30 strange things that auto mechanics found during repairs (31 photos)

What do car service employees encounter? There is a whole community on the Reddit forum where auto mechanics share strange, funny, absurd, and sometimes sad discoveries in cars during repairs. Let's take a look at some of the most striking examples.





1. Find under the hood



2. “Today I saw a “time machine”. It traveled 14,484 km, and the license plate expired in 1983





3. How cozy



4. "Me and the Cat 797 Dump Truck"



10. "Pulled this guy out of the car"



6. “This is the third car we have towed within a week because it won’t start after filling up at the local gas station. Their fuel is about 96% water.”



7. “It looks like someone has taken over the engine compartment.”



8. “I was repairing a woman’s car. It turned out that her husband was watching her movements.”



9. How did he do it?



10. "My client said, 'The odometer speaks Martian before I start the car.'



11. “This is not what I expected to see when the client said, “My tire blew.”



12. "This is a Toyota Tacoma with 521,427 miles on it. The oil change is working, guys."



13. “I love servicing these cars!”



14. "We just wanted to get a spare tire.."



15. “The owners towed this car behind their motorhome. Only after driving many kilometers did they realize where the terrible noise was coming from..”



16. "Owners have complained that they can't fit the plug into these USB-C ports."



17. “This guy came to our place to change the oil.”



18. "I present to you the jellyfish. It's a flat tire from a trailer that has traveled quite a distance."



19. And this happens



20. Some things need to be replaced on time



21. “The driver refused to wait until the morning for repairs, and drove off like that..”



22. "It's so hot in Texas that the logo on the truck is melting."



23. "Talking" belt plug



24. Someone pasted it so as not to forget where “Stop” is. We ride on the roads with these people every day.



25. "2005 Corolla. Not a single oil change in 15 years."



26. "Someone has started their wheels.."



27. “A high five for the effort of whoever supplied that spare tire.”



28. “And this client is a genius.”



29. “We still didn’t understand why this could have happened.”



30. "Found these CO2 cartridges in the back seat. What the hell do they do with them."