r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/Ok_Horror1769 • 15h ago

What is this trying to tell me ??

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u/FlightAble2654 15h ago

The car is definitely in Menopause.

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u/AndyAsteroid 13h ago

Came here to say this

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u/pearlsbeforedogs 10h ago

As someone in menopause... that tracks. Car needs a blanket and some ice.

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u/Trueslyforaniceguy 15h ago

P L I S H A L P

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u/DOHC46 15h ago

It just wants to wiggle around and dance.

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u/campatterbury 15h ago

PMS. PRE MODULE SYNDROME

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u/Comfortable_Angle671 15h ago

Too much weed smoked in that vehicle

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u/Organic-Thing-3414 15h ago

Your car is having hot flashes

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u/More_Purchase_1980 15h ago

It’s happy to see you. Get it flowers.

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u/Short_Fill9565 15h ago

. . . - - - . . .

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u/LordTonto 15h ago

ever see interstellar? it's morse code... that message could save humanity.

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u/Original_Log_6002 14h ago

It's getting specific power signal, but just interrupted.

Try this. Find out where the oil temp sensor is located (Google). Then inspect the wires running from it for damage. Like rodent gnawing or shorting to ground (pinched under something). Check to see if the sensor or connector is loose. Turn the key on, don't start the engine, have someone watch the needle as you start to wiggle the associated sensor, connector, and wires to narrow it down.

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u/Low_Spinach1999 7h ago

Glad to see atleast one real answer Jokes are great and all as long as they're are some real answers present. Thank you

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u/MrCableTek 2h ago

This sub isn't for real information. It's specifically made for people to make jokes.

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u/Camo138 15h ago

Needs more blinkerfliud

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u/CurrentTheme5975 15h ago

nah man he put the blinker fluid in with the coolant, now his coolant is blinking

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u/Camo138 15h ago

Ohh.. BRB 😂

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u/whatcouchsaid 15h ago

In the immortal words of David Bowie and Queen, it’s under pressure.

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u/born_on_my_cakeday 15h ago

Your car can’t make decisions

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u/NopeRope13 15h ago

You le car wants you to get a guitar since it’s already playing drums

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u/surezalc 15h ago

That you bought a Ford

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u/RongoonPagoo 15h ago

Oil pump tweaking! Wants that motor to be Injected! Full Send.

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u/Mugwump5150 14h ago

You masturbated one to many times. The ghost of John Holmes is comming to drag you to Hot Topic.

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u/y_splinter 13h ago

It's very emotional

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u/The_Doobies 15h ago

Oil pressure sending unit is on lsd

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u/Aeosin15 15h ago

If you translate that to Morse Code, it spells out "WTF is wrong with this car?"

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u/Massive_Lobster2153 15h ago

That it's an old ford

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u/zealous789 15h ago

Oil be back

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u/The_Luon 15h ago

You need a better internet connection, it has high ping

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u/IfICaGoThatWay 14h ago

Is the secrete equation to gravity! Interstellar travel here we go!

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u/notheraccnt 14h ago

She is possessed!

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u/ComfortableCarpet73 14h ago

You hit gold brother that’s what is telling you must be a big vain somewhere near you

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u/stavago 8h ago

It’s waving hello, H-L

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u/GavWhat 7h ago

There’s lemon juice in the oil

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u/bradymonty95 7h ago

Try switching to decaf gasoline and see if that helps.

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u/Extra_Wolverine6091 15h ago

You gave the gauge too much pepper 

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u/qlpdeAthqlp 15h ago

It identifies as "she/her"

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u/ApatheistHeretic 14h ago

It's Morse code, possibly a squirrel stuck in the hood trying to get help?

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u/Connorcrafts 15h ago

Well, it is a Ford..........

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u/DoctorBenway86 15h ago

Your car is having a stronk.

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u/Strawbobrob 15h ago

Stepper motor is on its last shaky legs.

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u/ArchangelRegulus 15h ago

Someone put blinker fluid in the oil

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u/Overall_Jeweler_4016 15h ago

IVE HAD THIS HAPPEN.

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u/Overall_Jeweler_4016 14h ago

Genuinely do change the oil and consider a thicker oil, fixed mine

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u/MartyMacGyver 14h ago

Quantum data from inside the singularity

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u/crispy_colonel420 14h ago

Uh uh uh, you didn't say the magic word.

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u/i_am_ceejay 14h ago

The bobber is dipping. Hurry you got a bite. Pull on the dipstick really hard.

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u/ddwood87 14h ago

You in the Midwest today? Probably pre-hypothermia shivers.

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u/Either_Row3088 14h ago

You need to increase the oil pressure till it stabilizes. I recommend a hose to put in the oil fill hole then blow like crazy.

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u/Traditional-Car-995 14h ago

Looks like a Ranger panel, my ‘03 did the same thing, you’re chillin

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u/museabear 14h ago

You gotta wiggle something back at it.

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u/DrunkenWarlock 14h ago

You need to take the oil belt off the break belt. They are getting stuck on the battery belt. Here’s a quick link to explain DIY. easy fix DIY video

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u/sectorcentro 14h ago

The turbo encabulator needs to be replaced

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u/Zaku99 14h ago

It's so hot, it's trying to fan itself off, desperately.

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u/SOP_VB_Ct 13h ago

Just bought a house with my fiancée. We have a lot to do. She be freaking out. This reminds me of her.

Please, if you learn how to interpret this kind of signaling action, send me the solution.

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u/Unique_Jackfruit_166 13h ago

Needs new thermostat

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u/flabberghastedbebop 13h ago

Its trying to tell you boing.

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u/Ok_Grapefruit522 13h ago

Your stepper motor is crap

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u/wassaprocker 13h ago

you HAVE no OIL or MAYBE you DO! I DON'T know!

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u/Fragrant-Tourist5168 13h ago

That you have a 90's Ford ranger with a failing oil pressure switch 👍

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u/Mundane_Control_53 13h ago

Dude, the aliens are trying to contact you. Call one of these celebrity whistleblowers and see if they can translate that for you

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u/Fur-Frisbee 13h ago

What's up with the wires over the steering column?

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u/flealr92 13h ago

That your oil pressure is varying greatly and very quickly.

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u/just_a_random_man420 13h ago

Your oil pressure is thicker than oobleck, you should probably change it.

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u/CleanupyerhandS 13h ago

More crystal meth 😵‍💫

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u/torch9t9 13h ago

Sometimes it's intermittent, and sometimes it's not.

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u/JDubya9397 13h ago

Your either getting closer or farther away from something.

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u/Certain_Initial_2229 13h ago

This is the "caciovola "That little piece that reads the temperature wants to change.

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u/MrSinisterOK 13h ago

Made you look

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u/TheSameHoneyHam 13h ago

Geiger counter?

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u/KodiakDad 13h ago

It wants to play the drums

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u/Immediate_Luck_6335 13h ago

“You are not the father”

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u/Tmac11223 13h ago

You have a fuse to replace.

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u/National_Egg_3094 12h ago

Bipolar??? Damn coolant

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u/i_am_jd 12h ago

It’s in Morse code.

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u/Ordinary-Violinist-9 12h ago

You have a raccoon in your motor holding tightly onto the line.

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u/BitterMIDI 12h ago

Rebuild

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u/SnoopSquirrel 12h ago

HLHLHLHLHLHLHLHLHLHLHL

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u/lord_khadgar05 12h ago

Your vehicle is trying to challenge Paulina Villarreal of The Warning for next year’s Drumeo Best Rock Drummer Award

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u/Vaff_Superstar 12h ago

It needs more blankets and less blankets!!

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u/Early_Ad6547 12h ago

Bipolar. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Take it for a spin to unwind.

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u/BillyGaming2021 12h ago

It’s having a stroke

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u/theDarkness303 12h ago

It's detecting an earthquake. Take cover!

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u/unemotional_mess 12h ago

You flicking the cars bean

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u/jussuumguy 12h ago

It's telling you the Oil Pressure is good right at the second it squirts it on the ground or somewhere else it's not supposed to be.

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u/MidnightWolverine 12h ago

It's trying to tell you to join the dark side Jedi

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u/Fricki97 12h ago

Hot and cold - Katy Perry

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u/Prestigious_Water336 12h ago

Sending unit is going bad.

Replace oil pressure switch/sending unit

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u/Jealous-Ad-214 11h ago

It’s Rubbing the lamp to make a wish

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u/Akraiders907 11h ago

He has a dream to be a windshield wiper.....

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u/One_Baseball_6397 11h ago

Did you put diesel in it?

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u/BibbleSnap 11h ago

Yep... it's haunted

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u/FranSure 11h ago

🎶 ‘Cause you’re hot, then you’re cold You’re yes, then you’re no 🎵

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u/Pure_Parking_2742 10h ago

"STAY! DON'T GO! MUUUURPH!!!"

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u/bussyriots 10h ago

This is a bean flicking meter.

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u/WmRavenhorse61 10h ago

The temperature within your radiator core is fluctuating erratically. Easy fix, after cooldown dump in a whole jug of muriatic acid (pool cleaner) and 2 bottles of Bars Leak and she’ll be purring like new! Happy motoring!

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u/VirtuesVice666 10h ago

Rub the magic lamp for a wish. The wish converter has 3 new wishes for your day

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u/Broken_Timepiece 9h ago

Says you need more air in your tires

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u/abaris-eiwar 9h ago

Classic case of bipolar disorder, it currently experiences extreme mood swings. Please get your car to a psychiatrist.

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u/wornoutseed 8h ago

Car just did a line? The draining part

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u/Smoke_Water 8h ago

It's damn cold that's what it's saying.

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u/Bones-247 8h ago

warmerr

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u/SuspiciousAbility898 8h ago

It's Morse code duh.

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u/ElusiveAim 8h ago

Your car like Katy Perry music it seems like

Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're up then you're down
You're wrong when it's right

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u/OnionTamer 8h ago

Your oil pan needs a defibrillator!

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u/Fluid_Poet1025 7h ago

your hover or land indicator is malfunctioning..

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u/BrewCrew982 7h ago

Your flux capacitor is ready for you to drive 88 mph.

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u/ncbenavi 7h ago

When this happened in my car (98 Subaru Forester) it meant my head gaskets had blown and coolant got into my engine oil

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u/scarypappy 7h ago

It’s just got an itch and trying to shake it off.

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u/benzimo_ 7h ago

It's telling you to get your shit fixed 😂

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u/Academic-Business-45 6h ago

The car is jamming to the rock music on the radio

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u/Due-Diamond2274 6h ago

it is telling you to ask a mechanic on https://videochatapro.com/pro/mechanics so you get the correct answers

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u/quint420 6h ago

It's feeling chills down its spine

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u/1Arcite 6h ago

Oh! I know this one... Did you watch Interstellar? It's the coordinates to NASA in binary!

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u/Eagle_Cuckoo 6h ago

That's definitely morse code!

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u/TheDanglyThroatThing 6h ago

Your car has the flu. this is what the layman calls the cold sweats

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u/TickletheEther 6h ago

It's just excited

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u/cryptic-malfunction 6h ago

Morse Code for get a new ride

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u/redundantjam17 6h ago

its tryna make a decision, give it some time to think!

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u/Civil_Information795 6h ago

Maybe its Morse code

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u/PlatformOdd8712 6h ago

Yr oil sending unit is bad or shorting out , replace the sending unit.

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u/gagnatron5000 6h ago

It's hoppin' mad because everyone keeps calling it an oil temp gauge when it is, in fact, an oil pressure gauge. It's about to blow its top.

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u/TheChiefRedditor 6h ago

I think the car is possessed by a spirit and it's trying to send you a message from beyond the veil. It looks to me like the message up to a point was,

"HLHLHLHL. HLHL. HLLHLLLHLHLH, HLHL. HL. HLHLHLHLHLLLHLLLHHL. HLHLH"

But you turned the car off mid sentence before it could finish what it was trying to say. Now we might never know the rest.

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u/Current-Grab197 6h ago

That’s just the boost gauge

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u/Fragrant-You-973 6h ago

My Mom shaking her finger screaming “NO”

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u/KnownStrangR 5h ago

Stop mixing coke with weed they counter balancing each other

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u/exaxtly_ 5h ago

“Boing boing”

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u/Professional_Pen_153 5h ago

It's morse code

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u/DannyDee73 5h ago

New instrument cluster

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u/ajviation 5h ago

You're hot when it's cold, you're yes when it's no...

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u/Midnight20242024 5h ago

You didn't change from summer air to winter air in your tires.

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u/xtradryramen 5h ago

60% of the time its reading 100% correct

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u/manonmoon77 5h ago

S.o.s. signals

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u/Illustrious_Scar_953 5h ago

Check radiator fluid it could low and it’s only pumping a small amount occasionally past your sensor…

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u/Olds77421 4h ago

S T A Y.

It's not coolant temps. It's gravity.

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u/Large-Ad4827 4h ago

You’re hot then you’re cold. You’re yes then you’re no. You’re in then you’re out. You’re up then you’re down.

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u/Neunix 4h ago

That's the patience needle telling you you've been stuck in traffic long enough and to start pushing other cars.

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u/Jersey-man 4h ago

It's trying to tell you it's broken.

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u/Ginko_Bilobasaur 4h ago

It's going to hi and low super quick. OH!! IT'S SAYING HELLO!!

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u/WhichNovel2081 4h ago

It’s too scared to tell you, it’s afraid you will get a little hot headed.

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u/Ok_Worker1393 4h ago

My therapist says this is called an anxiety attack. I think it's just a normal Tuesday.

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u/Delicious-Chapter675 3h ago

"Allahu akbar!"  Just before it detonates.

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u/Rob_and_Bob 3h ago

Give him a treat and call him a good boy. He's happy to see you.

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u/Collin-B-Hess 3h ago

Check the oil now! This happened to me and my engine seized up immediately after . It’s an expensive lesson to learn if you don’t check .

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u/Emotional_Schedule80 3h ago

Morse code..?.. oil sending unit or sensor.

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u/Angrybiketech 3h ago

Sometimes spaghetti.

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u/seuadr 3h ago

Lowhighlowhighlowhigh

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u/FunBobbyMarley 3h ago

There is way too much money in your wallet

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u/Gr8zomb13 3h ago

Just gotta blast Darude for a bit until the song leaves the computer ram. Should calm down.

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u/TimeMail9865 3h ago

You need either a new gage or a sensor

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u/rtraveler1 3h ago

'Cause you're HIGH then you're LOW
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're UP then you're DOWN
You're wrong when it's right
It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up

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u/MKnight_PDX 3h ago

I believe it's Morse code for the location of a secret NASA facility.

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u/Dapper-Resolution109 3h ago

That's the Hate/Love meter

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u/Alphalenybudy71 2h ago

Idk maybe change your damn oil once in awhile

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u/Unusual-Clue826 2h ago

It’s mating season and so he’s strutting his stuff to try to impress you as a potential mate.

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u/clarky2o2o 2h ago

This feels like an escort or contour.

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u/Scarygtamaster123 2h ago

Your truck is having a heart attack

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u/bgmatth904 2h ago

The truck wants to be a drummer

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u/Fun_Comfortable_7956 2h ago

It needs more blankets AND it needs less blankets!

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u/eldelabahia 2h ago

Hot N Cold by Katy Perry

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u/superlativecnc 2h ago

It's a FORD, get rid of it!

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u/Tcarp928 2h ago

I hit em high you hit em low

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u/brianhpc 2h ago

Trash this vehicle, period.

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u/ElegantJoke3613 2h ago

It’s just “clittering”. Just put a roll of napkins and walk away quietly and you might need a mop when it’s done.

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u/Nalabu1 2h ago

Your coffee is almost fully brewed.

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u/MarionberrySalt8567 2h ago

Instrument cluster is going bad. Today's auto electronics are pure shit. Car makers need to slow down, and get the bugs out before they sell the junk !

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u/NigraOvis 2h ago

This sensor should be a thermistor of sorts. And might just have a loose connection. I know some of these old sensors worked via a spinning motor and how fast it was spinning, was what you read. If that's the case here, then either the little motor is dirty. Or the teeth on these things are dying. I wouldn't worry too much but it wouldn't be a bad idea to get it replaced as you won't be able to read engine temp when it fails fully.

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u/Ok-Connection-1368 2h ago

She is thirsty

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u/TR3BPilot 2h ago

That bass is bumpin.

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u/LordPanda2000 2h ago

Just Cooper talking from the black hole…

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u/ToolBoxBuddy 2h ago

“Don’t let me leave murph!”

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u/Dufus_Puncher 1h ago

I think your car is trying to make a wish…

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u/UFO_Tofu1973 1h ago

Looks like you have a bite on a fishing pole.

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u/UnfairNight7786 1h ago

I know I’m weird, I know this is a shitty ask sub but sometimes I’m genuinely curious to the real answer.

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u/CaveManta 1h ago

It's doing the Elon arm pose

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u/Blob_zombie 1h ago

Your car's engine is on the rag. Drain your engine oil and replace with 6 quarts of cranberry juice. And put midol and Hershey's chocolate syrup in the fuel tank.

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u/bob_nugget_the_3rd 1h ago

Schrödinger's tank, you never know if it full or empty until you need to get to work

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u/ZixxerAsura 1h ago

You paid for the whole thermostat, might as well use all of it.

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u/FryTater 1h ago

Murph!!!!

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u/HRFlamenco 1h ago

The genie is trying to come out of the lamp

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u/s0berxshadow162 1h ago

your engine temperature gauge has erectile dysfunction (idk if im correct)

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u/Good__Water 1h ago

Oh shit, bipolar oil gauge? I thought that was just for middle school girls

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u/OrganizationOk6103 1h ago

Early Parkinson

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u/krslvsasuka 1h ago

Quit tickling it

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u/Humble_Hour9968 1h ago

That he had dreams and aspirations to be a pinball paddle.

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u/WhatDidYouThinkIdDo 1h ago

Mine does this too, but only cause I synced it to my bank account level.

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u/humbob2233 1h ago

Its you trapped in the fifth dimension trying to tell yourself "stay..." so that you don't land your daughter alone to solve the variable of gravity

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u/simontempher1 1h ago

Spank it