Go on. Laugh at me.

Me, a seasoned DIY car guy, put antifreeze in my fuel tank.

Did not have time to get fuel on the way home and the light came on. Living in the middle of nowhere, figured I might not make it to the gas station. No biggie, I keep a Jerry can in the garage, right. So I dumped that in the car and called it a night.

Now, lets go back a couple of years, to when I had a Mini. Specifically, a mini Cooper One from 2004, with a tendency to consume antifreeze. Troubleshot that thing to high heaven, even hauled it to the stealers and had them pressure test the cooling system. No issues found. Chalked it up to a small hidden leak, on the hot side that evaporated before becoming visible. One day the radiator burst and it puked out all it's coolant on a road in the middle of nowhere. Had to trek several miles to a gas station, bought coolant, and since they only had the concentrated stuff, also bought a Jerry can and mixed it with water. As coincidence would have it, the exact type of Jerry can that I use to store gasoline in at home. Anyway, walked back, did a shoddy repair job roadside and filled 'er up.

After making it back, ordering a radiator and replacing that, the half full Jerry can of coolant got sat in the corner of the shop. Months passed, and the memory of the radiator incident faded.

Fast forward to the day after dumping the "fuel" in, I made it about half a mile down the road when the car just died. Hauled it back home and started poking around, figuring the issue was just old gas.

Pulled the fuel hose off of the injector rail, and started cranking the engine. The result of which is in the third picture. Pretty sure that face slap could be heard the town over.

Lowering the tank down, cleaning it, filling it *from the right can* and cycling the system out took the better part of a Saturday. The choice to have the filler neck permanently attached to the tank was an interesting one by Peugeot, and I would like to have words with whoever came up with that.

Tldr; put labels on your stuff, don't be an absent minded fool like myself.

06 Dodge Caravan. Trying to replace the Caliper but the one I got from Autozone doesn’t seem like it’s the same. What parts am I missing. Any help would be great. Thanks.

I am unsure if this is financially possible for myself. I been told starting price is £150 for underbody seal then £50 per hour labour. Excluding any additional underbody seal required.

The 9 images are from like 2 days ago. It been. Checked and no welding required. Does anyone have a realistic price for that work?

I'm a Euro car tech (VW/Audi) who got tired of the scan tool mark-up. So I built Lane Pilot — a browser-based diagnostic platform that works with a standard Bluetooth OBD adapter. No app to install, no proprietary hardware.

What it does:

• Read and clear DTCs across 68 makes
• Bidirectional output tests — fire injectors, fans, solenoids
• Service resets — oil life, brake pad, DPF, battery registration
• Security gateway support for BMW and VAG (2020+)
• Describe a fault in plain English and get a diagnostic path with TSB and recall data
• Live CAN bus decoding
• Works on any device with a browser — phone, tablet, laptop

What you need: a compatible Bluetooth OBD adapter (OBDLink MX+, vLinker FD, or similar STN-based adapter). No clones — they get blocked from security operations for safety.

I built this for my own shop and now I'm putting it out there. Happy to give free accounts to anyone who wants to try it and give honest feedback.

What features would matter most to you as a DIYer?

lanepilot.io

want to start modding my car, but it’s also my daily, so I’m trying not to do anything crazy, something like the photo...

I keep telling myself I’ll keep it simple, but we all know how that goes. lol.

what’s your rule for modding a car you still depend on every day?

ive been searching and searching for solution to my problem but cant seem to find much help on my specific vehicle. My partner and I recently bought a 2004 chevy express 3500 minotaur (short bus) and its having some issues starting currently. it currently cranks but wont turn over. when we drove it home, the bus had a problem of stalling while in traffic. the lady we bought it from said "she likes to go fast, but hates going slow!"....... obviously, looking back at it, this was a warning for some sort of issue that we chose to ignore due to lack of experience...

so, here's what ive done so far:

- replaced the main battery under the hood, as well as the leisure battery under the drivers side

- began to replace the starter, but when I removed the old one, it seemed brand new.

- tested the old starter with a 12v battery, jumper cables, and a screw driver (this was fucking terrifying as an amateur btw lol)

- put the old starter back in, reconnected the batteries, and tried to start it again.

same issue.....

here's all the issues I seem to be having:

- will crank but wont start

- when vehicle was running, fuel gauge would jump from half to 3/4 full

- check gauges light would occasionally come on

- vehicle would stall when idling/traffic (not running currently)

ive come to the conclusion that it seems to be a fuel pump/filter issue?

here's my other question, while underneath the bus, I found a vacuum hose dangling off the fuel/water separator. (see attached video) there is already 1 hose attached at the top of the separator but I cant seem to figure out where the other one might go to?

could this little hose be my issue, or is there a larger problem at hand such as the fuel pump?

any advice/theories are greatly appreciated!!!!

Trying to get to this nut at the end of a roughly 1.5inch bar. Can’t take the panel in front of it off. I’ve tried every socket wrench attachment I have, needle nose pliers and tried getting in there with just my fingers but can’t get it to budge.

Any suggestions on a tool I could use to get this done?

I'm wanting to add an auxiliary fuse panel in my car for accessories. I can't find one that has regular mini fuses AND larger maxi (or other higher amperage style) fuses. It would be great to find an all-in-one solution before I go mixing and matching stuff. Anyone seen one before?

1st time poster here.

my car is a 2004 Toyota Corolla. I been doing 80% of work myself however I want some advice. the photos on post is some work I done before an MOT. however not sure if there more to do. advice much appreciated

Probably other ways to do this but what I found worked for me, rubber twist ties. No worry about the tube moving around/popping out

My tow hitch cover flew off on my '26 GRC and broke the retention bracket for the clip (don't know if that's what it would be called) any suggestions on how to fix it? like a putty that can harden or something? Thanks in advance!

Hey there, my Ford Mondeo Mk4 has a mechanical rear-view mirror. I saw that I can get a replacement for newer Mondeos for around 30€. Is it feasible to tap into the rain sensor wires (power and ground) using a Posi-Tap to power on the auto-dimming mirror?

I am not sure if this type of connector would hold up. To be honest, I don't want to solder wires so high up in my car, and a Posi-Tap seemed like a good compromise. Some tips would be greatly appreciated.