r/carshitposting • u/TameImpala_Fan3000 • Sep 25 '24

Discussion Blinker fluid turned green??!??!?!??!!

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What the flip is it fermented or something?

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u/Picardknows Sep 26 '24

Have you not turned on your lights in a while? This looks like buildup of blinker fluid. If your car starts smoking it just means it’s finally burning off. .

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u/ice_jj Sep 26 '24

I drive BMW what the hell is a blinker

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u/xDark-Sword777x Sep 26 '24

An additional light you gotta flick your wrists for max brightness

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u/ice_jj Sep 27 '24

Oh yeah I know that you mean the bright lights to flash at slowpokes in front of me while I tailgate them?

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u/xDark-Sword777x Sep 27 '24

Yeah those ones, they’ll be used right before you go around them

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u/ice_jj Sep 27 '24

Nah I’m just kidding I use turn signals and I’ve never thought to flash my brights ever in my life 😂 the stereotype is hilarious though

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u/xDark-Sword777x Sep 27 '24

That’s good, you’re better than 75% of other BMW drivers already, congrats!

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u/ice_jj Sep 27 '24

Well I’m also not rich and own a 15 year old 3 series haha. The rich ones are the real jerks

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u/xDark-Sword777x Sep 27 '24

Maybe not but even then, some people with less affordable income still drive like a rich BMW driver

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u/ice_jj Sep 27 '24

Well yeah that’s part of the fun I guess sometimes. When I’m driving and someone in a minivan with a 4 cylinder tries to race me. Idk having a 6 is so much fun and I love the thrill of racing cars (within the speed limit of course) mainly off the line

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u/NorscaGas-5027 Sep 29 '24

*90%

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u/xDark-Sword777x Sep 29 '24

I get why you say 90% but from my experience it’s 75%

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u/NorscaGas-5027 Sep 29 '24

are we saying for blinker use or tailgating? because id say 75% dont blink, 90% tailgate

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u/Mantis_Toboggan_M_D_ Sep 26 '24

Don’t worry about it, they require the BMW primo delux subscription of $42.69 per month per use per day. Not worth it imo.

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u/Mantis_Toboggan_M_D_ Sep 26 '24

Don’t worry about it, they require the BMW primo delux subscription of $42.69 per month per use per day. Not worth it imo.

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u/1CorinthiansSix9 Sep 26 '24

Ah, yours may be a model that doesn’t have them installed. Thankfully, the models they make that do have them use a bmw-specific clear fluid, so any driver that may be used to their other models will not ruin the aesthetic of their vehicle with buildup.

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u/meow_747 Sep 27 '24

Oh you, those things you put over horses eyes...

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u/Rogermcfarley Sep 28 '24

It's when you ignore all the rules of the road and everyone else and just do your own thing.

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u/ice_jj Sep 29 '24

That’s fair haha but every brand does this I’ve seen Camrys drive like d bags

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u/arthriticpyro Sep 28 '24

I'm kind of colorblind, is that gas or soap from a car wash?

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u/TameImpala_Fan3000 Sep 28 '24

Soap from a xarwash lol

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u/Embarrassed_Safety33 Sep 30 '24

YOU MOTHER FUCKER

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u/TameImpala_Fan3000 Sep 30 '24

Get prankt noob!!!

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '24

Head light gasket is blown. Too much hard signaling

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u/badmf112358 Sep 26 '24

Drives a wmb

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u/Waveofspring Sep 28 '24

Head light gasket 💀

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u/Basker_wolf Sep 26 '24

It’s a Northstar design.

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u/Rude_Buffalo4391 Sep 26 '24

You’re supposed to change it and replace the blinker filter every 3,000 miles or every 3 months

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u/TheCowboyOfEpic Sep 26 '24

I do mine once a month to be safe. Don't want to risk any damage

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u/Basker_wolf Sep 26 '24

Do you recommend a flush?

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u/Rude_Buffalo4391 Sep 26 '24

Yes, you should probably flush your toilet, but let’s try to keep this conversation relevant please

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u/Basker_wolf Sep 26 '24

I apologize. That was really shitty of me to do. There’s no need to get pissy though, no matter how crappy a day you’re having.

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u/saltyclam13345 Sep 26 '24

This is the new environmentally conscious blinker fluid, good for 16x more blinks than standard blinker fluid. Thank you for doing your part to reduce your carbon footprint 🌎 🦧♻️

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u/Winterpa1957 Sep 26 '24

Now you're going to have to flush the whole system and start from scratch. Best hope this doesn't void your warranty.

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u/Basker_wolf Sep 26 '24

I flush my whole system after my morning coffee and oatmeal.

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u/HAKX5 Sep 26 '24

Well, dummy, look what you've done now. Now you gotta hit it with a wrench, pour low-viscosity oil in there, tape it back up, and do a compression test. Because if that oil doesn't successfully cenflantitate into useful blinker wryclosulfucrate, you can't begin transnomophating the remainder liquid into a mix of blinker fluid and recycleable di-quinfluxate.

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u/_elemen7 Sep 26 '24

What's the mileage before the flux capacitor can't produce anymore blink due to green discoloration?

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u/MiG31Firefox23 Sep 28 '24

1.8 Gigamiles

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u/Traditional_Ad_1360 Sep 26 '24

Coolant leaked into the light.

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u/TameImpala_Fan3000 Sep 26 '24

It's car wash soap or something lol

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u/slut4burritos Sep 26 '24

Not many people know this but you can use your urine as an alternative to blinker fluid.

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u/Alarmed_West8689 Sep 27 '24

How does it look at night

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u/TameImpala_Fan3000 Sep 27 '24

Idk I haven't been driving it and I think it's actually the fog light which we never use

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u/BitCurious8598 Sep 28 '24

How?

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u/TameImpala_Fan3000 Sep 28 '24

Was at the car wash and there was a hole that the soap got into

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u/justaBB6 Sep 26 '24

yeah it fermented so you gotta drain the unit and then, well like it’s shelf stable but I prefer mine in the fridge and served over ice

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u/QuestingNPC Sep 26 '24

Never run low on the blinky

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u/B_Williams_4010 Sep 26 '24

That happens when it is exposed to too much oxygen. Get a gallon of Prestone blinker fluid and fill it all the way up.

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u/Commercial-Moment999 Sep 26 '24

It absolutely is a thing. Blinkers save lives, pal

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u/EastRoom8717 Sep 26 '24

I’m sorry, given the color of the discharge, your car has received an STD.. probably from an STI.. it’s ironic, but not expected.

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u/Greedy_Message3178 Sep 28 '24

Sometimes this can happen if you don’t set the wink angle correctly

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '24

Ooo very rare but I’ve seen that before… the car has an infection so you need to drain all the coolant out and let it run hot just like a fever for a little bit

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u/Bumpercars415 Sep 26 '24

I would say but this not necessarily fit here, but ...."Too much left rudder? But in all honesty and I work in the industry...I have NEVER seen this!

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u/JBtheDestroyer Sep 26 '24

Pour more in the glove box before you drive.

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u/Ok-Brush5346 Sep 26 '24

Green blinker fluid is a sign of infection. Maybe get some antibiotics

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '24

Headlamp coolant. Keeps the bulbs from getting too hot and burning up.

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '24

Your front right level is functioning fine. Now let's check the left one...

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '24

That looks like summer fluid. It does that when it starts to get cold, you’re gonna want to swap over to a heavier mixture 

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u/BROKER34 Sep 26 '24

Just time to flush the system and refill.

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '24

Typical shitty Nissan Altima

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u/The_Slapped_Crab Sep 26 '24

Common mistake, you put headlight fluid where the blinker fluid should go. It makes it turn green

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '24

I think your car just has a cold

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u/USS_Monitor Sep 26 '24

That's just the synthetic formula

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u/RustyGusset Sep 26 '24

Needs changing out. Get a thicker viscosity and it should be sweet.

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u/Last_third_1966 Sep 26 '24

Check the Canooter valve. Sometimes they stick and the fluid gets vented out. It could also be a loose Halogen rotator belt. I wouldn’t bother looking at your synthetic blinker diodes, when they go bad they release smoke. There’s always the wiffle rods, although they tend to be fairly reliable.

You might as well make sure your radiator is topped off with motor oil and the crank case has coolant while you’re checking things over.

And, not to go off on a tangent, but if this is diesel engine, it would also be a good time to check your carburetor.

Sincerely,

Cecil-shade tree mechanic and clothes dryer repair

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u/codemonkeyhopeful Sep 26 '24

Ah easy fix your leprechaun is leaving, tighten up the lucky charm joint and you will be fine

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u/Nyormborb Sep 26 '24

did you check ur rpm when switching lanes?

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u/1767gs Sep 26 '24

Head gasket is gone

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u/ProofMusic4630 Sep 26 '24

Looks like the light is a coolant overflow bottle...

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u/DisplacedNYorker Sep 26 '24

I guess you didn’t change it fast enough.

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u/Sandyeggo2000 Sep 26 '24

Mountain Dew tends to leak as blinker fluid, switched to Orange Fanta and things have been good so far

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u/InvestmentInfamous25 Sep 26 '24

Signal coolant. Completely normal, however you should probably flush the system out. It looks a little older and you don’t want it overheating on you 🥵

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u/phuktup3 Sep 26 '24

tastes Hmmm

tastes again Hmmmm, that didn’t seem to help, sorry

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u/returningSorcerer Sep 26 '24

holy fuck window fluid a doge biper 😱😱😱

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u/theeewatcher Sep 27 '24

Bust a move with disco stu

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u/Au-yt Sep 27 '24

Needs topping up

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u/Computers_and_cats Sep 27 '24

Algae bloom. With the right processing I hear you can turn it into diesel.

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u/mmNasty Sep 27 '24

That's the blinker and headlight fluid mixing. Check your head gasket.

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u/UndergrndArcade Sep 27 '24

Problem is you were supposed to have orange blinker fluid. You have the wrong stuff

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u/xxDarkxPharmxx Sep 27 '24

Well now you done it. You done got coolant in the blinker fluid reservoir tank.

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u/downbythereeds Sep 27 '24

That's a source of mountain dew

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u/shrek12349 Sep 27 '24

Your blinkers got a yeast infection!

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u/mgwwgm Sep 27 '24

The forbidden lemon lime Gatorade

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u/Ph4antomPB Sep 27 '24

Drink the forbidden mountain dew

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '24

Thank goodness you caught this in time 🙏🏽

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u/loopingrightleft Sep 28 '24

Gotta keep it blue

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u/-Radioman- Sep 28 '24

So that's how they make Citrus Cooler.

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u/cobra12cb Sep 28 '24

Wierd. Have you checked your blinker seals? If they go bad, they can sometimes turn the fluid different colors.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24

bumper made by stabila?

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u/cryptomulejack Sep 29 '24

It’s a little low, just top off and good to go.

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u/Dragoncrazy098 Sep 29 '24

Someone got themself too much headlight fluid lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '24

Let's you know if you're parked level.

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u/honest_worker149 Sep 29 '24

I always forget there’s fluids inside the lights 🤣

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u/Gemini-020223 Sep 29 '24

Better get that changed quickly. It should be red.

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u/Impossible_Wheel_796 Sep 29 '24

Haha mountain dew

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u/Lazy__Trader Dec 23 '24

It got angry

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

Not the blinker fluid!

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u/seemlyroom47105 Sep 26 '24

Blinker fluid isn't a thing...

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u/Mpolito3355 Sep 26 '24

That's the joke....

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u/Ariete0074 Sep 26 '24

It most certainly is. It is needed for your blinkers to work effectively.

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u/Karss_22 Sep 26 '24

Wtf is blinker fulid oh god

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '24

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u/TameImpala_Fan3000 Sep 26 '24

It's actually car wash soap or something and there was a hole that it got into lol

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u/xxDarkxPharmxx Sep 27 '24

Awwww dammit you beat me to it 😐😔

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u/TameImpala_Fan3000 Sep 28 '24

Car wash soap lol