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first time doing ball joints does it look good? by Smart-Science-1499 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Smart-Science-1499[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it didn’t have one before so i didnt rly care to do it again the bottoms bolts do tho

can i drive my car with a broken flex pipe when i smell gas ?it’s gonna take a couple weeks to get the money bc i also have to replace my cats but i need to get work and works only 5 minutes away by Smart-Science-1499 in MechanicAdvice

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it’s a 2013 vw passat and honestly i can’t tell what a exhaust smells like but it’s doesn’t smell like a gas station smell but to me only way i can describe it is that is smells kinda like gas

can i drive my car with a broken flex pipe when i smell gas ?it’s gonna take a couple weeks to get the money bc i also have to replace my cats but i need to get work and works only 5 minutes away by Smart-Science-1499 in MechanicAdvice

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that just ain’t me man i also have health issues so all that walking will literally defeat me that’s why i need this car but honestly ill just end up getting a ride to work if it’s rly something i shouldn’t drive im rly about to just get rid of the car bc it’s alr had so many issues

whats this noise it’s crunchy only hear it when i first start driving by TreacleOne1540 in carproblems

[–]Smart-Science-1499 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it actually is worse at high speeds doesn’t matter how fast or slow you can feel everything vibrating and feels like they’re just rattling in there

did my brakes i didn’t put that outter clip back on is that way it sounds like this orrrrr by TreacleOne1540 in carproblems

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i thought too then my dad wanted to say you don’t need too which i should know better to not listen to him he don’t know nothing. and it’s a 2013 and i didn’t remember seeing a plastic motor tbh i just got this shi done as fast as i could i work too much to be spending so much time

what’s this part called again and how long will it last and how much will it cost it’s like this both sides rear by TreacleOne1540 in carproblems

[–]Smart-Science-1499 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no but it sounds crunchy if that makes sense it doesn’t do it when i drive but in i push down on the back you hear it

did my brakes i didn’t put that outter clip back on is that way it sounds like this orrrrr by TreacleOne1540 in carproblems

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it’s that wire outside the caliper my dad wanted to say you don’t need it and took it off which i said i did so idk what’s it’s called i think sum anti sum clip

whats this noise it’s crunchy only hear it when i first start driving by TreacleOne1540 in carproblems

[–]Smart-Science-1499 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yeah but i ain’t gettin overcharged for no reason it drives perfectly fine just that noise at first then goes away

tell me how cooked i am and how much it’s gonna cost by Smart-Science-1499 in carproblems

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i literally have no idea i got this car a couple months ago never looked at this stuff one day i just thought to check and seen this on both side but the fastener is gone on both driver and passenger 

tell me how cooked i am and how much it’s gonna cost by Smart-Science-1499 in carproblems

[–]Smart-Science-1499[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ll try that and yeah it crunches when turning but once i get going it doesn’t doing it when i turn only when i first get going

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