r/mechanic

Im thinking of buying this 2010 Tacoma TRD for $6500 Canadian, it's got no power steering or ac which im prepared to pay to fix at this price point but im not sure about the rust, other than the support in the picture there's virtually none across the entire frame, I've been told patches are available but I've also been told you're not allowed to patch frames and they have to be fully replaced. Any advice is welcome! A 2010 Tacoma trd with 260k kilometres in my area would normal run around $15,000-$20,000

I have a 2006 Honda Civic EX (1.8-liter SOHC 16-valve i-VTEC 4-cylinder). My alternator went out a week ago and I ordered a new one. I started the process to change it out, and I cannot get the serpentine belt to loosen, no matter how hard I try. I had 2 other people try and it wouldn't budge. The last time we tried loosening the belt, the top part completely broke off. Nothing came lose, so the tensioner seems to still be doing its job, but now it's going to be a lot harder to get this thing to loosen up. I'm just asking for advice on how to go about this. Is there another way to loosen the belt? I spent what little bit I had to get the alternator. I definitely do not have the funds for a shop right now. Attached is a photo of the tensioner prior to the tip being broken off.

What are these vertical marks on the rotors?

I put half a gallon of coolant in my engine oil by accident. Car was on for 30 seconds then automatically turned off. I had a mechanic do 2 engine flushes and 5 oil changes to get the oil from milky caramel color back to golden oil. 3 days later, I get an engine temperature too high, coolant display defective, and a quart oil refill. It’s a 2014 Porsche Panamera. The engine was smoking up when I opened the hood.

I’ve replaced pretty much everything on the front end of this car I’m having trouble diagnosing it I believe it’s a wheel bearing, it has the 3.5l v6 I believe, I’ve replaced everything in the front end besides cv axel and wheel bearing

Hi guys I installed bilstein struts on my 2018 sierra 1500 Denali 6.2. Today while fixing a loose wire I realized the struts gave a different direction(rear struts) is this normal on these models? Most trucks I see face a uniform direction.

2016 Toyota aygo 23k miles

2008 Suzuki Escudo 3.2l V6

Car temp gauge has reached the red previously, now I'm wondering if the head gasket is blown

Trying to install a cam on my 2016 dodge Durango rt but these header bolts wont come off I've sprayed it with pb blaster its only been a little while but just looking for advice and tips im using a impact and nothing so far i have sprayed it from underneath too

Update: bottom one out on passenger and driver side just trying to get top ones somehow now

The is a browish precipitate in the coolant reservoir, I am not sure if this is rust, oil or sludge from mixed anti-freeze. Dip stick looks fine, and there is no smoke from the exhaust. There is however some amount of coolant leaking for a couple of months now. The brown precipitate in the reservoir looks like this after the car been sitting, water is above it.

So my girlfriend recently purchased a car (and by recently i mean the dealership dropped it off yesterday at our house). The dealership is a Honda certified dealership. After multiple frustrating days and miscommunication by the dealership she finally got her new car. It was only owned by 1 owner as a lease and the previous owner only put less than 10k miles on it. Today after she drove it to work I found this spring on the ground next to her front driverside door on the ground. The car was HondaTrue inspected and worked on by the dealership but they only did basic maintenance like fluid changes to it. We did NOT get any sort of warranty on the vehicle provided by the dealership. Is this something we should be worried about? Should i call the dealer? Should I call a mechanic?

I changed the oil it didn't looking milky my car is turbocharged I just dont know what it could be

The shaft broke right where the retaining clip goes, as shown in the image; basically, it snapped off forward of the clip and is stuck inside the transmission, held in place by the clip—I can't get that piece out.

I woke up today to get to work and my car was leaking and my carpet was soaked. Is this something I can fix myself or take to a mechanic/detailer?!? How worried should I be about mold?!?