How much muffler fluid does the Hybrid take?

[MavTime]

Sorry for the clickbait, I thought it was funny. Saw this water trail come from under the truck and thought it was strange as I didn't have the AC on. Then I spent a few minutes investigating if the muffler had a defect and that was all combustion byproduct water coming through a seam or bad weld, or if this was the bed drain holes above leaking on top of the muffler. Then I notice it is coming from a tiny drain hole on the bottom just like it is supposed to, ha ha. In my defense this is my first new car after a lifetime of used cars that always blew combustion water out the tailpipe. Probably still a good idea to check every 25k miles that the hole remains open and drips.

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[MakinDoForNow]

Sorry for the clickbait, I thought it was funny. Saw this water trail come from under the truck and thought it was strange as I didn't have the AC on. Then I spent a few minutes investigating if the muffler had a defect and that was all combustion byproduct water coming through a seam or bad weld, or if this was the bed drain holes above leaking on top of the muffler. Then I notice it is coming from a tiny drain hole on the bottom just like it is supposed to, ha ha. In my defense this is my first new car after a lifetime of used cars that always blew combustion water out the tailpipe. Probably still a good idea to check every 25k miles that the hole remains open and drips.

Ahhh! I don't know how much as I get "The Works" package oil change and the must be keeping up with it because I still see the little "just used fluid" on my garage floor!!!

 

[Montana]

I'm gonna need you to collect an exhaust sample before we jump to conclusions here.

Grab a plastic bag, turn the truck on, collect it from the exhaust tip, seal it up. Ziplock work best for smaller engines, heavy duty bags for diesels.

Send to:

MTC
PO Box 37
Gotchagud, NY, 43829

 

[SLINGSHOT]

Most newer vehicles specs are muffler fluid and blinker fluid are the same amount BUT different fluid. DO NOT interchange.
Also, with winter coming, be sure to let the summer air out of you tires and replace with winter air. Check with the counter man at your local parts store or dealer parts department.

 

[Exranger]

I'm gonna need you to collect an exhaust sample before we jump to conclusions here.

Grab a plastic bag, turn the truck on, collect it from the exhaust tip, seal it up. Ziplock work best for smaller engines, heavy duty bags for diesels.

Send to:

MTC
PO Box 37
Gotchagud, NY, 43829

I thought it was muffler bearings and blinker fluid, not to be confused with piston return springs

 

[icegradner]

This same topic came up shortly after the Maverick started shipping, people were freaking out.

 

[RichardCranium]

I worked for an auto repair shop in college. They had a girl working for them before me and she asked a mechanic what parts the job needed. The mechanic said the engine needs some more compression. The poor girl called all over town before a parts guy told her he had some. She went and picked up a brown cylinder from the guy and brought it back to the shop, it was really some of those big 12 month calendars, but everyone had a good laugh about how she went on a snipe hunt for compression.

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

you don't use nearly as much if Flugenhiem-40 is your go to product...

 

[mitch42]

Hybrid or ecoboost?

 

[Optimus]

Apparently diesel if it needs exhaust fluid!

 

[DadsLariat]

Are any special tools needed to change the fluids? Or, can I just use my Metric Adjustable Wrench ?

 

[Guv]

Sorry for the clickbait, I thought it was funny. Saw this water trail come from under the truck and thought it was strange as I didn't have the AC on. Then I spent a few minutes investigating if the muffler had a defect and that was all combustion byproduct water coming through a seam or bad weld, or if this was the bed drain holes above leaking on top of the muffler. Then I notice it is coming from a tiny drain hole on the bottom just like it is supposed to, ha ha. In my defense this is my first new car after a lifetime of used cars that always blew combustion water out the tailpipe. Probably still a good idea to check every 25k miles that the hole remains open and drips.

Start a spreadsheet to accurately monitor this.

 

[Barracuda340]

I worked for an auto repair shop in college. They had a girl working for them before me and she asked a mechanic what parts the job needed. The mechanic said the engine needs some more compression. The poor girl called all over town before a parts guy told her he had some. She went and picked up a brown cylinder from the guy and brought it back to the shop, it was really some of those big 12 month calendars, but everyone had a good laugh about how she went on a snipe hunt for compression.

I work in the airline industry as a heavy check mtx mechanic, and we used to get the newbies all the time. Send em on snipe hunts looking for all of these beauties.

A bucket of Prop wash
50 feet of flight line
Vortex generator rewind kit
Ignition keys to the aircraft

Back then we worked on SAAB 340 airliners. Somebody had an old SAAB automobile ignition key. That thing got passed around a lot lol. We also had a small cardboard box with tongue depressors and copper wire in it. That was the rewind kit. Vortex generators are just little fins that stick up to purposely cause tiny wind vortexes in specific places for various reasons known to the engineers that designed the aircraft. Of course flight line and prop wash are self explanitory.

 

[AncientMan]

I'm gonna need you to collect an exhaust sample before we jump to conclusions here.

Grab a plastic bag, turn the truck on, collect it from the exhaust tip, seal it up. Ziplock work best for smaller engines, heavy duty bags for diesels.

Send to:

MTC
PO Box 37
Gotchagud, NY, 43829

Good one! Is your town named after the Gotchagud Indian tribe? I heard that they descended from Loki and were known for their mischievous ways.

 

[svogt302]

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