r/MechanicAdvice

Can you post your project here?

This subreddit is focused on providing and receiving mechanic advice for specific vehicle issues. Posts showing off projects or creations are not allowed and should be directed to r/Justrolledintotheshop.

Before you post: Self-promotion or posts showing off work belongs in r/Justrolledintotheshop.

The rules, in their words

1. Advice- No "How F--ked/screwed am I?" Questions: Post your question with specifics including year, make, model, engine. Am I F--ed/Screwed will be deleted immediately. Showing off something you did belongs in r/Justrolledintotheshop. No intentionally bad, reckless, dangerous, illegal, unethical or deceptive questions/advice allowed, even if it’s meant as a joke. Advice that is unhelpful or not a response to the question may be removed. Please report bad advice to the mod team. Relevant tips belong in the answer to poster's Q.
2. No fake, joke, meme, illegal, malicious, offensive, unsafe, or AI generated posts/comments allowed: This isn't a place to post jokes. If your post appears to be fake, AI generated, is nonsensical, a joke, or is simply wrong/dangerous or harmful, it can be deleted immediately or poster banned. Only real human generated questions allowed. That's the whole point of this sub.
3. Be Courteous and Professional: Keep the posts and comments courteous, professional, friendly, and above all, civil. We're here to help; being rude isn't helpful to anybody. Those who demonstrate they cannot follow these simple rules may have their posts deleted and may be banned. It's okay to ask for a second opinion, but don’t assume a shop is trying to "rip you off."
4. One Incident Per Thread: Only one vehicle/problem/incident per thread, and only post once. If you didn't get an answer the first time, or you don't like the answer you got that does not mean you post it again. Do not post asking questions of your own in someone else's post If you have an update to your post, add it to the comments section of your original post.
5. No Tire, audio, video, used/new car, car insurance, suing a shop posts allowed on this sub: If it's got wheels, treads, floats, flies, or has an engine we'll try to help. Tire questions are not allowed here. Post them in r/TireQuestions. Audio questions belong in r/CarAV. Used car Q's belong in r/UsedCars or r/whatcarshouldibuy. Showing off w/out a question goes in r/justrolledintotheshop. Legal/insurance questions go in r/legaladvice or r/insurance. Title, salvage, body work, paint work, etc questions also don't belong here.
6. No Spam/Improper Linking: Linking to outside content is allowed only if it's germane to the O.P.'s question or the current discussion. Post images/videos in the post by clicking on the picture icon at the bottom of the post box, or by a link. Posting joke videos, memes, or promotional links is strictly prohibited and can result in an instant ban.
7. No Body Work, frame, rust or Detailing Questions Allowed On This Sub: Body work questions regarding paint, dents, dings, rust, or accident related damages or other bodywork, or interior/exterior detailing related issues should be posted in /r/Autobody r/AutoBodyRepair/ or /r/Diyautobody/, r/detailing, or r/autodetailing If you want an estimate you should take the car to a qualified body shop as they would know best what it will cost in your area and how to fix the damages. if you have insurance questions please ask in r/insurance
8. Year, make, model, engine required on all posts: Every vehicle is different. Every engine is different. If you're asking for help, you must include the year, make, model and engine, especially if you're dealing with an electrical issue. If you don't know which engine is in your vehicle, at least post the year, make, model and the 8th digit of your VIN