Someone’s gonna have a bad day

"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/21/2018 at 12:45 • Filed to: EXXON VALDEZ V2

How did they make it here?

two hours ago there was no leak.

DISCUSSION (46)

CaptDale - is secretly British > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 12:49

Jesus! Looks red like tranny fluid... What a mess. I guess it could be P/S fluid, but that seems like a lot of fluid for that.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 12:49

Clipped the oil pan running over a parking lot bun?

Spanfeller is a twat > CaptDale - is secretly British
11/21/2018 at 12:50

Do coolant and oil mix?

Spanfeller is a twat > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
11/21/2018 at 12:51

Maybe... but the stoppers are quite low, even a stanced car is spared

fintail > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 12:54

Someone might have just dumped out/spilled a cup of really thick coffee.

PartyPooper2012 > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 12:55

Guy was trying to sell me a car a short while back. I poked around under the hood. Ran a finger on the belt and it came up covered in oil. He said the car was old and is sweating a bit of oil.

I think it’s just a bit of perspiration there...

and no. I did not buy that sweaty mess. I bought a non sweaty but also mess.

Spanfeller is a twat > fintail
11/21/2018 at 12:55

Quite burnt as well

Mercedes Streeter > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 12:56

My guess is oil filter failure. It probably failed on the way there but really let loose in the parking lot. Had that issue once the one time I paid an oil change place to do my oil. Bloody cheap thing corroded so quickly.

Spanfeller is a twat > PartyPooper2012
11/21/2018 at 12:56

He wasn’t lying... when you use gatorade instead of gas the belts do sweat after a good long drive

CaptDale - is secretly British > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 12:57

Yeah, but that makes a milkshake nastiness .

Spanfeller is a twat > Mercedes Streeter
11/21/2018 at 12:58

Shit that’s a possibility

Spanfeller is a twat > CaptDale - is secretly British
11/21/2018 at 12:59

It is a bit red, but the rest of the texture to me looks like oil.... i have no clue what sort of horrible life this car has lead so far

Stapleface > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 12:59

Is it coming from the Fit or the Versa? Not that it matters, just curious. If from the Versa, perhaps rental car and the driver doesn't care?

Spanfeller is a twat > Stapleface
11/21/2018 at 13:00

Its an Spark and its the student parking lot so I wager its a personal car.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:02

It’s a GM Korea product, nothing of value was lost here except precious oil.

user314 > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:02

Kinja'd!!!

Not actually coolant, I know.

404 - User No Longer Available > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:03

I’m willing to bet they will just drive off without even looking.

HammerheadFistpunch > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:03

I’ve been there. there is a condition on the fzj80 called the pesky heater hose. its a tiny piece of coolant line that is in a hot spot and really a PITA to get to and it ALWAYS fails. When I bought my car I knew about it and had planned to fix it...it didn’t get the change before it forced my hand. I parked at work, went in and did my thing, came out to a puddle of coolant. The hose just bursts from internal rot when the system is shut off and the pressure backs up a little.

Kinja'd!!!

I’ve replaced mine with much higher quality hose and should be set for a while.

Spanfeller is a twat > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
11/21/2018 at 13:06

Any non-LS chevrolet might aswell not exist

Spanfeller is a twat > 404 - User No Longer Available
11/21/2018 at 13:08

Probably drive it as an auto even if its a manual

Spanfeller is a twat > HammerheadFistpunch
11/21/2018 at 13:09

If this is a coolant leak, I can imagine what they used for coolant

E92M3 > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:10

That lady across the way now thinks you’re photographing her.

She looks guilty of something too.

Stapleface > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:25

I wonder if the person will even notice. People these days seem so dense about their surroundings

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:37

Looks red, so t ranny fluid. That car may not move....

Spanfeller is a twat > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
11/21/2018 at 13:38

So they blew the transmission?

Spanfeller is a twat > E92M3
11/21/2018 at 13:39

I bet she had something to do with the Spark

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:40

I mean, this car is sitting next to a car that is objectively better in every single way and that car is also cheaper . Unless you’re buying them in massive bulk at an extremely deep discount for a fleet, I can’t see any reason you’d ever buy the Spark over the Versa.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:42

Or transmission coolant cooler, or line. I had a line break one time, not a big deal, just fix it and dump 2 qts of fluid back in. Basically with no fluid the transmission stops pumping to the torque converter so the car stops moving.

PyramidHat > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:48

Inconvenient!

user314 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
11/21/2018 at 13:49

Would o range/red antifreeze look like that ? I’ve only ever used the yellow/green.

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 13:53

I fee l their pain.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > user314
11/21/2018 at 13:55

I don’t think so, red anti freeze still looks very transparent and watery , red tranny fluid if a bit burned looks like burned red tranny fluid, and is very much oily looking.

Spanfeller is a twat > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
11/21/2018 at 14:00

No its engine oil, I came back and looked under the car

Tristan > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
11/21/2018 at 14:14

I can’t possibly fathom why anyone would buy either when they can buy a 1993 Camry with 200,000 miles for $1,500 and get a car that’s superior in EVERY possible way.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 14:30

Well then, that’s an easy fix, just send it to the junk yard.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Tristan
11/21/2018 at 14:37

... something something ... reliability ... something something ... warranty ... something something ... fuel efficiency ... something something ... safety ... something something ...

Seriously, though, if you just need it for transportation and the risk is worth it, you might as well get the old Camry.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Mercedes Streeter
11/21/2018 at 14:39

Probably a good guess. Something similar happened to a coworkers Elantra. They cross threaded the filter when they put it on. She drove it home, next morning huge oil puddle and an oil covered engine bay.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 15:14

I’ m with you pal.

wafflesnfalafel > Mercedes Streeter
11/21/2018 at 15:35

yeah - or did the “I didn’t check to remove a stuck filter gasket” thing and the doubled up gasket blew....

Spanfeller is a twat > Tristan
11/21/2018 at 15:54

Mexican environental rules would make any pre 1996 basically a weekend toy

Tristan > Spanfeller is a twat
11/21/2018 at 16:01

Really? I had no idea. are the rules country-wide or regional like in the US?

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > HammerheadFistpunch
11/21/2018 at 16:08

Chrysler 3.0s (Mitsu 6G72) suffer the same kind of issue. The coolant hose from the water pump to the lower intake is about 1/2" too long from factory, causing it to rub on the engine mount bracket. When it lets go it almost always gets wrongly diagnosed as a bad water pump.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Tristan
11/21/2018 at 16:09

Much rather buy a 200k mile 90s GM with the 3800.

HammerheadFistpunch > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/21/2018 at 16:10

I had that problem with a boat this summer, the auxiliary heating lines were routed over the tensioner and they drooped and rubbed on the tensioner and spit hot water all over the belts.

Tristan > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/21/2018 at 16:12

Also a good buy. I’d love a LeSabre T-Type...

Spanfeller is a twat > Tristan
11/21/2018 at 16:37

Its a federal standard but states can choose to implement it. Every city in the Mexican Valley has it (so 33M people) its basically CARB but without EO numbers And if your car doesn’t have OBDII passing the test that allows you to drive everyday day is impossible.

It used to be stricter, it used to be that any car 7 years or older wouldn’t be allowed to drive in the city everyday (they’d be banned once or twice a week) . Also new cars get an automatic pass which is sort of unusually shitty