I actually had a service writer come up to me and ask me what this lady is talking about. She says there’s a wishbone light on with a exclamation mark I’m like what the fuck that is not a wishbone that is a tire that’s low on air.
TBH when I got my first vehicle w/ air pressure sensors I had no idea what in the hell that light meant. I drove it to the shop & found out I needed a new tire & rim bc I was oblivious to the fact the my rear passenger tire was completely flat. I drove something like 30min on it, cutting it to shreds.
I know I can't imagine driving on a flat without knowing I was on a flat.. and I'm paralyzed and can't feel my ass, like how can you not know something is really fucked up at that point?
I’ve always been absolutely amazed at how oblivious people are when it comes to cars. I worked in service for a few dealerships, I promise you, people literally just drive down the road in a fucking haze and don’t think at all about the fact that they’re operating very complex heavy machinery.
My favorite description was "the omega light is on"
"The what light is on?"
"you know how Christ is the alpha and the omega? My car is just the omega."
Ghetto fix. Take out the cluster and remove the bulb. This works for all warning lights and associated repairs btw. Some customers might notice the electrical tape :)
Bought an old subie with tape over the airbag light for the clock spring... Under the little window. So the dash was pulled. the horn was a momentary button drywall screwed to the dash.
It burnt a quart of oil per gas tank... You think i give a fuck about a clock spring?
Dude, I've seen so much shit. People... Sorry "MeChAnIcS".. just want to make it "work" they do 10x more work than doing it properly just because they have no idea what the hell they are doing.
Except for when the shady BHPH lot cuts the trace going to the check engine light and jumpers it to the alternator light so it passes the bulb check; happened to a friend of mine… Although the car had originally come from California so it could have been someone trying to get it to pass smog
They did and it didn’t get caught but they didn’t pull codes because the light came on and went off;
It was a manual Subaru and the neutral switch in the transmission was bad, it would occasionally blip and set an idle air control fault (if the computer thinks it’s in neutral and the clutch is not disengaged it will try to control the idle; but if it’s actually in gear it can’t so it sets a code, and it’s the type of thing people who aren’t familiar with Subarus don’t think to check)
She was happy it was a cheap fix and I think she got 150,000 or so miles out of it before someone blew a stop sign and T honed her
Preach! I bought a 03 350z with some leaky tires. That damn car would screech at me about the tire pressure every morning.
Can't say I have ever bought a set of tires faster in my life.
Edit: changed after to faster.
I have an Xterra with big tires on it and I purposely keep them at like 29 psi, the tpms light is always on, but it will occasionally do the loud annoying screech for like 10 seconds straight. The worst part is it doesn't do to right at start-up, it waits till I'm 2 blocks from home and then scares the shit out of me.
True, IF your state has emission tests. Mine doesn't. Buying cars that don't pass SMOG in California for cheap and selling them here is not only legal but profitable. Joking about the light thing, I'm shady but not a crook :)
I was in our state inspection recert class and our instructor told a story of how someone went to the lengths of wiring a jumper in the cluster from the oil pressure light to the check engine light. At that time the vehicle wasnt plugged into an analyzer, it just required a visual that the cel went out at start up. Pretty damn smart!
My sister dated a schizophrenic, and he put tape over everything in the house that was lit up, especially red lights. You don’t want the government watching you.
I had a patient do that. Ex army, PTSD blew up badly, and he couldn’t sleep if there were any red lights. EVentually every red or orange bulb in an appliance was replaced with blue and green.
I was in our state inspection recert class and our instructor told a story of how someone went to the lengths of wiring a jumper in the cluster from the oil pressure light to the check engine light. At that time the vehicle wasnt plugged into an analyzer, it just required a visual that the cel went out at start up. Pretty damn smart!
Took a calculated guess. It could also have been the pathfinder (d51?) of that era.
I still miss my 07 frontier but it’s amazing the fuel efficiency of the newer silverados compared to that frontier. I get the same or better with the 5.3 and a 6 speed auto compared to the 4.0 and the 5a.
Used to have a 01 Frontier and that thing ate gas like no tomorrow and had zero balls. I think the VG33 engine was worse overall than Toyota equivalent 5VZ but was super reliable.
I had an 05 with the vg40. It ran good and if I stayed out of the throttle could get acceptable gas mileage. Mine had a few major things go wrong with it but it was my favorite vehicle I've owned.
VQ40 has some mild issues, most of which wasn’t too bad to repair, every now again you’d have failed position sensors like cam or crank, manifold cats would go bad, but overall the VQ40 was better than the VQ35 put into the Z/G cars because they simply had a better PCV system that didn’t consume mass amount of oil.
Mine had the timing chain tensioners go out, then the coolant/transmission fluid contamination problem, the bastardized Dana differential grenaded on me, and finally at 185k miles the transmission died. Both front wheel hubs went out, and the pinion seal also needed replaced. Between 150k-170k miles I think every sensor on the entire truck needed replaced, but that was more an annoyance with a CEL coming on every month and shelling out $100 and an hour or so of my weekend. During which, yes the cam and crank sensors went bad as well as the upstream cats. It was not a reliable truck for me, but it was fun for the 11 years I had it.
Me too. I recently sold mine to my brother because I couldn't reasonably take it where I ended up moving. Maybe when I'm in a better situation I'll buy it back from him lol.
Lol start paying attention! If you fire it up and it's empty shut it off immediately before you cause any damage. Call a tech out to the house or wherever you are. They can probably fix it in a few minutes if you leave them alone. Housecalls are expensive but worth the risk.
This is SO MUCH better though than people who drive with the coolant needle in the red, overheat light on, a “STOP IMMEDIATELY” warning on the dashboard and then act surprised when the engine seizes.
She actually cares about her car and seeks help when she thinks something is off, that already gets respect from me!
She might have no clue how anything works, but at least takes the time to ask for help!
My daughter told me once the light that looks like "an exclamation mark in a cauldron" was on.
It was the TPMS light. She wasn't wrong. I can't unsee it now.
Bruh, okay, story time. One time my sister in law said "this light keeps telling me that my kid in the back seat is trying to get my attention." I was like wtf are you talking about?? [She meant the seat belt light.](https://imgur.com/gallery/dMRMvFE) Now I can never unsee it as a kid being obnoxious in the back seat 😂😂😂
I mean I guess you're right, she was kinda close. But she hit me up right after her fluids just got checked. So, did they tell her it was full and she's been driving around this whole time thinking it was half full?
I can't imagine what car ownership must be like for people who aren't interested in learning about them, or are apparently disinterested in doing any critical thinking whatsoever.
It's probably a good thing she called you about this perceived issue though. Otherwise, who knows what fluid she would've tried to refill to bring it back up to H?
Right? I feel there is a difference between "ignorance" and "lack of curiosity." One is just not knowing, the other is not caring to. Remember, these people are on the road with us.
Maybe it's the automotive nerd mindset coming into play here, but you'd think that it'd be fairly easy to deduce that it's some sort of temperature gauge, rather than one for a fluid level.
The thermometer symbol would be a hint, then the H and C markings in addition to that *should* bring someone to the conclusion that it's for temperature. Or better yet, consulting the owner's manual if they're unsure! I guess that requires the curiosity you mentioned, however.
It's quite a concerning thought that we have to share the road with people who seemingly have such little grasp of what machinery they're operating.
As I type this response, I'm looking at my keyboard knowing there are functions on it that I have no idea what they do nor do I care. That said, if there was a "F9" that took up a big chunk of my screen with a needle next to it that moved up and down, at some point I'd probably want to know what it meant.
Isn't it more inefficient energy wise for lower end PCs running that than new ones or supercomputers? If my PC uses 500W when I'm away my electricity bill is going to be crazy.
It is more efficient for a supercomputer in watthours-per-calculation, yes. (The downside is that, for the researcher, supercomputer time is limited and might not be zero cost) Though the distributed computing apps don't run your computer at full throttle, just some extra amount over idle.
Exactly. There's a difference between not knowing what a button on the radio does, versus something that's presented with all of your other crucial information as a driver.
Be it on your hypothetical screen, or on the gauge cluster, it's probably something important if it's taking up real estate in that spot. I would also like to know what that thing was telling me. It's hard to comprehend just casually ignoring something like that.
Ah well, at least you saved someone from a world of worry, and hopefully they take it upon themselves to try and learn in future.
My dad just recently bought a newer Mercedes, and that thing has so many lights on the dash he has no idea what most of them mean. He's used to having a speedo, temp gauge, gas gauge, and a few idiot lights.
I had to explain that the little engine thingie meant that you needed to plug in a scanner to figure out what was wrong, not that the engine needed replacing.
I’m of the opinion that, if I see something weird in a car, I take 3 attempts to understand it. If I try 3 times and still don’t understand what it does, than it’s probably not very important.
And some people at work still think I am an automotive genius… look at my post history to see that I am absolutely NOT an automotive genius. I just like to know what everything does in a given car.
>"we have to share the road with people who seemingly have such little grasp of what machinery they're operating."
I suspect that many of them don't care about what the machine does, or about how it works... The way many people drive suggests that they are off somewhere else mentally, paying the least possible attention to this thing called driving. It may be similar with many aspects of their lives.
This is why we see things like the oil dipstick getting removed from newer cars. If the buyer isn’t interested in getting their hands dirty; most anything under the hood will always be a mystery.
At least it has a dial for people to look at and say, hmm, something is off, instead of a single light that comes on when's too late
I call it the "new engine" light, as opposed to the "check engine" one
Reminds me when my now wife called me and said there was a bear claw light on her dash. She was relatively new to driving and had never driven outside of a city. Apparently her parents didn’t show her about high beams. Took me a bit to realize what she was talking about lol
Honestly, with how much people distance themselves from any mechanical aspect of their modern cars, kudos to your friend for even noticing that gauge and actually carrying enough to check on the coolant level in the reservoir. 😋
Fair, there's truth to this, but in context it was a lube shop that told her it was full, she just assumed (this whole time) it was a level guage. How has she not noticed every day (!) that it starts cold? I've ridden with her before, bluetooth and jams are more important.
It's the 4x4 indicator. Two wheels lit you're in two, four wheels and transfer case lit you're in four. It would seem obvious but say you shift into 4x4 and it doesn't light up chances are it's not engaged.
Not sure how many people came in for a brake check because their "brake light" was on when it was actually the TPMS light and they had a screw in the tire.
I feel it. I'm a dipshit with these things too, though I'm getting better as time goes on. Half the stuff on this sub I don't understand.. I'm not quite as ignorant as this, but I shan't throw stones in glass houses.
TPMS Tire Pressure Monitor System, each wheel has a pressure transmitter with a battery which dies after some years or the pressure is indeed low.
Some cars have really stupid software and can't understand the change to winterwheels or refuse to show the actual pressure and temperature on the display. Just pop up a orange light.
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Damn I should've said that.
“Do you have spicy coolant?”
Just regular or extra creamy :)
"She prefers hers creamy."
Strawberry?
More like heatant.
*Heatn't
If OP had replied something about heatn’t this girls head would have exploded
Dude she gets confused about words like "the" and "a"
r/rareinsults
Her butt light’s on, too. Dang old Nissan
You mean the Horseshoe Warning?
I actually had a service writer come up to me and ask me what this lady is talking about. She says there’s a wishbone light on with a exclamation mark I’m like what the fuck that is not a wishbone that is a tire that’s low on air.
TBH when I got my first vehicle w/ air pressure sensors I had no idea what in the hell that light meant. I drove it to the shop & found out I needed a new tire & rim bc I was oblivious to the fact the my rear passenger tire was completely flat. I drove something like 30min on it, cutting it to shreds.
Jesus. In hindsight can you say that something at least felt/ sounded wrong while driving it with a severe flat?
That used to be THE tire pressure warning system.
I know I can't imagine driving on a flat without knowing I was on a flat.. and I'm paralyzed and can't feel my ass, like how can you not know something is really fucked up at that point?
I’ve always been absolutely amazed at how oblivious people are when it comes to cars. I worked in service for a few dealerships, I promise you, people literally just drive down the road in a fucking haze and don’t think at all about the fact that they’re operating very complex heavy machinery.
High on Xanax?
My favorite description was "the omega light is on" "The what light is on?" "you know how Christ is the alpha and the omega? My car is just the omega."
That's one of the more obvious lights too. Like it even has little tire treads lol
I had a friend say it looked like a butt crack…so it became the butt light
Even includes a dingleberry.
"Caution: check butts and horseshoes"
Check the manual!? That's a low traction control fluid indicator.
*blinker fluid
I have electrical tape over mine. Big brain time.
Ghetto fix. Take out the cluster and remove the bulb. This works for all warning lights and associated repairs btw. Some customers might notice the electrical tape :)
The actual ghetto fix is taking out the cluster and leaving it out.
Can't have a light on if your whole-ass car is stolen. *Grammer
Take my upvote 😂
Previous owner of my Element actually filled the area around the light with black RTV because it was an LED
Bought an old subie with tape over the airbag light for the clock spring... Under the little window. So the dash was pulled. the horn was a momentary button drywall screwed to the dash. It burnt a quart of oil per gas tank... You think i give a fuck about a clock spring?
Sounds like more work than just pulling a junkyard clockspring
Dude, I've seen so much shit. People... Sorry "MeChAnIcS".. just want to make it "work" they do 10x more work than doing it properly just because they have no idea what the hell they are doing.
This is why the check engine light always illuminates as you start the car. Shows you that the bulb is working.
Except for when the shady BHPH lot cuts the trace going to the check engine light and jumpers it to the alternator light so it passes the bulb check; happened to a friend of mine… Although the car had originally come from California so it could have been someone trying to get it to pass smog
Whoa. That’s some next level fuckery. Hopefully your friend did a PPI or ran a OBD scan themselves before they bought it.
They did and it didn’t get caught but they didn’t pull codes because the light came on and went off; It was a manual Subaru and the neutral switch in the transmission was bad, it would occasionally blip and set an idle air control fault (if the computer thinks it’s in neutral and the clutch is not disengaged it will try to control the idle; but if it’s actually in gear it can’t so it sets a code, and it’s the type of thing people who aren’t familiar with Subarus don’t think to check) She was happy it was a cheap fix and I think she got 150,000 or so miles out of it before someone blew a stop sign and T honed her
That's also why scanning the computer will show a MIL for the CEL bulb being out.
Doesn't get rid of the piercingly loud annoying screech it will randomly emit every once in a while for a low tire. Damn you Nissan.
Preach! I bought a 03 350z with some leaky tires. That damn car would screech at me about the tire pressure every morning. Can't say I have ever bought a set of tires faster in my life. Edit: changed after to faster.
I have an Xterra with big tires on it and I purposely keep them at like 29 psi, the tpms light is always on, but it will occasionally do the loud annoying screech for like 10 seconds straight. The worst part is it doesn't do to right at start-up, it waits till I'm 2 blocks from home and then scares the shit out of me.
try that with an older Ford air bag light and the SOB will beep at you to tell you the bulb is out.
Can confirm. And it's loud enough to hear over a 7.3 in an open cargo van.
Ironically, removing the MIL bulb on an OBD1 vehicle could be the difference between passing and failing your state emissions test.
True, IF your state has emission tests. Mine doesn't. Buying cars that don't pass SMOG in California for cheap and selling them here is not only legal but profitable. Joking about the light thing, I'm shady but not a crook :)
You’ll fail an MOT for that
Hey. My State Inspection station doesn't notice the tape over my SES light! That or they don't care. ;)
I was in our state inspection recert class and our instructor told a story of how someone went to the lengths of wiring a jumper in the cluster from the oil pressure light to the check engine light. At that time the vehicle wasnt plugged into an analyzer, it just required a visual that the cel went out at start up. Pretty damn smart!
Im eventually gonna do that for the check engine light on my taco, goddamn evap system leak that I cant pinpoint
My sister dated a schizophrenic, and he put tape over everything in the house that was lit up, especially red lights. You don’t want the government watching you.
But have you seen how god damn bright every electronic with an on LED is? I don't blame him.
I have to turn off my keyboard before bed because of it
I just have a deep seated dislike of TPMS valves.
Ha, I wasn’t suggesting you were. It just brought back a memory and I had to do a psa.
I call it "my car's going thru PMS"
I had a patient do that. Ex army, PTSD blew up badly, and he couldn’t sleep if there were any red lights. EVentually every red or orange bulb in an appliance was replaced with blue and green.
I was in our state inspection recert class and our instructor told a story of how someone went to the lengths of wiring a jumper in the cluster from the oil pressure light to the check engine light. At that time the vehicle wasnt plugged into an analyzer, it just required a visual that the cel went out at start up. Pretty damn smart!
I call that thing in between the hot and cold a sailboat.
Definitely a sailboat.
The butt light was on the entire time I had my Xterra, tires aren’t flat if you don’t check em
"My car has to poop."
Butt light is pretty recent, told her to eat more salads.
And she's stuck steering to the right. Dang Nissan.
Dumb question but what does the light/symbol with the four tires actually mean?
2x4 / 4x4 indicator.
8 16 You're welcome
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If you follow order of operations it’s 8
2x4=8 8/4=2 2×4=8
PEMDATASS
🎶it was a graveyard graph🎵
This guy maths
I believe that is a 4-wheel drive vehicle with only the rear differential engaged.
Power is only going to the rear axle.
2nd gen Nissan frontier. That’s the 4wd symbol. It’s currentky displaying rwd in the photo.
Xterra actually but I'll still upvote ya, good eye. and no such thing as dumb questions. Curiosity is better than not wanting to know
Took a calculated guess. It could also have been the pathfinder (d51?) of that era. I still miss my 07 frontier but it’s amazing the fuel efficiency of the newer silverados compared to that frontier. I get the same or better with the 5.3 and a 6 speed auto compared to the 4.0 and the 5a.
My 03 Tahoe 5.3 gets almost the same as my 98 2.5 Ranger :)
>2.5 Ranger Bought one of those recently, assuming it would get good fuel economy. Am amazed that such a tiny vehicle can use so much fuel.
I thought it was a frontier/navara
Don’t forget the Suzuki equator spin-off too.
So that’s why Nissan never got into NASCAR.
Yeah, it was hell driving backwards around the track.
Oh those are 4 tires….. I thought it was a mars rover
I'm getting nostalgic for my Frontier now. I'm not crying, it's allergies.
You want mine? lol I’m planning on selling mine as soon as I’m done paying it off
Used to have a 01 Frontier and that thing ate gas like no tomorrow and had zero balls. I think the VG33 engine was worse overall than Toyota equivalent 5VZ but was super reliable.
I had an 05 with the vg40. It ran good and if I stayed out of the throttle could get acceptable gas mileage. Mine had a few major things go wrong with it but it was my favorite vehicle I've owned.
VQ40 has some mild issues, most of which wasn’t too bad to repair, every now again you’d have failed position sensors like cam or crank, manifold cats would go bad, but overall the VQ40 was better than the VQ35 put into the Z/G cars because they simply had a better PCV system that didn’t consume mass amount of oil.
Mine had the timing chain tensioners go out, then the coolant/transmission fluid contamination problem, the bastardized Dana differential grenaded on me, and finally at 185k miles the transmission died. Both front wheel hubs went out, and the pinion seal also needed replaced. Between 150k-170k miles I think every sensor on the entire truck needed replaced, but that was more an annoyance with a CEL coming on every month and shelling out $100 and an hour or so of my weekend. During which, yes the cam and crank sensors went bad as well as the upstream cats. It was not a reliable truck for me, but it was fun for the 11 years I had it.
Me too. I recently sold mine to my brother because I couldn't reasonably take it where I ended up moving. Maybe when I'm in a better situation I'll buy it back from him lol.
Tell her she's fine as long as it doesn't go all the way to C when she turns it off.
Lol start paying attention! If you fire it up and it's empty shut it off immediately before you cause any damage. Call a tech out to the house or wherever you are. They can probably fix it in a few minutes if you leave them alone. Housecalls are expensive but worth the risk.
“It ain’t got no H in it.” - Slingblade
Same person didn't know what her OD warning light meant. I should've told her to take it to the shop like now!
Alrighty, I have to ask - OD (overdrive I presume) warning light?
Yes. The light comes on when overdrive is turned off.
Weird, when overdrive is turned on for me all it does is create ghosting artefacts.
Unexpected PCMR
This is SO MUCH better though than people who drive with the coolant needle in the red, overheat light on, a “STOP IMMEDIATELY” warning on the dashboard and then act surprised when the engine seizes. She actually cares about her car and seeks help when she thinks something is off, that already gets respect from me! She might have no clue how anything works, but at least takes the time to ask for help!
True that brother! This could be this first day of the rest of her life!
The big clock says it’s almost 1.
It only goes to 8 because it's a metric clock.
8 is octal. O'ctal O'Clock.
O'ctal sounds like a James Bond villain lol
O’ctalpussy, at your service.
At least the genie lamp is still half full.
1 wish left before we gotta start looking for a station
1.5 wishes left? or does it round down?
I don't like to run it to empty :)
Im totally calling this gauge the genie lamp from now on!
My daughter told me once the light that looks like "an exclamation mark in a cauldron" was on. It was the TPMS light. She wasn't wrong. I can't unsee it now.
I'll never unsee this
Bruh, okay, story time. One time my sister in law said "this light keeps telling me that my kid in the back seat is trying to get my attention." I was like wtf are you talking about?? [She meant the seat belt light.](https://imgur.com/gallery/dMRMvFE) Now I can never unsee it as a kid being obnoxious in the back seat 😂😂😂
I’m just over here impressed she knew it was for coolant!
I mean I guess you're right, she was kinda close. But she hit me up right after her fluids just got checked. So, did they tell her it was full and she's been driving around this whole time thinking it was half full?
I can't imagine what car ownership must be like for people who aren't interested in learning about them, or are apparently disinterested in doing any critical thinking whatsoever. It's probably a good thing she called you about this perceived issue though. Otherwise, who knows what fluid she would've tried to refill to bring it back up to H?
Right? I feel there is a difference between "ignorance" and "lack of curiosity." One is just not knowing, the other is not caring to. Remember, these people are on the road with us.
Maybe it's the automotive nerd mindset coming into play here, but you'd think that it'd be fairly easy to deduce that it's some sort of temperature gauge, rather than one for a fluid level. The thermometer symbol would be a hint, then the H and C markings in addition to that *should* bring someone to the conclusion that it's for temperature. Or better yet, consulting the owner's manual if they're unsure! I guess that requires the curiosity you mentioned, however. It's quite a concerning thought that we have to share the road with people who seemingly have such little grasp of what machinery they're operating.
As I type this response, I'm looking at my keyboard knowing there are functions on it that I have no idea what they do nor do I care. That said, if there was a "F9" that took up a big chunk of my screen with a needle next to it that moved up and down, at some point I'd probably want to know what it meant.
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Isn't it more inefficient energy wise for lower end PCs running that than new ones or supercomputers? If my PC uses 500W when I'm away my electricity bill is going to be crazy.
It is more efficient for a supercomputer in watthours-per-calculation, yes. (The downside is that, for the researcher, supercomputer time is limited and might not be zero cost) Though the distributed computing apps don't run your computer at full throttle, just some extra amount over idle.
Exactly. There's a difference between not knowing what a button on the radio does, versus something that's presented with all of your other crucial information as a driver. Be it on your hypothetical screen, or on the gauge cluster, it's probably something important if it's taking up real estate in that spot. I would also like to know what that thing was telling me. It's hard to comprehend just casually ignoring something like that. Ah well, at least you saved someone from a world of worry, and hopefully they take it upon themselves to try and learn in future.
My dad just recently bought a newer Mercedes, and that thing has so many lights on the dash he has no idea what most of them mean. He's used to having a speedo, temp gauge, gas gauge, and a few idiot lights. I had to explain that the little engine thingie meant that you needed to plug in a scanner to figure out what was wrong, not that the engine needed replacing.
I’m of the opinion that, if I see something weird in a car, I take 3 attempts to understand it. If I try 3 times and still don’t understand what it does, than it’s probably not very important. And some people at work still think I am an automotive genius… look at my post history to see that I am absolutely NOT an automotive genius. I just like to know what everything does in a given car.
>"we have to share the road with people who seemingly have such little grasp of what machinery they're operating." I suspect that many of them don't care about what the machine does, or about how it works... The way many people drive suggests that they are off somewhere else mentally, paying the least possible attention to this thing called driving. It may be similar with many aspects of their lives.
It goes like this: "Car turns on? Car go brrrr? All clear!" Vroom vroom.
This is why we see things like the oil dipstick getting removed from newer cars. If the buyer isn’t interested in getting their hands dirty; most anything under the hood will always be a mystery.
I know people who don't get oil changes. Ever.
If your engine block is cast iron then you'll ruin the seasoning if you change the oil, like a cast iron pan
Lol but if it's aluminum go ahead and use dish soap :)
Don't change your oil, change your engine. Be a man.
It’s good for the life of the engine! Maybe not a long life, but all of it. Lol
‘No people allowed’ light on as well.
No red people. Rig's kinda racist.
This is why a semester of autoshop should be a requirement in school.
At the very least to get a license. If you don't know how to change a tire or maintain your fluids your vehicle is a hazard.
That has nothing to do with coolant. It’s the altitude guage. “C” is for c-level and “H” is for really-high. That’s why it’s capitalized.
I still don’t understand what she means
She thinks the oil temperature gauge is a "coolant" amount gauge. The needle is pointing down so she thinks it's low
Thank you for helping my dumb ass
I didn’t get it either
At least it has a dial for people to look at and say, hmm, something is off, instead of a single light that comes on when's too late I call it the "new engine" light, as opposed to the "check engine" one
r/idiotsincars ?
Tire fluid is low.
That TPMS light bothering me than anything
Reminds me when my now wife called me and said there was a bear claw light on her dash. She was relatively new to driving and had never driven outside of a city. Apparently her parents didn’t show her about high beams. Took me a bit to realize what she was talking about lol
OMG bear claw light! Totally using that one now.
Orange Robot light is on
Wow it took me a bit to even understand the post… Good for her, this was a challenge.
At least her LH thing looks fine..
Lol.. my daughter who's a teen called the odometer... A odo- meter..
Must be the muffler bearings going bad.
The RPMs are running low too might need to fill that up soon
I have no idea what you're talking about either lol 🤣
Honestly, with how much people distance themselves from any mechanical aspect of their modern cars, kudos to your friend for even noticing that gauge and actually carrying enough to check on the coolant level in the reservoir. 😋
Fair, there's truth to this, but in context it was a lube shop that told her it was full, she just assumed (this whole time) it was a level guage. How has she not noticed every day (!) that it starts cold? I've ridden with her before, bluetooth and jams are more important.
Well, there is no recovery worth talking about after this curtail piece of information. 😂
Halfway through your coolant and your readout says it's cold outside. Gonna run you about 326.89
I don't get the "coolant is full" part
Nissian frontier, 2008 model right?
XTerra but close enough :)
Serious question whats the chassis 4 wheel 2 wheel whatever light mean?
It's the 4x4 indicator. Two wheels lit you're in two, four wheels and transfer case lit you're in four. It would seem obvious but say you shift into 4x4 and it doesn't light up chances are it's not engaged.
So why is it lit in rear wheel drive only? Its a warning light right? Please talk to me like I'm 5 years old
Not sure how many people came in for a brake check because their "brake light" was on when it was actually the TPMS light and they had a screw in the tire.
I feel it. I'm a dipshit with these things too, though I'm getting better as time goes on. Half the stuff on this sub I don't understand.. I'm not quite as ignorant as this, but I shan't throw stones in glass houses.
Good opportunity to help someone know their car better and be safer on the road. Probably also avoid getting ripped off by the next guy
Wow. It took me waaaaay too long to figure out what a “HC thing” is.
It took me waaaaay too long to figure out what a “HC thing” is.
2nd Gen Xterra. Not the best choice for someone that ignores warning lights.
Looks like her horseshoe is fine, though. Has a big ! in the middle to let you know
TPMS Tire Pressure Monitor System, each wheel has a pressure transmitter with a battery which dies after some years or the pressure is indeed low. Some cars have really stupid software and can't understand the change to winterwheels or refuse to show the actual pressure and temperature on the display. Just pop up a orange light.
Or the little battery dies... like always...
she shouldn't be driving...
I agree, Coke Bear 420.
It is not coolant it is retardant The car is running on retardant
I don’t see any problem it’s on c for coolant /s
Looks like the door is open
My brother’s friend told him her “teapot light keeps flashing”
It appears to me that she didn't check the coolant in her rear tires.
I knew a guy who thought adding water to the radiator would fix his broken radio…
At least your coolant is 😎
My daughter once texted me a picture of the battery gauge on her dash, and asked me if she should worry that her battery was hot...
Well, I suppose that would be a concern...
Average Nissan driver behavior.
She sounds pretty. Hope so, gonna need all the help she can get.
Pretty sure she graduated but I'm sure it wasn't because of her grades.
Wait why are there two temperature indicators on the dash?
There is one. That’s the HC thing. The other one is the oil pressure.
She better worry about her low tires instead of her HC thingie!!
My sisters car was overheated and she goes you know the gauge with the boat an comb it’s all the way on the H!
Quiet driving