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I recently went to a mechanic about this noise coming from my car. They said that my CV axle boot was torn, and that grease was leaking onto the wheel, which seems to cause noise like this. After fixing it, mechanic said there’s still gonna be some noise from the leftover grease but that it should be gone after 2-3 good “brakes”. I’m still hearing the noise even after I did what he said, and I’m thinking it could be a bent dust shield that’s hitting the brake. What do you guys think?

2021 VW Jetta

Its a 2015 ford explorer xlt the oil change is overdue im going to do it today check engine light is on for P0420 and P0430 and that’s the only light on the dash what do I do?

I am thinking about buying this as a flip candidate.
It’s a 2008 Charger with a V6 making this sound.

Guy just sent me the video of it.
Is it worth fixing?
What is making that sound?

mazda cx-30, tldr tried to parallel park in a spot and bumped the curb on my way up cause there was a patch of uneven bricks. I tried to pop it back into place but I don’t want to force anything and make it worse. I was gonna go tomorrow to get it repaired but wanted an idea of how much it might cost, i’m not sure if the entire bumper needs to be replaced or if it’s more minor than that, thanks in advance

2015 Subaru Forester 2.5 Premium. Not sure if it’s something wrong with the sprayers, tubing, or something else. Just wanted some advice before I started buying parts and getting my hands dirty.

2007 Prius, just got it. Changed the coil packs, spark plugs, battery and fuses. The car stopped yesterday while driving and the battery is loosing power. Any ideas?

Any ideas what this is, just did an oil change 10 miles ago sounded great after the change. And about 8 miles in it started sounding like this. Used 5w 40 oil maybe I should have used 0w-40? Sounds like it’s coming from the engine

Coming from right side. Just did new control arm on the right side, new brakes, rotors, sway bar stabilizers and outer tie rods. Got worse after doing the tie rods. 2013 Hyundai Elantra.

This is a 2012 Hyundai elantra diesel 1.6 CRDi engine . The previous owner seemed to abuse the vehicle. I got the car for dirt cheap money 8 months ago. I love repairing the car myself ( had done steering rack repairs , strut replacements etc.. for this car by myself) but i never touched an engine ever.

From my limited experience, it seems like the valve cover gasket is failing and the car drips oil ( about 2 drops per day after driving the car). Is this something i can work on? I've read it's difficult to pull the injectors and it can be time consuming and high risk depending on the tools we have. consider myself an average joe.

Are these hyundai diesel engines more forgiving if i just let it run and refill the oil when necessary? i'd love to hear from an actual mechanic or an expert who does engine work.

let me know if it's something i can do or should i hand over the keys to a mechanic

2015 chevy malibu. Typically has a check engine light on, and was told not to worry about it. Every once in awhile these two warnings will pop up. They go away after shutting off and starting the car. Usually happens after I get home, if I sit in here for awhile. I usually shut the car off right away because I assumed it was bc I had been idling too long. This time it popped up soon after I turned on the car. Had been sitting maybe a few minutes.

In the past the car had a parasitic battery issue (the stop/start battery was draining the main battery is how it was explained), unsure if that’s relevant history.

Edit: let me clear this up a bit. This will only show up incidentally and will not be there after stopping and starting the car. These warnings will show up, and upon turning the car on again none will be there and only the check engine light will be on. It has gone months in between these warnings coming up. The check engine light is NOT on when these warnings come up.

I’m just trying to understand why it’s only incidentally. it doesn’t make sense to me why these wouldn’t show up more.

Whenever the car runs, there is a constant whirring noise. Its 92k mileage and had a cambelt done in 2019 (30k miles since). The car runs completely fine.

Update: I checked and ive done 430 miles since i bought this car 23rd april last month. I listened closer and I originally thought it was the CCV, the noise seems to be from the timing section, im thinking the very top, specifically the timing belt deflection pulley. The noise was more pronounced when i take the belt cover off, but the belt looks clean and healthy. This noise has been around since i first got the car (it happens when the car is warmed up) i checked a video of the same noise and source and it was 26th april after a spirited drive.

It could also be a vacuum leak.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Turn the volume up, the noise comes from the driver side B pillar. Is this something I can fix or is it a dealership visit? It’s driving me crazy.