"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
05/25/2016 at 13:57 • Filed to: None
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"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
05/25/2016 at 13:57 • Filed to: None | 2
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I was walking to my car this afternoon, and as I put my laptop bag into the passenger side, I noticed a shiny thing under the hood, so I looked closer, but couldn’t really make out what it was. So I popped the hood, and behold:
The caption says “free tools!?”
It’s a Torx-bit that was wedged between the weather strip of the hood and the plastic piece beneath the wipers. It was probably left there by a mechanic at the Renault Dealership it was serviced at back in April, since it is a relatively high-end Facom bit.
The weird thing is that I didn’t notice it, which you would expect since it probably has been there for over a month. But I didn’t notice any extra rattles, over the normal French car rattles that is. Since returning it is pointless now, due to the rust, I’m probably just going to throw it away.
Trunk Impaired 318
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
05/25/2016 at 14:05 |
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Throw it in some vinegar and that should clear up the rust pretty well.
Honeybunchesofgoats
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
05/25/2016 at 14:09 |
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No! Don’t do it! That’s a load-bearing Torx bit!
crowmolly
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
05/25/2016 at 14:17 |
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You can totally clean it up.
Household stuff like vinegar or Coke (results vary) can take care of it.
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BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> Trunk Impaired 318
05/25/2016 at 14:17 |
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Well, I can always give that a shot, thanks!
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BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> Honeybunchesofgoats
05/25/2016 at 14:19 |
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Oh, now I get why every body was looking at me while driving home
Jayhawk Jake
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
05/25/2016 at 14:20 |
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I once left a pair of pliers in the wiper gutter on my sonic.
It was there for a month or so before I noticed it. Just sitting there.