Archive for the ‘Whats Wrong With This Picture?’ Category

Incorrect Battery Installed In My Car

Well the individual that owns this car knew that their battery was over 5 years old. The shop that they normally go to told them that their battery tested weak and should consider replacing it soon. The customer said that they would consider it, but they could not afford to do it right now because […]

Make Sure That You Put On Your New NH Plate Stickers Correctly!

Whats wrong with this picture? I see this more often than one would think. I am writing this quick little post to help you out a bit. Make sure that after you register your vehicle

What Took Them So Long ? All I Needed Was An Oil Change!

So whats wrong with this picture?  No matter where you go you want to get good service right? Whether it be when you go out to dinner , or if you stay at a hotel you want service second to none right? Well you deserve good service because you work hard for your money! As […]

Surprise! You have got a flat tire, only to find out your spare tire is flat too!

Whats wrong with this picture? The spare tire was driven on flat. Let me ask you a question, and I do not want to come across as a wise guy but, I am trying to save you a little headache from forming. You get a flat tire and get the jack and spare tire out […]

Is Your Check Engine Light On? What Is Wrong With This Picture?

Well you are driving along minding your own business and all of a sudden that little yellow light comes on. Yes that’s right your check engine light! There are many reasons why your check engine light can come on, but with today’s vehicles it is usually an issue with the evaporative emissions system. The first […]

Whats wrong with this picture? The rear brake shoe adjuster plug is missing.

Previously I had written about the importance of replacing that little plastic cap for your valve stem if found missing. Another important component to have in place is the little oval shaped rubber plug that goes in your backing plates for your rear brakes. What purpose do these plugs serve? If you have rear brake […]

What’s wrong with this picture? The ball joint is broken! Ouch!

What’s wrong with this picture? This is what happens when your ball joint fails, not to mention you lose total control of your vehicle and ruin your axle to boot! In this particular situation the individual was driving around a very busy two lane rotary and it’s amazing that they did not contact another car. […]

Question:Why is it important to have a valve stem cap?

Dennis R. asks, why is a valve stem cap so important anyway? So what’s wrong here? Well we appear to be missing the all important valve stem cap, not a big deal right? No it is not a big deal if you screw a new one on when you notice that it is gone. Everything […]

Could you please turn off my maintenance light?

Well it really does not take much to figure out what is wrong with this picture now does it? This person actually complained that their maintenance light was on and wanted me to just reset it. Well I did do that for the individual, but the light came on for a reason……. It was due […]

Whats Wrong With This Muffler?

This vehicle was purchased used, and this issue was pointed out to the customer during an inspection. Apparently at some point the vehicle needed to have its  muffler replaced. Instead of ordering the correct muffler, a cosmetic dummy pipe was added to it. The original muffler had two pipes that were connected to the muffler, and both of them […]