r/MechanicAdvice
2.1M members
r/MechanicAdvice is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggle, noise, mechanic, car, and starting, and they frequently recommend/review tool brand, obd2 scanner, and impact wrench.
This is more than a car repair forum! Please read and follow the posting rules listed in the right hand sidebar.
Popular Themes in r/MechanicAdvice
#1
Solution Requests
: "New subframe ears are either too narrow or too wide for my new control arms (2mm gaps). Can i bend them a bit or use washers?"
42 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Be honest, is this fixable? 👩🏼🔧"
11 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Burning Oil / 2006 Lexus IS350 / 2GR-FSE"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/MechanicAdvice
#1
Struggle
20 posts
#2
Noise
15 posts
#3
Mechanic
10 posts
#4
Car
5 posts
#5
Starting
5 posts
#6
Ac
4 posts
#7
Looking
3 posts
#8
Advice
3 posts
#9
Oil
2 posts
#10
Workshop
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/MechanicAdvice
Tool Brand
117 reviews
#1
Craftsman
4.5★ from 17 reviews
#2
Gearwrench
4.1★ from 14 reviews
#3
Harbor Freight
3.9★ from 13 reviews
Obd2 Scanner
38 reviews
#1
Autel
4.1★ from 7 reviews
#2
BlueDriver
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Xtool
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Impact Wrench
33 reviews
#1
Milwaukee
4.8★ from 19 reviews
#2
Ryobi
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
Ridgid
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/MechanicAdvice
#1
Solved
: "Turned off my car to go into GameStop and now it won’t turn back on. Any advice? Honda civic 2012"
2 posts
#2
Meta
: "AC cold sometimes sometimes not"
1 post
Member Growth in r/MechanicAdvice
Yearly
+240k members(12.6%)
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Last updated: September 19, 2026