Tag Archives: Dirty

The Worst Car I’ve Ever Worked On

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Dan

In my over eight years of working on cars as a mechanic, I’ve seen a lot of cars in bad shape. Rusty, neglected, dirty, all kinds of problems. But when a car has so many problems you don’t know where … Continue reading →

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The Most Unusual Job of the Year

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Dan

This was a weird one. I’m not entirely sure how to describe everything about this one, but if anything fits the name Mechanical Malarkey, it was this job. Let’s start with the original customer complaint.

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Dirty Air Filters, Volume 4

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Dan

Since the last collection of dirty air filters I’ve posted, I’ve found so many that ones that would’ve made it into previous posts aren’t even dirty enough.

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Stinky Air Filter

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Dan

I was getting a brand new car ready to be delivered when I noticed it did not smell good with the air conditioning on. I figured it would probably be a good idea to check the HVAC filter.

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Clogged Radiator Causing A/C Problems

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Dan

Another car with an air conditioning problem came in. This time, the air conditioning would work fine for a little while, but then would completely stop working. I hooked up the A/C machine to see what the pressures were doing, … Continue reading →

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Engine Compartment Feast

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Dan

I’ve posted a couple times in the past I’ve written about evidence of animals in cars. Both evidence of them eating or storing food, or of trying to live in them. This car was worse than those.

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Filthy Interiors

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Dan

I’ve seen cars filled with trash, I’ve seen dirty floor mats, but then there are some cars where I put on gloves before driving.

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Dirty Air Filters, Volume 3

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Dan

Over the past year since the last batch of dirty air filters I posted, I’ve accumulated pictures of a few more impressively filthy filters.

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More Animals in Cars

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Dan

As I’ve written about before, wild animals and cars don’t mix. They can cause damage or get themselves injured or killed by getting in places they shouldn’t be. I once found a dead mouse in an air filter box.

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Dirty Air Filters, Volume 2

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Dan

Last year I shared pictures of some of the dirtiest air filters I’d seen. There are more.

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