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I cut the cats off of my 2015 Tundra and then made a claim saying they were stolen and then got paid out $###x for them ...
12/10/2025

I cut the cats off of my 2015 Tundra and then made a claim saying they were stolen and then got paid out $###x for them and instead of getting new cats I just went to the muffler shop and got it welded with exhaust pipe and sold the cats for another $700 it’s pretty much free money 🙌

12/10/2025

Reply to Insurance approved it! Check out original video on my page!

12/10/2025

Stop busting your knuckles. This extra long wrench set makes the job easier and the best part_ It comes with a lifetime warranty!

12/10/2025

Stop guessing, find AC leaks fast! ❄️

12/10/2025

These flex head ratchets not only fit nicely in my tool box but make my job easier.

12/10/2025

This can help you it determining if a check engine was cause by a tune or a faulty part.

Drive shaft FELL OFF while on highway2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 62,000ish milesHey all. I bought my 2019 Silverado in ear...
12/10/2025

Drive shaft FELL OFF while on highway

2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 62,000ish miles

Hey all. I bought my 2019 Silverado in early 2020 brand new. I've been the only owner. I've never taken it off road, and everything on the truck is stock.

Yesterday, my wife was driving it home from work (about a 15 minute commute), when suddenly she felt all the tires lock up and came skidding to a stop. She was on the highway going roughly 65mph.

Luckily, she didn't hit anyone and didn't crash or get hurt. Here are some photos of what the tow truck driver found when he arrived.

I would almost certainly think that this isn't a common issue, or a "wear and tear" type of thing. How on earth does this happen?! Any info helps. I am unfortunately over my trucks warrenty by 1,500 miles. Not sure what to do. I absolutely do not want to pay for this.

Should I start sending emails to GM? How would you handle this? 🤔💬🚗🔩

2016 Focus ST smokes on cold start. Goes away as car warms up.Hello! I have a 2016 Ford Focus ST. I bought it a month ag...
12/10/2025

2016 Focus ST smokes on cold start. Goes away as car warms up.

Hello! I have a 2016 Ford Focus ST. I bought it a month ago and within a week it started blowing a LOT of smoke on startup. As you run the car and warm it up, all the smoke goes away (after it warms up, something like 5-7 mins idle time) but you can still smell it. It smells like oil. Anyways, I figured it was the turbo (after some investigative digging) and thus replaced the turbo (with a Standard Motor Products replacement), the PCV valve, and the air filter (replaced with OEM Motorcraft filter). This fixed the issue! No more smoke or stink!

For one week. Went to go to work 6 days after getting it going again and turned it on. Ran normal for about 15 seconds, then the engine stumbled a bit. RPMs dropped to about 500, jumped to 1200, then levelled off at the typical 800. It started smoking again after that stumble.

For reference, I have been babying this car since the new turbo. For one I am new to stickshift so driving gently to get practice but also to break in the turbo. I did everything I could to ensure the turbo would not go bad again. When installing, I prelubed the turbo by adding as much oil to the feed hole as I could, then attached the feed line and cranked until oil was steadily coming out of the drain, then attached the drain. I didn’t get into any boost for at least 50 miles and never hit WOT or anything. Barely any boost.

I would be concerned that it might be the head gasket or a cracked head or something, but the symptoms completely went away with the new turbo. Absolutely nothing. Also smells mostly of oil. There may be some coolant but the dominant scent is oil.

What is also weird is the way it started smoking again. I had started it in the driveway and it was just idling. I was doing absolutely nothing. It was just sitting idling, then the RPMs stumbled and it started blowing smoke again.

I’m wondering what else may cause the smoking or if I missed something else that caused the turbo seals to blow. Also if anyone has experience in blowing turbos, does it lurch like that? Maybe my new PCV valve went bad somehow and it started burning oil suddenly?

ETA before unable to drive?Long story short, this 2006 ford Ta**us has 90k miles and everything runs fine but this rust ...
12/10/2025

ETA before unable to drive?
Long story short, this 2006 ford Ta**us has 90k miles and everything runs fine but this rust is the issue. I’m trying to squeeze another year or 3 out of it. Moved to a state that’s doesn’t salt their roads anymore too. And yes, if you lift up the carpet you can see through the floor.

How many more miles should I tell this customer they have left on this tire?
12/10/2025

How many more miles should I tell this customer they have left on this tire?

what is this fluid?it’s 2012 toyota camry, not sure what might be leaking. any ideas?
12/10/2025

what is this fluid?
it’s 2012 toyota camry, not sure what might be leaking. any ideas?

I’m honestly shocked and disappointed right now. I barely tapped a curb at 30 mph and the entire suspension just gave ou...
12/10/2025

I’m honestly shocked and disappointed right now. I barely tapped a curb at 30 mph and the entire suspension just gave out like it was made of paper mache. This is exactly why manufacturers offer warranties, to protect customers from defective components that fail under normal, everyday use. A suspension should easily withstand a light nudge, especially when the car is advertised as being “engineered for real-world driving.”

If a tiny curb tap can cause the wheel to eject itself from the car like a NASA payload, then that’s a manufacturing flaw, not “driver error.” I’m bringing this straight to the dealer because there’s absolutely no reason a modern vehicle should fold like this unless the parts were already compromised. The control arm, knuckle, tie rod — all of that is supposed to be designed for safety and longevity, not to collapse from a parking-lot speed bump.

I expect this to be covered under warranty 100%, because I didn’t “hit” anything. I simply made gentle contact with a curb, and the car catastrophically failed on its own. If anything, this proves the suspension wasn’t built to spec and needs to be replaced at the manufacturer’s expense. I’m not paying a dime for something that clearly wasn’t my fault.

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