I hope someone's got good news for me

[Dinh AaronMk]

Because I got to school and apparently my car doesn't like turning anymore so I have to fight it, and there's smoke and clicking coming from under the engine.

I got to figure something out.

[genghismike]

Sounds like your engine is fucked. When's the last time you checked your oil level?

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Fun fact, improper oil level can fuck up your Engine.

Improper radiator fluid can fuck up your radiator and cause your engine to overheat.

Improper transmission fluid can fuck off your transmission.

Keep those fluids topped off and regularly flushed/changed at their appropriate mileage.

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Also, keep an eye on your tire pressure. It's a good idea to check them everyday or so, otherwise the probability of fucking up your tires or having a blowout are also high. Routine inspections take only a matter of minutes.

[Vilageidiotx]

My front passenger's side tire gave up the ghost yesterday, so I got to go drop some money on a new tire today.

[Dinh AaronMk]

Sounds like your engine is fucked. When's the last time you checked your oil level?

-edit-

Fun fact, improper oil level can fuck up your Engine.

Improper radiator fluid can fuck up your radiator and cause your engine to overheat.

Improper transmission fluid can fuck off your transmission.

Keep those fluids topped off and regularly flushed/changed at their appropriate mileage.

-edit 2-

Also, keep an eye on your tire pressure. It's a good idea to check them everyday or so, otherwise the probability of fucking up your tires or having a blowout are also high. Routine inspections take only a matter of minutes.

@genghismike

I replaced the back tires Saturday and had the remaining rotated; I know they're bad but their not apocalypse-level, I'll be replacing those two when I recover my paycheck from the previous swap. I also keep my oil and transmission fluid in check and my coolant was good.

Between classes though I kept a mind to top off my fluids. What I did learn on examination was that my power steering had decided to go empty which I think may be the source issue. So I topped that off; probably more than I needed.

On not being in a rush and having that done I decided to go in and work on isolating the issue further. Hoping if I idled my car for a bit would help pump the new fluid through the system I took a moment to turn the tires and otherwise open the hood and listen to any strange noises. I have for sure identified a leaking line that might be related to power-steering that's dripping out of a union in plain sight. Something also sounds loose, but I can't tell where.

This literally being a parking lot job I can't do shit about much. So the question is: can I get this home or do I need to make arrangements to get home? The drive is roughly 40 minutes to one-hour to home.

[Vilageidiotx]

If there is smoke and clicking, I wouldn't force it into an hour of driving.

[Dinh AaronMk]

@Vilageidiotx

Well right now I feel like I don't got much of a choice either way. I could call in someone to pick me up, but then I'm cut off from my car for several days; and I don't think the school campus will even tolerate a car in their spots for that long. And I also don't know anyone here to look after it.

I'm getting messages to from my mom's fiance that I can try, I'll be heading down the secondary way home and if I'm not back home by a certain time he's gonna come and pull me out.

If anything is tied into my power-steering than I want to say it might be related to the last bits of it left and that getting too hot since it couldn't get cool. With hope, I'll have enough life to try and get it into the shop I do know.

[Dinh AaronMk]

My back-up rescue network has expanded.

[Vilageidiotx]

@Vilageidiotx

Well right now I feel like I don't got much of a choice either way. I could call in someone to pick me up, but then I'm cut off from my car for several days; and I don't think the school campus will even tolerate a car in their spots for that long. And I also don't know anyone here to look after it.

I'm getting messages to from my mom's fiance that I can try, I'll be heading down the secondary way home and if I'm not back home by a certain time he's gonna come and pull me out.

If anything is tied into my power-steering than I want to say it might be related to the last bits of it left and that getting too hot since it couldn't get cool. With hope, I'll have enough life to try and get it into the shop I do know.

@Dinh AaronMk

Like, I don't know shit about cars besides basically everything that Genghis said. That being said, clicking and smoke suggests that something is misplaced, in which case driving it will exacerbate the problem.

Seriously. Sometimes you gotta cut your losses and call a tow truck.

[Dinh AaronMk]

The clicking at least is only noticed if I open the hood.

[Vilageidiotx]

I would venture to say that doesn't mean it only happens when you open the hood.

[The Nexerus]

The clicking at least is only noticed if I open the hood.

@Dinh AaronMk

Don't worry about it then, man, just don't open the hood any more and you're all set.

[Dinh AaronMk]

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Don't worry about it then, man, just don't open the hood any more and you're all set.

@The Nexerus

You sound have my dad's sarcasm.

"Yeah, just don't turn off the radio."

I would venture to say that doesn't mean it only happens when you open the hood.

@Vilageidiotx

I think I might just have it towed to a nearby shop. At the least I'll only get smell towing costs my insurance will cover because now that I re-run this by everyone else it's starting to move that way.

Then I got to re-settle the great transportation issue of having no car.

[Vilageidiotx]

<Snipped quote by The Nexerus>

You sound have my dad's sarcasm.

"Yeah, just don't turn off the radio."

<Snipped quote by Vilageidiotx>

I think I might just have it towed to a nearby shop. At the least I'll only get smell towing costs my insurance will cover because now that I re-run this by everyone else it's starting to move that way.

Then I got to re-settle the great transportation issue of having no car.

@Dinh AaronMk

correspondance courses.

Well, since we are on the subject of transportation issues. I gotta get to work, but between here and there, going on right now, is...

...this

so wish me luck

[Dinh AaronMk]

Well I got about an eighth of a mile of one-way streets to navigate.