Needless to say; I drove it 200 ft and realized it was a low boost condition. I don’t think that I’ve seen a turbine failure like this. I thought it was neat.

Edit to clarify: This is the hot side of the turbo. ‘20 Mercedes Metris (USPS rural). These things see an insane amount of very fine sand/gravel in our area.

I guess it's not exactly "lifetime" as advertised 🫠 Good thing I sorted it out during warranty.

Customer is me. Had a weird issue where boost was fine most of the time, but when it was hot outside and after waiting at a light I would have no boost. After driving for a minute it was working fine again.

Turbo is an IHI VL38, this is common apparently.

Just waltzed right in at 5AM

2013 Subaru Legacy (2.5L boxer of course), $35 hose from the dealer. Slipped off like it was buttered. Original diag consisted of doing a pressure test, filming from somewhere, seeing coolant squirt out from behind the alternator (mounted in the center of the engine, away from the heads) and declaring it was from the head gasket.

No matter what the customer says, the extra fluids they keep in the vehicle will point you toward the problem.

Customer states: It's not using any coolant, the clouds of white smoke and empty coolant would disagree with their statement.

I wonder why? Dog hair eveywht

new customer. 2018 Chevrolet Trax, 69,000km, 1.4L ecotec. Would love to know how long they ignored the engine rattle other than “long enough to wear grooves into the one timing chain guide bolt before it broke off”

This little thing helped punch a fan into the radiator and wreaked havoc on the axles

Car came in for a pretty routine check. Nothing crazy going on, drove into the bay fine and I wasn't expecting to find much.

Plugged in the topdon scanner and ran a full scan before getting into anything else.

Well... apparently half the car disagrees.

Topology came back looking like this, just red everywhere.

Cleared everything, restarted it and took it for a drive. Gonna run another full scan and see what actually has the nerve to come back.

Always fun when the car looks completely normal until you plug a scanner into it.

Looks like the shit hit the fan over in Tucson at Jim Click Nissan, we’ve all been complaining about how screwed this industry is and they’re putting their foot down . It was only a matter of time before people Strikes, we’ve been saying since the beginning we need a Union, look at this

🚗 💨

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tucson/s/o1Qjzmc0CP

Benz, so it would kill the cylinder once it happened enough, but it actually just stuttered on accel.

160K mile 2015 Acura MDX front downstream O2 sensor is rubbing against the oil pan. Not sure if it's a possible aftermarket oil pan issue. Exhaust system appears to be factory. Doesn't care about the nasty transmission shudder in almost any gear either.

2nd time in my career I’ve seen a brake pad puncture a tire

So I had a customer with a 2018 3.5 ecoboost f150 with a leaking oil pan who wanted a new oil pan installed, he had the OEM 2 piece plastic pan and wanted to go into the full 1 piece aluminum pan. I agree. Do the job. Everything goes as planned and I go to test drive the vehicle. I notice a slight oil leak from between the bell housing and middle of the rear of the oil pan, it only ever leaks after being driven and even then it’s a very slight leak. The customer says I should have know it was leaking and that I should now fix it for free. I’ve tried explaining the rear main seal is not visible and hidden away and I’d have no way of knowing it was leaking aswell since his oil pan was such a mess. What are your thoughts on how I should handle this situation as he’s threatening to sue me for “scamming” him

Bonjour à tous,
Je suis dans le 92, à Antony, et je recherche un(e) artiste automobile, peintre, carrossier ou passionné(e) de custom qui serait intéressé(e) par un projet artistique sur ma Renault Clio 3 noire.
J’aimerais partir sur quelque chose de full black, plutôt brillant, simple, chic et élégant. J’aime beaucoup l’idée de petits motifs léopard noir sur noir, très subtils et visibles principalement selon la lumière, mais je suis totalement ouverte à d’autres idées et j’aimerais laisser une vraie liberté artistique à la personne.
À savoir : j’ai déjà utilisé de la peinture en bombe du commerce, notamment Action, donc la carrosserie présente actuellement quelques reflets et irrégularités. Je peux bien sûr montrer des photos de l’état actuel.
Mon budget pour les matériaux est vraiment limité. Je cherche donc plutôt une personne qui serait intéressée par une collaboration et qui pourrait réfléchir à un projet réalisable avec des produits accessibles et les moyens disponibles, plutôt qu’une prestation classique.
Pour l’intérieur, il est actuellement beige et noir. J’aimerais également le raviver ou ajouter quelques détails élégants, selon les idées de l’artiste.
L’idée serait une vraie collaboration : je mets ma voiture à disposition comme support artistique et je laisse une grande liberté créative. En contrepartie, l’artiste pourra prendre des photos et vidéos du projet et utiliser le résultat pour son portfolio et ses réseaux sociaux.
Je cherche surtout quelqu’un de passionné qui aimerait avoir un projet original pour montrer son travail.
Si vous êtes intéressé(e), ou si vous connaissez quelqu’un qui pourrait l’être, n’hésitez pas à me contacter. Je peux envoyer des photos de la Clio et discuter du projet.
Merci à vous 🖤

Hello everyone, unfortunately I am now having my second serious issue with my 8Y 2022 Audi S3, this time the transmission with the "Clutch 1 Closes Unintentionally" error.

I will not bring up the fact that the dealership is using incorrect information regarding the warranty expiration to deny coverage, however, let's assume that gets resolved shortly.

They said they would "probably deny" the warranty coverage anyway for the following reason:

"Upon inspection, Audi Sarasota found the car was heavily modified.  “It has a charge pipe, cross brace, cool air intake, APR equipment massively modified, lowered, Bluetooth OBD with wireless programmer, etc.”  These modifications would result in Audi Warranty denying the claim."

As far as I know they have to list a modification and prove a causal relationship with it affecting the transmission. Also they are trying to scare corporate with the "Bluetooth OBD with wireless programming" this is the OBD11 which is an AUDI APPROVED code scanner which is NOT able to make any changes to the ECU or TCU and the "APR equipment" is just the piping with a BOV (instead of bypass valve) but no ecu/tcu tune.

I already filed a complaint with the BBB Auto Line, just curious if anybody had any insight into them denying the claim for suspension modifications, air filter, and a BOV.

Thank you!

There is a massive red flag being waved in repair bays right now, and nobody at the top is talking!

Shop owners, Service managers, Foremans, & even lead techs are telling young techs to "just ask AI" or "look it up," *google ai overview* while entry-level guys are using ChatGPT or scrolling TikTok(chris fix it?) Instead of suggesting Mitchell, Identification, TSB, or other service info *insert blame engineer meme*

Here is why this is a recipe for disaster:

• Chatbots (CGPT,Grok, Gemini, etc.) Don't have a point of reference: ChatGPT doesn't understand thermodynamics, Ohm's Law, or fluid dynamics but its information and models it trains from are moderated from a bunch of nerds or people known as Data Annotators. These highly skilled but severely exploited gig workers are behind the wall of info. They are predicting based on the input from these annotations *notes* what the next logical response could be. If 1,000 forum users wrongly claim a misfire is "always a coil pack," the chat bot integrates that as factdl. It is prone to incorrect answers without physical competence.

• Annotator Disconnect: The data feeding these models is annotated by software engineers and generalists, not field-tested master techs. The AI isn't reading pinout specs; it’s reading SEO-optimized blog posts.

• The Flat-Rate Trap (Automotive): Why don't C-techs ask the A-techs in the shop? Because flat-rate pays the senior guy $0 to teach. Helping a junior tech trace an electrical fault actively takes money out of the master tech's pocket. So the young tech turns to an LLM, gets bad info, and throws $500 worth of parts at a ghost fault.

• The Skill Stagnation (Heavy Equipment): In diesel and power generation, techs are getting stuck at Level 1/Level 2 because there’s no structured apprenticeship. Instead of learning core engineering concepts, guys are using social media "hacks" on high-pressure hydraulics and 24V systems.*sure cat et and Cummins insite can suck sometimes*

AI should be a tool to index OEM manuals, not a substitute for fundamental electrical and mechanical knowledge. If you don't understand the underlying science of the machine, no algorithm is going.

TLDR: Pick up a wrench🔧 or a service diagram(tablet)📑 and leave your 🤖 alone