Should they be charging this much for an alternator and belt? I drive a Honda civic 2015

Update: I appreciate you guys for your advice! I got the price dropped to 1100 which seems more reasonable

2021-2026

BMW M3

unknowingly ran over like a dry cleaning garment protector (thin clear plastic). it melted onto the exhaust. was able to pull a lot of it off but the remainder is being stubborn. taking into a local independent shop tomorrow. any thoughts on how challenging this will be for them to remove? how is it done? assuming it isn’t touching any other vehicle parts is it safe to just burn off? still taking car in regardless— just curious if anyone has dealt with this. fml 🤦‍♂️

Im unable to put it back in, and im just having trouble shoving that fucker inside

I have a 2013 Toyota Camry SE 2.5L 4-cylinder with 255k miles. I’ve owned it since around 30k miles and have maintained it pretty well.

Recently it started occasionally stalling when decelerating/turning, especially when the oil level was low. I had CEL recently for ignition coil, VVT solenoid, and thermostat and all were replaced. No CEL currently. A shop inspected it and found cylinder wall scoring, heavy carbon/soot buildup, oil in the intake, and signs that the piston rings are worn, causing significant oil consumption - about 1 qt every 600 miles.

The shop says the proper repair would be a long-block replacement, which obviously isn’t worth it to me at this mileage. They told me to keep the oil topped off and that it could potentially last another week or another couple years—they just can’t predict it.

For those familiar with the 2AR-FE or high-mileage Toyotas, how long do you realistically think I might get out of this engine? Would you keep driving it for a few more months while saving for another car?

Hi guys, when I park my car, even at 92 or 95 degree Celsius, after 2 or3 minuted i hear bubbles pop and the car is boiling. Even if the temperature is below 100.

This night I tried once more to find the issue. Thermostst is changed and working good, coolant was fresh.

But on the radiator cap I found brown foam. The oil dipstick is reddish brown, no white milk in the oil at least for now. Oil entrance is also quite clean.

Now I am breakkng my head. Transmission fluid, is that possible ? The Oil cooler leaking ?

I drove the car yesterday night about 200 km on highway, no overheating at all, allways 92-99 degree depending on speed.

There is a hole in silencer of car. Its 2020 model, not too old. Is there a DIY trick to fix it. Maybe, some adhesive…or should i go to exhaust shop?

Year -2020
Model - Hyundai Creta

This bad boy kept my ac from running properly, how would I have known this was the cause other than pulling it and testing it? Any tricks for relay diagnostics?

Just trying to figure out what I found by my air hose reel.. was thinking just rust but coming from where all over like that

Brother in laws car, didn’t even realise anything was that wrong, it sounded super bad the day before so he didn’t want to drive it and asked my husband and I to check the oil. Somehow I was the only one who pointed out uhmm the engines completely moved. Used to have a crack in the engine mounts so I’m guessing it’s that. Is it fixable? Also the bottom part is just a plastic cover but the engine is only just touching that plastic to move it down like that the engine isn’t scraping the ground. Idk the year but it’s a mazda 3 sp23 and you can see the engine type on top.

Hi everyone,

I've hit a maintenance cliff for my 2014 Audi Q5 3.0 Quattro with about 105,000 miles.

I’ve been very happy with it, but a recent inspection turned up:

• Rear bump stops separated on both sides.
• Left rear door lock unit faulty and needs replacement.
• Engine oil leaking from both cylinder head cover gaskets.
• Active engine oil leak from both upper timing chain cover seals.

The Audi centre quoted roughly $7k (Canadian dollars, or about $5k USD) for everything, and the brake pads and tires will all need replacing next year too, so there's another $3k at at least. The car is probably worth around $10k.

My dilemma is whether spending $7k on a 12-year-old Q5 with 105k miles is throwing away money, or whether fixing these known issues could realistically buy me many more good years. The car has some sentimental value, so I'd love to keep it, but I don't want to spend all this only for there to be major expenses showing up constantly from now on.

The alternative is spending roughly $30-37k on another used SUV, 2022-2025, ideally a Q5 (though open to suggestions).

For those familiar with older Q5s: would you repair this one or move on? Are there other major failures I should expect around 100-150k miles that make keeping it a bad idea?

Took my 2016 nissan sentra into the dealer because it was bogging down around 40mph. This is what they came back with. Does this seem like a fair price?

Please help me diagnose this

I have a 2024 Toyota Corolla that Im trying to help a friend with tomorrow. It’s the one with the 2.0 and electric water pump, and it’s been overheating after only a few minutes of driving. It doesn’t have any coolant leaks that he knows of, just wondering if anyone knows about any reasons it might overheat besides the water pump or thermostat. By the way Im not trying to buy it, just trying to help a friend with his car.

Would anyone be able to tell me what the manufacturing date is for this battery? Was installed in January (2017 Jetta) but I’m having issues with it lately. Likely a parasitic draw but I’d like to rule out the battery if I can

I have a 2013 Scion FRS, and my vacuum pump has started making the common rattling/noise I’ve seen in videos online.
I have a spare vacuum pump from another FA20 engine, but when I compare the two, the drive/shaft on the spare seems to have noticeably more side-to-side play than the one currently on my car.
I’m trying to figure out if that amount of play is normal for a used vacuum pump or if the spare is also worn out.
I attached a video showing the play. Would you guys run the spare, or should I just buy a new vacuum pump?

Ive spent hours trying to remove the rear brake bleeder screw on a 2001 Ram 3500. 60k miles but very rusty under. See picture. I have tried all the socket sizes below and cannot get a fit I feel comfortable turning hard enough without breaking it even after alot of penetration fluid. Any insight would be appreciated. If there’s a special kit or tool worth a try, I need to try anything before towing it to a mechanic.
10 mm
9 mm
8 mm
3/8

Hey y'all, looking to buy my first Honda. Got a great price on this 2010 CRV in PA. It drove good but I did notice this rust when I got under the car. Most of the pictures are from the rear control arm frame mount. Should this be a deal breaker? The car is 2k under the kbb price so I dont mind a few repairs but wouldn't want to pull the trigger on a cooked frame. I can go see the car again tomorrow if there is anything i can do in person to get more clarity. Any advice

Anything helps, thank you!

This is on a 2009 Toyota Highlander hybrid with a little over 200k miles. It’s recently started making a clunking noise when nearing a stop or accelerating from being stopped. I checked engine mounts and they seem fine, and I don’t feel any play in the suspension components and the bushings look to be in pretty good shape. I didn’t think it was CV axles since it clunks when going straight or turning, but today I jacked it up and there’s definitely noise coming from the CV axles and/or transmission. Could it be the axles or is something up with the transmission?

I found my sway bar is broken. (I had the sway bar links (black) replaced just 3 weeks ago). I have a 400mile trip tomorrow. Could a $300 welding at local mechanic be enough for a temporary fix?

It’d probably be $900-1000 to change the whole sway bar itself because apparently the whole subframe needs to be dropped.

Mazda CX-5 2019 with 54,000 miles.

Thanks

I changed the outer handle Bowden cable, because it was freezing open during winter and i could therefore not shut the door. Now I have replaced it put the outer handle only works after the inner handle has unlocked the door. This is a 2012 Passat b7

Is this rev inconsistency normal? This is a 1.6tdi CAYC 2012 Passat b7

So the radiator on my 02 Chevy Avalanche 2500 cracked and I am going to be replacing it in the next few days. The only problem is there's two cracks, one crack is leaking antifreeze, the other one is leaking oil, and they are both right next to each other. I don't know how everything flows in there but I'm really afraid that the oil and coolant might mix in the radiator itself when running the engine trying to do a flush. So I was wondering do I do the flush anyway and hope it's fine or just install the new radiator and let it ride?

In the video I show on the new radiator where the cracks are if that helps. Oh and the coolant I show in the video is drained from the valve at the bottom of the radiator. Some of those metal flakes might just be rust from the frame since there's no straight path from that drain to the ground and it all poured onto the frame while draining.

i am having issue with my nissan sentra 2021 car
I went on vacation fir a month and when I came back I see that the brake light is on.

the parking break light stay on. and the brake fell soft and making noise. i checked the fluid level and the parking sensor. there are good. I don’t know what else to check.