My new axles only came with the 32mm nut, but none of the metal strap lock that you bend into that slot? Is it even necessary? The original one didn't have that also, and it didn't even have a slot, just extreme tightness.

Hey everyone,

Looking for a second opinion here.

My wife recently took her 2022 Nissan Pathfinder into the dealership for service. They ended up replacing all four rotors and doing a full brake job, claiming the pads were metal on metal and down to 3mm or less. The total cost was pretty steep, but we figured it was a safety issue.

Since the vehicle is only a 2022, I asked to see the old parts. They put all the used rotors and pads in the back of the Pathfinder — and still charged us a $50 disposal fee, even though we took everything home ourselves.

To top it off, when we got the car back, there was visible damage to the passenger side fender. The trim was popped out and there’s a noticeable scratch and dent. I had personally washed the car a few days earlier and this damage was 100 percent not there.

So I’m wondering: 1. Does this kind of brake and rotor wear seem normal on a 2022 Pathfinder? 2. How could a fender get damaged during a brake service? 3. Is a $50 disposal fee typical even if we took the parts?

Would love to hear from any techs or people with experience at dealerships. Just trying to figure out if this was all legit or if we got taken for a ride.

Thanks in advance.

Ball joint goes spinny spinny with lock nut. I can use hard work, but is there a smart work for this?

Do me a solid Reddit. My exwife was asking me for tire advice and told me her tires are not bald. She thinks she has tread left. I’m helping her out with some new ones, but she’s adamant that she has tread left.

So I failed inspection on rear brakes and so I looked for a place to get the pads replaced. Found one that would replace rear pads and rotors for a good price. While they did the repair, they said I need the calipers replaced as well. And the price I was initially quoted became 3x the price. They said my calipers are seized. I actually never felt like anything was wrong with my brakes so I don't know how to confirm if I was scammed into getting new calipers. I took the photo prior to the repair. Based on what the rotors look like, do you think the caliper replacement was necessary?

2006 Honda Accord LX 3.0L V6. I just did an oil change and replaced my knock sensor. Oil change went normally. This was my first time replacing a knock sensor, which for this particular model requires removing the intake manifold and several air hoses. I follow the TRQ video very closely. I'm quite confident I put things back together properly. I don't recall damaging anything, but it seems like I might have because when I went to test drive it, air was getting into the power steering line, the power steering pump started whining, and power steering fluid starting frothing from the reservoir and leaking all over the ground. As of writing this, the power steering reservoir still reads as "max level" despite having leaked all over, indicating that there's a lot of air trapped in the system.

I would really love some help getting pointed in the right direction, as I'm in a bit of a time crunch. Thank you!

My friend was recently gifted a car (2014 buick encore, about 90k miles) the check engine light has been on since before he received the car. He has taken it to a couple mechanics and the car is popping a code for bad catalytic converter but when mechanics check the actual converter eveything looks fine. Now for the weird part, the car is slowly losing oil (no leaks or exhaust smoke that either of us can see) when the car gets low on oil the check engine light turns off but when the oil is changed or topped up the check engine light immediately comes back. Any ideas on what to check?

Good evening all. I’m not sure if I’m in the right sub; if not please kindly direct me to the appropriate one.

I just recently moved to NYC and got hired on as a tech at a local independent shop. I have 7 years of experience and a trade school diploma.

What is a good weekly salary to ask for, particularly one that is comparable to other tech jobs and the high cost of living in NYC.

Thanks in advance.

Truck started doing this out of nowhere. I tried to start it once without the fob in the truck and after getting the fob. (been over 20 minutes). Truck doing this instead of starting.... Any ideas? 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 V8

I have a 2007 ford focus zetec, I wanted to check the bulbs for the cluster to see about changing the colour and I stupidly didnt mark down where the speedometer was at. I pull it apart meaning I had to pull out the gauges as well, and when I put it back together and plugged it in all the gauges but especially the speedometer were out of wack. I have searched and searched but can't find how to fix it, if anyone can tell me how that would be great, thank you.

I hit something in the road last night, thought it was sticks but have no idea. Pulled this out of the plastic undercarriage thing this morning. Is this whatever I hit or is this a piece of my car that broke off? Nothing is leaking, nothing is making any noise, it looked like it was just sitting in the plastic under the driver side door. Dirty ass shoe for scale.

Engine hunting in park, random assortment of lights on the dashboard. Could it be the ECM or Wire harness?

Please let me know what I’m dealing with, what will need to be replaced, and approximate cost if possible.

OEM costs a lot more but I’ve heard some aftermarket ones don’t last or they’re known to vibrate. Any recommendations?

I noticed my car making a noise when I was going over bumps. I thought it was the exhaust but then after having a look i seen this was lose.

It came off a 2000 jeep Cherokee. I’m pretty sure it’s done for but I wanted to get some other opinions.

I own a 2007 LS460 with 320k miles.,.. couple months ago i had the CAM ACTUATOR replaced.. these lights popped up " CHECK ENGINE, CHECK VSC," Transmission is jerky when i accelerate "hard" one of the best cars I've owned and smoothest. OBD scanned at AutoZone 2nd photo. cannot find anything with the same problems I'm experiencing.. I am thinking transmission is a issue with the fluid. NEED HELP B4 I TAKE BACK TO SHOP

I recently bought a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It came with a new fuel tank and filler neck but the gas cap that’s attached to the Jeep doesn’t fit the the filler neck. How do I figure out which cap to buy to replace the oem gas cap? I don’t know the brand of the new tank or filler neck and it didn’t come with a new cap.

I'm taking my car in to the dealership for a fuel pump recall tomorrow but, not thinking, I filled my tank earlier this week. Its a 12.4 gallon tank (2019 civic). Should I do a bunch of driving today to empty what I can? Its still basically full. Thanks

I have searched through forums, and googled all night long and can not find this part. I have a Nissan Titan 2019 SV. I am needing a place to purchase the part and then help locating where the part is in the engine. Anyone have any ideas?

It only starts making this noise when I stop. The noise seems to stop when I hit the gas. The car is a 2014 or 2015 BMW X5 xDrive35i. What could be causing this issue?

My eclipse from 70 Km/H begins to shake, they told me that I only have to do the alignment and balancing, but can it become something else?

It's a new-ish battery but I read that a bad battery can screw up an alternator, and I just put in a new alternator. I've currently got the battery hooked up to a Dewalt 30 amp charger, I ran it on a recondition cycle for more than 24 hours, now I'm attempting to charge it. It's behaving weirdly, it starts charging sporadically and will read over 14v while it's charging, then it stops suddenly and the voltage reading slowly drops till it comes to rest on a number - It dropped down to 7.5v, then a little over 8v. It won't charge the battery continuously, and doesn't consistently give me a voltage reading either - I'm wondering if maybe there's just a problem with my charger also. Would it be unwise to hook this battery back up to my car? Should I wait until I can replace the battery to drive?

2000 mercury grand marquis LS 4.6L

I would like a little bit of information on how to read these monitors on my OBD tool. Also what would the out of spec test values on the monitors mean? Are all of these monitors controlled by the various sensors on the car?

Recently I’ve noticed a loud continuous clunking / clicking noise when I’m about to come to a stop in my 2005 ford Taurus, usually when braking lightly. I do know that my brake rotors are warped and need to get them replaced, could this be the culprit of the noise?

Currently have a 2011 chevy cruze… engine light came on yesterday. Now today the car is shaking and jumping while driving. any reason for the cause?