# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=112 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 113 --- ## [High pitched squeal followed by clicking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-pitched-squeal-followed-by-clicking/171589)
**Author:** [@Ari11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ari11)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-pitched-squeal-followed-by-clicking/171589 "2020-10-26T13:54:26Z")
Hi, I have a 2018 Hyundai Kona. Been working great, but I recently took a long road trip cross country, and now I’m hearing a high pitched squeal, followed by a clicking sound, when I turn the car off. It’s coming from … --- ## [Pumpkin carving idea, hit play if needed for blinking cel](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pumpkin-carving-idea-hit-play-if-needed-for-blinking-cel/171573)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pumpkin-carving-idea-hit-play-if-needed-for-blinking-cel/171573 "2020-10-26T13:29:26Z")
--- ## [Rear tire behind driver came off while driving 40mph](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-tire-behind-driver-came-off-while-driving-40mph/171320)
**Author:** [@Rajshopperorder\_171641](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rajshopperorder_171641)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-tire-behind-driver-came-off-while-driving-40mph/171320 "2020-10-24T17:59:36Z")
Hi Everyone, I need some advice. Our 2020 Kia Telluride went to first oil service and tire rotation today. I picked up the car and drove from the dealership and within 500feet on the road, the car shook, I slowed down a… --- ## [Life of synthetic oil](https://community.cartalk.com/t/life-of-synthetic-oil/171423)
**Author:** [@Earl1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Earl1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/life-of-synthetic-oil/171423 "2020-10-24T13:32:16Z")
3 yrs ago I changed to synthetic oil in my 82 vw vanagon. I put about 200 miles/yr on the van and now the oil has 600 miles on it. Instead of 'miles left on oil. how much TIME should pass before changing oil? Thanks mu… --- ## [How do 20,000-mile oils work? Change filter at 10K?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-20-000-mile-oils-work-change-filter-at-10k/171230)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-20-000-mile-oils-work-change-filter-at-10k/171230 "2020-10-23T21:59:55Z")
Special oil filters? Thank you. --- ## [Extended vacation car storage](https://community.cartalk.com/t/extended-vacation-car-storage/81373)
**Author:** [@madgiclady](https://community.cartalk.com/u/madgiclady)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/extended-vacation-car-storage/81373 "2020-10-23T20:57:06Z")
We are leaving for a 6 month "excursion" soon(retirement;yeah!). I will be leaving my 2008 Camry and 2009 Prius in the garage. What do I need to do, if anything to prepare them for that time period? Gas-full/empty?, oil-… --- ## [Abandoned car in NY](https://community.cartalk.com/t/abandoned-car-in-ny/171180)
**Author:** [@john.conklin\_171549](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john.conklin_171549)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/abandoned-car-in-ny/171180 "2020-10-23T10:23:36Z")
So I have a chance to get ahold of a first generation Ford Bronco that is on a friends property. The problem is that it was parked there 12 years ago and nobody knows who owns it or any information it. If I was to take i… --- ## [Instant topless - Tesla Model Y ?!?!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/instant-topless-tesla-model-y/171471)
**Author:** [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/instant-topless-tesla-model-y/171471 "2020-10-23T04:48:18Z")
I’m still working to detach my lower jaw from the floor: --- ## [If only he had something](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-he-had-something/171478)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-he-had-something/171478 "2020-10-23T02:48:43Z")
I know that this isn’t really car-related, but I think we all need a laugh. --- ## [Watch for counterfeit parts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/watch-for-counterfeit-parts/171486)
**Author:** [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/watch-for-counterfeit-parts/171486 "2020-10-23T02:16:15Z")
--- ## [Horse Power Art](https://community.cartalk.com/t/horse-power-art/171470)
**Author:** [@ArlHtsMelissa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ArlHtsMelissa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/horse-power-art/171470 "2020-10-22T18:42:48Z")
--- ## [Wherever YUGO, there you are!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401)
**Author:** [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401 "2020-10-22T14:34:53Z")
Here’s a few repurposed ones: --- ## [Double Clutch?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/double-clutch/171432)
**Author:** [@daveszilagyi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/daveszilagyi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/double-clutch/171432 "2020-10-21T20:08:25Z")
I know there is no such thing as a dumb question, just dumb people asking questions. I known that the floppy paddles use a double clutch, the question is: when I want to pass on a highway I hit the up paddle and it goes … --- ## [2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L ( CAN & kwp200 Protocol Question)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-volkswagen-jetta-tdi-2-0l-can-kwp200-protocol-question/171438)
**Author:** [@linuxbrk\_171719](https://community.cartalk.com/u/linuxbrk_171719)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-volkswagen-jetta-tdi-2-0l-can-kwp200-protocol-question/171438 "2020-10-21T17:36:00Z")
I have 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI diesel 2.0L, they saying this car required CAN bus system instead kwp2000. My question is: How does the protocol Id change? Maybe ECU is defective? Some people told me that OBD2 talking… --- ## [How to protect license plates from being stolen](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-protect-license-plates-from-being-stolen/171403)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-protect-license-plates-from-being-stolen/171403 "2020-10-21T10:22:33Z")
Security screws? --- ## [Accident Damaged but Driveable Car Question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/accident-damaged-but-driveable-car-question/169621)
**Author:** [@kcac\_1\_157641](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kcac_1_157641)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/accident-damaged-but-driveable-car-question/169621 "2020-10-20T22:42:42Z")
Our 2005 Pontiac Vibe (Toyota Matrix “twin”) with 143,000 miles on is free of body panel rust, is in mechanically good condition and is a reliable runner. It got hit (other driver ran a stop sign), damaging the Vibe’s dr… --- ## [The world's fastest production car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380 "2020-10-20T15:22:39Z")
… that I never before heard of… https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-19/ssc-tuatara-is-world-s-fastest-production-car-new-top-speed-record?cmpid=BBD101920\_BIZ&utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=newsletter&utm\_term=2… --- ## [Engine light after 1700 miles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-light-after-1700-miles/171357)
**Author:** [@Darren13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Darren13)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-light-after-1700-miles/171357 "2020-10-19T22:49:27Z")
I have a 2020 Honda Civic with 1700 miles that I purchased new. Yesterday while driving the check engine light came on. There were no driveability issues so I borrowed a code reader and received a P0133 code, slow respon… --- ## [Here's your chance to score a "bargain"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-your-chance-to-score-a-bargain/171231)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-your-chance-to-score-a-bargain/171231 "2020-10-18T01:20:53Z")
… on a Tesla Model S! :smirk: --- ## [New to winter driving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-to-winter-driving/171149)
**Author:** [@voxorg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/voxorg)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-to-winter-driving/171149 "2020-10-17T13:33:11Z")
Good afternoon all. I am relocating from the sunny, sunny, sunny south US where even the rumor of a dusting of snow shuts down entire cities to not-quite-over-the-border to the Great White North, where I am reading of r… --- ## [It was an interesting week at the shop](https://community.cartalk.com/t/it-was-an-interesting-week-at-the-shop/170505)
**Author:** [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/it-was-an-interesting-week-at-the-shop/170505 "2020-10-15T21:34:48Z")
10 days ago we did a major but routine service on a Prius. Monday the customer calls and says this morning when the engine started the car sounded like a motorcycle so she was having AAA tow it in. We found someone had r… --- ## [Muntz Jet: alumin(i)um body, removable hard top](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muntz-jet-alumin-i-um-body-removable-hard-top/171229)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muntz-jet-alumin-i-um-body-removable-hard-top/171229 "2020-10-15T20:46:14Z")
Reading up on Earl Muntz, I see that he made a ‘convertible’ sports car with an alumin(i)um body, a removable steel hard-top (couldn’t bring it with you), seat belts, other features. It may interest you motorheads. App… --- ## [Bypass Relief Valve or Not?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bypass-relief-valve-or-not/171216)
**Author:** [@glennst1011\_160276](https://community.cartalk.com/u/glennst1011_160276)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bypass-relief-valve-or-not/171216 "2020-10-15T18:50:00Z")
Ok here is an interesting one (for me). I had a reman 5.3 engine installed on my 04 Tahoe. I am keeping old motor for rebuild / swap project. Anyway reman shop installed a high flow oil pump. So my oil pressure runs 6… --- ## [Audi a4 2009 Radio turn on and off everyt 15 seconds](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a4-2009-radio-turn-on-and-off-everyt-15-seconds/171208)
**Author:** [@Jla-12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jla-12)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a4-2009-radio-turn-on-and-off-everyt-15-seconds/171208 "2020-10-15T16:09:01Z")
when I turn on the Radio , or the thing that connect to a channel , to play music from your phone , the radio will work for 15 seconds and then stop , after 5 second it will turn back on and repeat the same process forev… --- ## [Muntz motor mansions](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muntz-motor-mansions/171184)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muntz-motor-mansions/171184 "2020-10-15T06:57:37Z")
Ever driven one? ridden one? seen one? The jingle tickled my Mother; she used to ‘sing’ it, ‘…to you at once direct from Madman Muntz’. Father was too economical to rent one. I remember the little cartoon Napoleon c… --- ## [Help with car battery drainage after radio installation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-car-battery-drainage-after-radio-installation/171154)
**Author:** [@Juanita-21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Juanita-21)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-car-battery-drainage-after-radio-installation/171154 "2020-10-13T17:54:54Z")
Hello I recently had a kenwood radio installation done on my mustang 2015 Notice that after the installation my car battery is draining after not being turn on for a day I’m guessing the radio is taking a lot of power… --- ## [Brake controller for lightweight camper?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-controller-for-lightweight-camper/170999)
**Author:** [@Rusty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rusty)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-controller-for-lightweight-camper/170999 "2020-10-12T19:55:27Z")
Hello y’all. I have a 2020 Ford F-150 supercrew 4WD with the 5.0 coyote motor and 10 speed auto transmission. My question is I’m in the process of purchasing an used camper trailer with tandem axles and it’s weighing at … --- ## [Following Casey Putsch, I Want To Build My Dream Car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/following-casey-putsch-i-want-to-build-my-dream-car/170795)
**Author:** [@Dawson-Hittle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dawson-Hittle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/following-casey-putsch-i-want-to-build-my-dream-car/170795 "2020-10-05T02:44:25Z")
I have been keeping up with Casey Putsch’s “King Zero” car series, and in light of that, I am interested in building one of my personal dream cars, a Triumph TR5. The Triumph TR5 is an English sports car that had a run o… --- ## [Jeep to junk](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-to-junk/171074)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-to-junk/171074 "2020-10-11T18:40:17Z")
22-year-old man “turned engine off and applied the emergency brake” --- ## [Access i20 Sports Option Instrument Cluster](https://community.cartalk.com/t/access-i20-sports-option-instrument-cluster/171091)
**Author:** [@rahul1932](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rahul1932)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/access-i20-sports-option-instrument-cluster/171091 "2020-10-11T15:38:31Z")
I have an Elite i20 sports option… I am trying to access the instrument cluster settings of the car but everytime I presss “Mode” button on the wheel it just changes the Media type i.e. FM -\> AM -\> Media. How can I acce… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=111) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=113)