Reddit’s Just Rolled into the Shop is a veritable cornucopia of the many wonders and oddities of shop lyfe. You never know what’s gonna roll in. Here’s what caught my eye this week.
...Had all sorts of wack done to it. Floating spacers, knock off wheels, fake vents, etc.
Farm truck...
So that is the THIRD such cylinder we’ve been through. Same thing all three times: Someone put a pipe stick (fork extensions) on our telehandler and attempted to move a 20 foot long piece of 1” thick 48” pipe with it. This is the fork pivot cylinder. The last two times it just snapped. This time it folded over like a noodle.
Piece of caked
2013 vw golf ...He came in for a safety check and was dissapointed when we didn’t pass it.
He fell asleep, coasted across two lanes, the two-way left turn lane, two lanes of oncoming traffic, and somehow made it through the driveway (hopped the curb though), and the parking lot, but slammed into two bollards and the wall...
He almost was ejected but the airbag saved him, however it looks like he hip checked the windshield out.
...This stud is for a different t-stat housing than what’s installed.
[VVT] Oil control valve.
Many poos shot out!
2019 Chevy Cruze
You had one job!
Mmm... dulce de leche!
“B” stands for bag, right?
[It was idling at] 1600-ish...
I removed the mat, vacuumed the pedal area, sprayed a bit of lube on things, scooted the seat up ~2" & had her go test drive. “OMG it’s like a new car! THANK YOU!!”.
I wish I was making this shit up.
Don’t give me no lip!
...it had no power (boost deactivated) and made some noise, but not OMG NOISE! I cleared codes before driving (had 13 in engine) after, it had VANOS and Valvetronic faults. I took off the oil cap, reached in with my finger, and was able to lift the chain off the cam gear. 💵💵💵 Timing system failure confirmed 💵💵💵🤣
...this customer paid to have his fuel line repaired at a different shop. This was their result.
Jeep Liberty
Mercedes-Benz vito
Sprocket Man! Slipping off his chains out here alone...
All was well. Left with the customer in a nice comfy box.
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