Horrible Mechanical Failures: Looks Like the Tin Man's Undies After Taco Tuesday

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H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

nitrogen posted:

This supercharger is a lifetime, maintenance-free part.

What are we looking at here? Is that powdery metallic residue what used to be whole metal guts?

# ¿ Aug 26, 2011 22:04

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 20:56

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

nitrogen posted:

Here's an even better picture of what happens if you don't get the supercharger death rattle taken care of:

Oh my. The angle on this one illustrates it very clearly.

# ¿ Aug 27, 2011 01:38

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Oops. Happened across this today. I was driving along and saw blinking lights which looked suspiciously close to my office. Zipped over to see our ~100 year old brick building + classic mustang having met. (I cut out the minors face.)

# ¿ Feb 13, 2012 00:50

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Pope Ron Paul II posted:

Man, that is a drat shame. I mean, that brick wall was pretty old.

Serious post: What kinda damage would you say that 'stang would've sustained? That tyre is looking mighty outta shape.

It is a shame, the owner was pretty sad. I didn't ask him how it happened. I completely spaced on getting pictures of the side which took the brunt of the damage unfortunately. The passenger wheel is bent severely from the curb, the front bumper, side panel, and hood are all crushed in around 9-12" from the wall. Oil and coolant on the ground in various quantities, but I saw it after the kitty litter was tossed on it.

At worst he should be able to part out the interior and rear end. It wasn't in perfect condition, but I would say fair-good for the age. The upholstery seemed to be standing up well, I assume the 4-speed is fine, steering wheel was missing the center cap. He volunteered that he had really good insurance on it, though I doubt repairing the wall is all that expensive unless the engineers say something really bad. The building is held up more or less by wood rafters these days for earthquake retrofitting.

Edit:
Our office manager who also happened to drive by got this picture of the damage:

H110Hawk fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Feb 13, 2012

# ¿ Feb 13, 2012 17:30

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

bull3964 posted:

That's another reason why I'm waiting right now. I can afford to leave it sit right now and not drive it as much until they catch up with the recall.

You can't get the car checked out under the recall and then have them give it back to you until the parts come in to repair the damage? If not ask very nicely for an equivalent free loaner/rental car due to the obvious safety concerns.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2012 17:37

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

kastein posted:

It's only going to be running a generator, and only when the power is out, so I'm desludging it, throwing new conrod bearings and cam bearings in it, leaving the mains alone (they look fine), re-gasketing it, and giving it a coat of paint.

How do you rig that up? I would find a few pictures of that process amusing.

# ¿ Jun 11, 2012 00:33

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

kastein posted:

Protip: anything involving benzene or toluene - stay the gently caress away. They are quite nasty. You can make benzene less carcinogenic by attaching other carbon chains to it (ethylbenzene, etc) and similar things are possible with toluene, but I try to avoid anything involving those chemicals.

Next you're going to say I shouldn't be using gasoline to wash my hands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Toxicity

# ¿ Oct 21, 2013 16:17

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

cursedshitbox posted:

person owned said rover for a year and a half and never changed the oil. who knows how old the filter actually is.
it also has the absolute hell driven out of it.
Its also the desert which is hell on cars.

This is the first one I have ever seen completely disintegrate.

Given they didn't want you to change the oil with the filter I would imagine the oil is far older than 1 year.

# ¿ Nov 18, 2013 16:56

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Das Volk posted:

I have no idea what they think they're doing putting those on that car, that's what, an additional 15% on top of the base price?

I can see those selling like hotcakes in the Los Angeles market. The dealer will simply only show those on the floor, and someone with a mid-life crisis or the child of someone rich-enough will just buy it not knowing or caring. People who really insist they will drag the M3 down from storage.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2014 04:24

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/consumer/recalls&id=9492896

Mazda6 + Spiders recall. Seems amusing.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2014 19:00

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Hillridge posted:

And if it retails for 5 figures or more, it's still using the same batteries, just lots more of them.

Hey now, those batteries may have been QA'd, or passed QA! (Given from what I understand they're all made at a handful of factories, then at the end there is the official sticker person who adds the branding.)

# ¿ Apr 18, 2014 15:54

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

http://i.imgur.com/1USEP81.gifv

Somewhere pictured is a mechanical circuit breaker or oil cooling pump which failed so this counts right?

# ¿ Feb 5, 2016 22:52

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Midjack posted:

Three-phase, you are needed here.

Godholio posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pusZXECS0mM

Lookup "substation arc" and "substation explosion" on youtube. If you look for more than 4 hours, see a physician.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2016 04:45

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

# ¿ Feb 9, 2016 01:35

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=825cEptCWc4

UL burning a hoverboard like a yule log.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2016 16:58

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

The Midniter posted:

What was the external heat source?

That was really satisfying to watch.

I imagine they could just remove the regulator for the charging circuit.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2016 22:59

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Boat posted:

Toyota figured it out,
code:
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N+--o
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And a big honking button w/light for park.

Fix that for you. Just yesterday I was aiming for the cruise control down speed trap lane and put the car in B. I may or may not have also been what the kids would laugh at "jamming out" a bit too much.

One odd thing in the Prius is sometimes you can engage park and wind up with some "tension" in the car. Sometimes letting off the parking brake the car will lurch forwards when shutdown on a level surface. It's really odd.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2016 16:19

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Ola posted:

Again, Tesla shows the way.

BMW and Mercedes have had this for a long time.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2016 18:53

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Socket chat

# ¿ Mar 8, 2016 04:42

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

14 INCH DEVITO posted:

loving lol I legit think this is that place i worked at for like a month, any more info?

tl;dr reddit I would have to find it.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2016 21:17

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

FopeDush posted:

what bizarre world do you live in where odometers fail before 100k / at all

Our '87 240DL had 101,464 on it for the last 10 years of its life.

# ¿ Mar 20, 2016 19:52

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

ReelBigLizard posted:

Apparently there isn't. I saw a documentary which looked into it and they couldn't find any evidence of such laws anywhere. It's usually corporate policy, made under the false assertion that such laws exist.

In France it's illegal not to donate food which isn't likely to sell:

http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/france-passes-bill-forcing-shops-to-give-unsold-food-to-charities/article/451910

# ¿ Apr 10, 2016 20:29

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

http://gfycat.com/ImmaterialFineIsopod

Edit: Oh, it's missing the audio. Which is largely irrelevant. From: https://tacairnet.com/2016/04/20/watch-as-three-airdropped-humvees-plummet-to-their-demise/

# ¿ Apr 20, 2016 18:30

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Alereon posted:

It seems more like the German automakers carefully constructed tests that would make it ignite so they'd have an excuse not to pay for the transition to the new refrigerant.

https://www.en.uni-muenchen.de/news/newsarchiv/2014/kornath_refrigerant.html

I mean I'm no scientist but I think I'll stick to slightly warmer/ozonedepletier AC than risk inhaling that in the event of an otherwise non-fatal engine fire.

# ¿ Apr 21, 2016 03:32

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

"Should I get a new tire?"

# ¿ Apr 24, 2016 02:37

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

nm posted:

This is why everyone, whethet you think you are good at poo poo or not, should get your carseat install inspected. Basically every local fire department will do it for free. Some shocking number of accidents result in car seats coming loose because of botched installs.
This goes double for seatbelt installs, but even with latch, your kid's life is worth 30 minutes.

http://www.safercar.gov/cpsApp/cps/index.htm - People will even come to you for a nominal fee. We paid $100 to get 2 bases installed and a complete lesson in how to do it, common pitfalls, how to use just the seat w/o the base, how to install baby in said seat, and how to ensure baby has the correct strap adjustment. ($75 trip charge, $25 per extra base.) Well worth the money. Also found out PriusV's are impossible to get correct in the center, so it's not just me being the usual moron I am at things. (I think that sentence counts as content.)

We used this person on referral from safercar.gov:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/pro-car-seat-safety-mobile-service-los-angeles

# ¿ May 21, 2016 21:48

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V261

NHTSA posted:

SUMMARY:
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Mercedes Benz and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured April 1, 2015, to October 31, 2015. The affected vehicles may have had multiple layers of paint applied, and as a result, in a crash, the windows may separate from the vehicle when the outer layer of paint peels from the layer below.

Structural paint indeed.

# ¿ May 30, 2016 18:29

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

JuffoWup posted:

I wonder if it affects the class b/c rvs that use the sprinter 3500 cutaway to build on.

RV's, busses, and other non-mass produced vehicles seem to make a majority of the NHTSA recall notices which have anything interesting in them. I signed up for the weekly digest and a month later it still holds my interest. Looks like the next wave of airbag recalls just went through.

# ¿ May 31, 2016 00:26

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

NitroSpazzz posted:

To get things back on track here's a wheel I probably broke at our last race when I took an optional grass shortcut.

Still held air fine and if it was actually me that broke it that wheel was on the car for another five hours of racing

Grass and what? That is a shitload of damage for grass. How did the undercarriage fare in this little shortcut escapade? Or did you manage to find the one well placed rock in said grass?

# ¿ Jun 10, 2016 15:06

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Speaking of things burning, I hate too flammable shower doors:

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V336

quote:

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Forester and Sunseeker recreational vehicles manufactured from February 29, 2016, through April 20, 2016. These vehicles are equipped with a shower door that may not meet the flammability standards. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 302, "Flammability of Interior Materials."

# ¿ Jun 27, 2016 15:00

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

xzzy posted:

I'm surprised they bother with safety regulations on RV's, they're just big rolling egg cartons anyways. You hit anything and they explode their contents all over the roadway.

The weekly NHTSA digest email is a bunch of mislabeled cars (tire loads, things like that), maybe one real recall "hey the steering knuckle on this isn't actually bolted on", and then a dozen RV/Bus related things affecting 3 vehicles each.

# ¿ Jun 27, 2016 23:44

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V415

nhtsa posted:

SUMMARY:
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Audi A8 and S8 vehicles. The sunroof glass on the affected vehicles may not be properly secured to the sunroof frame. As a result, the sunroof glass may detach from the car while driving.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V487
Also apparently 482k prius' and their Lexus equivalent are getting recalled for a curtain airbag inflator which can be ejected into the cabin. This time not made by takata!

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V401

nhtsa posted:

Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
SUMMARY:
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2001-2002 Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Stratus vehicles, equipped with beige interiors. The affected vehicles were previously repaired for a recall issue using an incorrect part. The incorrect part may not prevent the passenger side sun visor from detaching if the passenger frontal air bag deploys and the passenger side sun visor is folded down in a certain position.
CONSEQUENCE:
If the passenger side sun visor detaches and is propelled rearward, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.

I'm not sure if it should be here or the schadenfreude thread.

# ¿ Jul 11, 2016 15:50

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

xzzy posted:

A suspicious person might come to the conclusion that vehicles in the 80's were safer than vehicles made since airbags were introduced. At least cars from back then didn't actively attempt to murder you in a collision.. it was more of an involuntary manslaughter.

To be fair if you have a sebring with a beige interior maybe it's a mercy killing.

# ¿ Jul 11, 2016 16:45

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Good thing it's not Italian so you don't burn to death when it achieves enlightenment?

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=15V846

quote:

SUMMARY:
Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 DB9, 2010-2012 DBS, 2010-2016 V8 Vantage, 2012 Virage, 2010-2016 Rapide, 2014-2016 Vanquish, 2011-2016 V12 Vantage, and 2012-2013 V12 Zagato vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with interior door unlocking mechanisms that may not function when the vehicle has been locked from the outside. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."

And this weeks airbag recall, this time where the airbag itself doesn't kill you!

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V436

quote:

SUMMARY:
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 LEAF vehicles manufactured February 24, 2016, to March 23, 2016, and Sentra vehicles manufactured February 9, 2016, to March 4, 2016. The wiring harness connector may disconnect from the dual-stage passenger air bag.

And 32 Land Rovers have airbags that might fail to deploy: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V444

Bolts are hard. Good thing there isn't an airbag back there to shoot shrapnel at you.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V442

quote:

SUMMARY:
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015 ML250, ML350, ML350 4Matic, ML400 4Matic, ML63 AMG, and 2016 GLE450 AMG 4Matic vehicles manufactured from April 27, 2015, through May 19, 2015. The affected vehicles may have had the right rear seatbelt anchor bolt incorrectly installed.
CONSEQUENCE:
In the event of a vehicle crash, the right rear seatbelt anchor bolt could fail to secure the passenger, increasing their risk of injury.

Also if these are boring I will stop posting them. Also in the email a bunch of things which will make you never ride a bus / RV again.

# ¿ Jul 19, 2016 18:43

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

The Door Frame posted:

Although, the article seems to imply that it was tested, which just makes it more awful...

"Yup, gas is flowing!"

# ¿ Jul 26, 2016 00:32

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

NitroSpazzz posted:

Stolen from Facebook to stop you guys from rambling on about DPF and regen poo poo forever...

To be fair:

Speaking of which:

nhtsa posted:

SUMMARY:
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011 Buick Regal vehicles manufactured November 3, 2009, to March 25, 2011, equipped with 8-way power adjustable front seats. The power seat wiring harness may contact the seat frame, causing the wires to chafe.
CONSEQUENCE:
Chafed harness wires may cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V517

# ¿ Aug 8, 2016 17:01

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Nothing earth shattering or truly hilarious, but these all made me chuckle.

A small number of Buicks have improperly installed gas lines which can cause them to live the dream:

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V595

Ditch Witch has a few bad wiring harnesses which sadly don't live up to what I was hoping. I thought this was some sort of deadman switch before I read the description.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V541

nhtsa posted:

Charles Machine Works Inc. (Charles Machine) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ditch Witch T14MV trailers manufactured June 23, 2015, to July 01, 2016. The affected trailers may have an incorrect wiring harness that could result in the brakes not applying in the event that the trailer separates from the tow vehicle.

But this doesn't matter if you hook it up to a Jeep because the whole drat hitch assembly comes off:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V545

nhtsa posted:

SUMMARY:
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Jeep Renegade vehicles manufactured August 25, 2014, to June 25, 2016, equipped with a factory-installed optional trailer hitch package. The trailer hitch assembly may have been attached with only a single fastener per side, not three per side as required.

And ~1000 BMW M-Series have something they couldn't blame on improper use of the vehicle:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?refurl=email&searchType=ID&targetCategory=R&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=16V540

nhtsa posted:

SUMMARY:
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2015 BMW M5 sedans manufactured September 4, 2014, through December 4, 2014, 2015 M6 coupes manufactured September 3, 2014, through December 3, 2014, 2015 M6 convertibles manufactured September 8, 2014, through December 4, 2014, and 2015 M6 Gran Coupe vehicles manufactured September3, 2014, through December 4, 2014. The affected vehicles have a driveshaft that may have been inadequately welded during manufacturing.
CONSEQUENCE:
Due to the improper weld, the driveshaft may fracture and fail, causing loss of drive to the rear wheels and a loss of propulsion. Additionally, if the car is turned off and exited without the parking brake applied, the car may roll. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2016 15:03

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Good news, China is going to start making plane engines! http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37212009

# ¿ Aug 29, 2016 16:36

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

um excuse me posted:

Oh god. As someone that works with engineering on jet engine design and testing I can tell you that even the big players in the business are only starting to understand some of the ways metallurgy performs under the conditions you find in jet engines. Like, we figured out something new the other week that effects nearly every jet engine made since the 80s. The Chinese don't know any of this yet. That's scary.

I can't wait. It blows my mind what kind of work modern high bypass jet / fans / turbines whatever engines can produce. I hope they post FAA proving videos to youtube.

# ¿ Aug 29, 2016 23:50

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 20:56

H110Hawk: Dec 28, 2006

Ferremit posted:

Thats POST motor that filter- and its pristine white on the other side and underneath the burnt fluff- intake filters fine too, cleaned out about 2 weeks ago. This poor things been hammered in its 6yr life tho... idiot housemate used it to vacuum water and mud out of his hilux after he flooded it, it lived its first three years in a house that didnt have a vacuum in it for the previous 10 years, and then we've used it 2-3 times to clean up the house while building it. Its also used a shop vac on the cars too...

We're getting another one today- this one with a beater brush to get the fuzz that the two cats have spread everywhere out of the carpet, and i'll jam an ebay motor into the old DC29 and it gives me a shed vacuum!

This reminds me, I should buy a replacement HEPA cartridge for mine. I've had it since 2008 and I have no idea what the replacement cycle is on it. Recently pulled up a bunch of plaster dust. Got it for around half price as a floor model when a local Macy's closed.

# ¿ Sep 18, 2016 19:38

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