?
Hey everyone. 2 hours into a roadtrip back to home and my car just stopped. Check engine light started blinking.

Got out and the engine was smoking. Tried to check oil and dipstick is completely melted. I got an oil change 3 weeks ago.

I’m hoping it’s just an oil leak and it really started leaking, but I fear it’s something worse. Any thoughts? I thought most of the mechanical parts of the car were good. I changed trans fluid 3 weeks ago as well.

I didn’t have the AC on with windows down and I was blasting music from my subs. Dunno if that’s affects anything.

I have a tow truck on the way. Any thoughts or am I totaled?

Honda Civic 2008 coupe

Why is my car so loud? [undercarriage]2013 Scion tC. Photo taken today as I was getting an oil change and on the lift. T...
04/23/2026

Why is my car so loud? [undercarriage]
2013 Scion tC. Photo taken today as I was getting an oil change and on the lift. TLDR bought it and he said some “exhaust work” was done. (kid) It’s annoyingly loud and extremely loud in a cold crank. It appears to me the catalytic converter is gone, but he said it still has a resonator in it. What can I do / have done to it to make it not so loud when climbing rpm’s or on start up?

Honda Dealership killed my OdysseyI have a family member who works in sales at a Honda dealership. They got work done fo...
04/23/2026

Honda Dealership killed my Odyssey
I have a family member who works in sales at a Honda dealership. They got work done for my 05' Honda Odessey, Initially only the battery and spark plugs were changed. I needed an intake manifold also. This one fix was quoted at 1500. He ssid he found a cheaper way to fix it. Still $900. My car was towed to the dealership, stayed a week and a half and was towed back to me. I drove about 30 miles. Stopping twice. I went to start the car. I heard a loyd POP! Then the car began smoking and eventually caught fire. The car is a total loss, I only hsve liability since its so old so its definitely not covered under my insurance. It looks like the battery was the probbut my whole engine literally exploded. Im not sure if this work was done "off record" but im sure it was done AT the honda dealership. I left my keys with my family member, a Honda Employee and it was in their possession the whole time. This happened less than 24 hours after getting the vehicle back. Do they have insurance to cover me with this? Anyone ever deal with something similar?

Saw these on a truck. What are these plastic things across 2 lug nuts?
04/23/2026

Saw these on a truck. What are these plastic things across 2 lug nuts?

I did it!I have made two posts in this group the last couple of days asking about my tie rods. They have been giving me ...
04/23/2026

I did it!
I have made two posts in this group the last couple of days asking about my tie rods. They have been giving me some trouble and this was my first time doing a repair of this nature. I have done plenty of work under the hood before, but nothing like this!

Well, I was successful! I changed both inner and outer tie rods today on my RAV4, then drove it straight to my tire place for an alignment. They were very impressed with the job I did, and it saved me $600! I’m absolutely exhausted but I feel accomplished 💪🏻

If you commented on my previous posts with advice, thank you so much. I learned a lot from you guys and from this experience as a whole, and ended up with some new tools.

Should I be worried after overloading minivan?Loaded bricks, soil, and gravel into my minivan, but didn't realize the we...
04/23/2026

Should I be worried after overloading minivan?
Loaded bricks, soil, and gravel into my minivan, but didn't realize the weight.

Capacity is roughly 1400 lb on the 2024 Sienna. Probably exceeded that by about 400 lb. Bulk of the load in the trunk.

Drove about 10 mi. Heard a couple squeeks and creaks going over bumps, probably from the wheels briefly rubbing the plastic in the wheel well. After unloading, the ride hight looks normal, but I can't tell.

Do you think the coil springs or other parts were probably damaged?

Stop putting this "feature" on cars!GM and other manufacturers need to stop adding "exit lighting" or "courtesy lighting...
04/23/2026

Stop putting this "feature" on cars!
GM and other manufacturers need to stop adding "exit lighting" or "courtesy lighting" on their vehicles. So many drivers try to let cars back out of a parking space when they see the reverse lights and they wait, and wait, and wait, and wait and then all the lights turn off. Mother fu**er, that vehicle was not leaving, the stupid car just automatically turn on the reverse lights when it is parked. How is this legal? Aren't reverse lights supposed to have a purpose? Perhaps to let other drivers or pedestrians know that the vehicle is about to start backing up?!?

What is the purpose of these duel tread pattern tires on performance vehicles?
04/23/2026

What is the purpose of these duel tread pattern tires on performance vehicles?

Please and thank you ❤️
04/23/2026

Please and thank you ❤️

My seat filled up like a balloon?I was going for a coffee with my brother and we were away for about one hour, when we c...
04/23/2026

My seat filled up like a balloon?
I was going for a coffee with my brother and we were away for about one hour, when we came back my seat was filled up with a lot of gas. It was really really plump and bulging. After about three hours of waiting for a mechanic that didn’t come we went back to the car to check if it got fuller and to our surprise saw that it was back to near normal. When I set down back in the seat we could hear the rest of the air hiss while slowly leaving the seat. It’s a BMW from 2005. I do have heated seats and airbags. Anyone any idea what it was and if it’s still dangerous?

What fell off the underside of my car and is it safe to drive to a car shop?Drove into my garage the other day and disco...
04/23/2026

What fell off the underside of my car and is it safe to drive to a car shop?
Drove into my garage the other day and discovered these bits trailing a bit behind my car after I parked. My car has been a bit loud for the past few months but it wasn’t due for a service yet so I tried to wait it out…apparently that was not the move. :’) I made a service appointment for tomorrow but I was wondering if these bits indicate that I shouldn’t drive the car to the shop and instead get it towed? I know very little about these things so any help would be appreciated!

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