The groove is very shallow, I would say less than a millimeter deep. I can feel it with my fingernail. I’m changing my brake pads soon. This is the front passenger side rotor, all 3 other rotors look great. Wondering if it would be worth it to change the front rotors. 2013 Subaru Forester 2.5. Thank you for your advice!

Please see video. Comment from technician: Finding: RR under control arm bushing has excessive play and LR starting to develop play as well

Recommendation: Recommend replacement with alignment

Quote: $915+tax Canadian dollars.

I wasn’t expecting this. Car has been driving smoothly all this time. I went in for a swap (winter to all season summer) and they identified this issue.

If I have to replace it, I will need to replace all 4 tires.

Rebuilding my differential. Can anyone give me some insight on what this dark wear on the edge of the gears indicates?

Got my car detailed today. It was $300 for interior only. There are several spots that are still not clean. I wanted the car to look close to new. Here are some pics that show where there is still a mess. Is this normal or did they do a poor job? If they did a poor job how should I tell them that?

Driving 2016 Jeep Cherokee Sport. Yesterday my wife and I were driving to the coast when we stopped at a rest stop/gas station to change and feed baby and take a break. When we parked, I heard a bubbling sound from the engine compartment and turned offf the car. I could still hear the bubbling. Opened the hood, coolant is bubbling and boiling in the reservoir, with a slight leak later on under the car

After letting the car cool for a few minutes, I checked the oil, no water mixed in, and no smoke from exhaust. Temperatures from drive were normal, ranging from 195 to 205 F.

I did notice that the reservoir cap was slightly loose and I tightened it down further until it stopped. I had before we left added a small amount of additional coolant to get the reservoir to just under max line. Ive heard no grinding or anything like the water pump is going out.

So what could be causing that issue?

I replaced my exhaust and the car is quieter but the engine still sounds loud in a way, it has like a ticking sound when I accelerate but nothing when coasting or light throttle

i have an old car with exterior & interior damage, and has been sitting with a window down for a year (broken window) so it looks really messed up on the inside. i really dont want to deal with fixing it up to sell it and i know for a fact no one will buy it. it also doesnt run so i dont know how i’d get it anywhere. i do have the title. does anyone have some advice for this? thank you 🩷

2008 Subaru Legacy, 109,000 miles, non turbo 2.5L. Oil appearing in engine bay (zoomed in photo is in that crevice northeast of the alternator). Also can see oil underneath car catching on plastic skid plate thing. Also, just topped up coolant reservoir 24 hours ago and it’s back to being empty. I can’t detect any leaks for that though. Any explanation for these two incidents?

Does anyone know what could’ve caused this? Could it be due to the tire just being worn down or does it look like someone messed with it?

I have been having this issue for a short while. Whenever I'm driving and if I have to shift gears from Park to Drive or Park to Reverse, the car will completely turn off. Does anyone know what could be causing this? I've done maintenance in the past, got the alternator power reading check (normal power reading), battery is fairly new. I haven't changed the transmission fluid yet.

I got a new car from Kia 2 months ago in Canada. In the car, I found a battery testing slip. It says CCA Tested-770A Rated 640 and SOC 72% And 12.60V What does this mean? Reason I am asking this question is that my car started showing this error when l ignite my car, something like "Battery Discharging, disconnect external devices". I dont have anything external connected except the dashcam which is internally connected by kia agency itself! What to do? Kia is asking for 150$ inspection fee and then they will let me know what has happened!

My 2004 Volvo xc90 has a know exhaust leak, and sometimes, after coming to a full stop the car does not want to accelerate (or at least not very quickly). Sometimes while accelerating, the car also kicks or jerks. Was wondering if these problem could be caused simply by the exhaust leak or if there might be another issue. Any advice helps!

This is my first time changing my tires (2016 civic) im assuming I put too much force into the wheel lock key that it kinda snapped inside of the nut? I can order a replacement key easily but what do I do about half the key being stuck inside the nut? Thanks.

Hi everyone hope someone will have an idea about this but I have a 1.8 tdci 08 for mo deodorant lynx engine and just this morning it was hard to start it's 14°c but frost waring came on and glow plugs went off immediately, same after trying 3 more times only get 1 second of active time from plugs and frost warning. I can hear an audible click from the relay turning on and off the plugs so I checked that seems fine check plugs seems fine, bit stumped any ideas welcome and thanks in advance.

My headlights are getting hazy again. I bought some restoration stuff a while ago and it worked…good. It’s that time again but I misplaced it and don’t feel like going out to get more. Anywho, what are some actual DIY headlight restoration solutions yall have tried and actually work for a while? I tried baking soda and vinegar paste, smeared it on there and really tried to scrub it in. The rag was yellow when I lifted so I guess it’s doing something. There’s still some spots left and I was thinking of doing sandpaper. I don’t want to mess it up so what sandpaper should I start with and move up to? Also, should it wet or dry? I know this is a lot; but I really appreciate any suggestions!

Can I pick someone’s brain? (Posting to help my bf, I don’t actually know squat about cars) We have a 95 civic that’s been turned into a rail buggy of sorts. Was running fine this morning but all of a sudden won’t start. Will crank, no start. Battery is fine Has gas Spark plugs are new (as are the wires) in the correct order. He’s tried everything he knows to do. We are stumped.

Hello all,

My daily driver, a 2010 Toyota Avalon, was involved in a minor accident on January 3rd, 2025. The car was deemed totaled from a missing passenger side mirror and dented/scratched passenger side doors.

I recently just got the car back from repairs, and I got its title switched over to salvage status. But now, Ohio State Patrol needs to do an inspection of the vehicle to make sure I didnt steal any car parts or anything. Literally the only part that was missing was the mirror, everything else was just repaired and repainted.

We got the mirror off of eBay, and do not have a donor vehicle VIN number. There is no provided phone number to contact the seller. The eBay mirror was sanded, repainted to the right color, and installed.

So, will I be okay by just showing them the eBay invoice and moving on? Im not sure how deeply theyre going to inspect the car or the parts that came from another Avalon.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Oil housing gasket leaked and killed my alternator so went to a shop got charged 2400 total for new alternator, new oil housing gasket, new vanos solenoids, oil and coolant, new battery on a 2009 bmw 535i. After coming back from shop I had a new 2e7c bsd code and increased battery discharge has been popping up since (about 2weeks). My question is are they supposed to address this code since its related its the bsd, a data bus that links the water pump, ibs cable, oil level sensor, alternator, and DME, thinking when I got different brand alternator may be causing issue, have also noticed water pump running when vechile is off sometimes. Brought it back in and they reset some stuff but it still pops up.

Hey ya'll, I've been driving my lovely 2000's Mercedes CLK more lately, I've had some financial luck making it finally possible again to drive this beauty daily, Now I am a younger person and I seem to get alot of negative feedback on me because of my car, people calling me a Pimp or calling me a "rich Douchebag" or even calling me a drug dealer, at first I ignored it for the most part but it is happening so much lately that I wonder what you all think my car says about me, I know you all are alot less judgemental because in the end we are all just car lovers of each and every kind so I hope you all can help me understand things better!

Car: Mercedes CLK 230 Supercharged/Kompressor

Trim and suspension: Avantgarde (sport suspension and luxury wooden interior) & 2 tone leather

Year: 2000

Aftermarket: Rims and Audio (focal's in the doors because the old speakers we're broken and a Pioneer HeadUnit with touchscreen, But all still running over the original Bose Amplifier in the back and it still has the original Sub in it)

Mileage: ~100.000km/~62.000Miles

P.s. I'm the second owner of the car, My dad was the first owner and I have bought the car from him for a very fair price, The car has never been raced with and very rarely driven hard.

I've used it on stuck car door locks, but is it ok for a key ignition that needs to be jiggled sometimes. I read online to "only use graphite lube" but then some other site said that it made it worse. I don't know what's in wd-40 dry lube.

Wasn't sure what flair to use so this one seemed the most accurate

What is the real oil level 1 or 2 ?

I had a water leak from the hatch seal I peeled away in the picture. I want to paint to in order to stop the rust from spreading. Sand it down to get rid of the loose rust. Then I'm not really sure what to do. I have no experience. Hit it with naval jelly to strip it down or is that going over board? Could that damage the good paint? Just hit it with rust oleum rust converting primer? I love my vehicle. I know this isn't northeast rust, but it is mostly pristine and I want to try to keep it that way. Any help is appreciated.

Think my battery died and when I popped the case open this is what I saw. Can I still jump it?

Civic heads need your help where do I start have a b16a LSD trans going into a 89 EF civic hatch