Scraping on underside of altima.. - Page 2

kev1n536 · #16 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 03:37 AM

an oil change? no, those you pay for. a look under the car shouldnt be any issue unless you get some manager who is strict with the rules and wont let you into the service area. just telll him you think something happened and you want to see if anything was wrong. shouldnt have trouble getting in.

mustafa · #17 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by kev1n536

an oil change? no, those you pay for. a look under the car shouldnt be any issue unless you get some manager who is strict with the rules and wont let you into the service area. just telll him you think something happened and you want to see if anything was wrong. shouldnt have trouble getting in.

ok..but i'll have absolutely have no idea if anything is wrong..(unless it really obvious), will the service manager tell me if anything is wrong. What i was trying to say was that if anything needs to be fixed, would that be covered under warranty.

kev1n536 · #18 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 04:05 AM

depending what it is but probably not since the car didnt do the damage. unfortunately, you did. all that would be wrong would be gouges or broken pieces. if anything is hanging down or making noises check there. if they know youre looking for damage caused by a manhole cover then he will want to make money on it so he will let you know.

mustafa · #19 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 04:13 AM

thanks alot for the help..i appericiate it.

but what should I tell the service guys when I go their tmr.

kev1n536 · #20 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 04:19 AM

tell them you are concerned something may have been damaged when going over a huge man hole cover. make it sound like you did everything you could to prevent going over it so if you do find damage they have a little sympathy for you. may save you some money. be nice to them!

mustafa · #21 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 04:22 AM

allright..thanks man

but i was just wondering in your earlier posts you said it was probably nothing. What made you change your mind..(was it my second post saying something was leaking)

kev1n536 · #22 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 06:03 AM

it probably is not anything. i still think its fine less some scratches etc. all i said the last couple posts for is because of the possibility that nothing may actually be something. i dont know because i wasnt in the car when it happened, obviously. cant say how hard anything was.

07 Winterfrost 3.5 SE · #23 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 06:35 AM

I really wouldn't stress over it to much.

Tonychanman · #24 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 07:16 AM

just ask the mechanic to take a quick look at it for you when it's up on the lift, i'm sure he wouldn't mind, and if he does, try to slip him a $20

09 DSG SL · #25 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 04:47 PM

if you think something could have happened or you just want to be sure. Pay the money and have it checked, there is no way a bunch of guys on the internet can tell you if something is wrong. Most likely, nothing serious happened, but the only way to have peace of mind is to get it checked. With guys saying things like condensation coming out of the exhaust is "unburnt fuel" I wouldnt take too much of what alot of people say serious. Do you really think the car would be running if that much fuel was coming through the car to be dripping out of the tailpipe. c'mon man. not to mention I think you would be able to smell that.

Throckmorton · #26 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 05:50 PM

Get rid of the car!! As they say in Kentucky, "she's ruint!" You have dunn ruint your car!

Look in the phone book, find a local junkyard, call them to come to you and have them tow it away.

Your car can never be repaired, but you can continue to make payments on it until the loan is paid off.

My post is number 26, and inquiring minds need to know: Have you found an answer to your question that you are happy with? More than once you have been given solutions to your perceived problem. Pick one or more of them.

kev1n536 · #27 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 09 DSG SL

With guys saying things like condensation coming out of the exhaust is "unburnt fuel" I wouldnt take too much of what alot of people say serious. Do you really think the car would be running if that much fuel was coming through the car to be dripping out of the tailpipe. c'mon man. not to mention I think you would be able to smell that.

well now, i didnt say it WAS unburnt fuel. i was saying that the only two things that could be coming out of the tail pipe is water OR unburnt fuel. condensation usually is water. theres a big difference in what i stated and how you phrased it

after all this talk of nothing being wrong and the OP shouldnt worry, imagine something really did happen? that wouldnt be good.

mustafa · #28 (**permalink**) 07-04-2009, 11:40 PM

so..my appointment is for monday.

I took a couple of pictures..and there is some type of fluid (its clear, and looks like water) leaking from this area (if it was fuel it would smell like it right?). Any suggestions.

kev1n536 · #29 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 01:28 AM

that may be an entirely separate issue. i had a hissssssing sound when i had the stock pipes. after i went custom i dont have it anymore. the leak was what caused the hisss. its probably water. no big issue there. if it is gas you definitely would smell it.

mustafa · #30 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 01:32 AM

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that may be an entirely separate issue. i had a hissssssing sound when i had the stock pipes. after i went custom i dont have it anymore. the leak was what caused the hisss. its probably water. no big issue there. if it is gas you definitely would smell it.

yes...i hear that hissing too...especially if I get low near the ground. Thats the only thing that i have seen.

but if you look close to where the arrow is pointing..doesn't it seem like the end of the metal thing (is it the muffler) is kind of pulling away?