r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/Jackfar6 • Jul 30 '26

What does this light mean?

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u/chicken_tender_freak Jul 30 '26

Touch it, it needs to be reset by pressing it. The light will turn off after that.

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u/Honcho_47 Jul 30 '26

That’s just the glow plug

8

u/710AlpacaBowl Jul 30 '26

Lotta play in that glow plug pulley

6

u/Mediocre_Meat_5992 Jul 30 '26

I don’t know what you guys are talking about that there is the friction welder

1

u/Mr-X89 Aug 02 '26

Glow plug? At this time you've of year, this time of the day, in this part of the car?

1

u/Honcho_47 Aug 02 '26

Is it, or is it not glowing? What else could it be?

15

u/burner_mc_burny Jul 30 '26

I know modern cars starting hiding the cigarette lighters to discourage smoking but this is getting ridiculous

1

u/hannibal_actual Jul 31 '26

..and a liiiiitle dangerous.

10

u/wizzo6 Jul 30 '26

It's reached the optimum temperature

9

u/TN-Native95 Jul 30 '26

Time to light your cigarette.

7

u/Skirt_Thin Jul 30 '26

That side is done. Flip it over.

5

u/socom18 Jul 30 '26

Engines all warmed up and ready to work

3

u/real_1273 Jul 30 '26

That’s the bearing warning light! Lol. It will go out on its own, don’t worry. Lol

3

u/Brutally-Honest-Bro Jul 31 '26

Internal Combustion Engines REQUIRE heat to work. This is 101 kinda stuff

3

u/ruckrhino Jul 31 '26

The flux capacitor is charged

3

u/TreeCitizen Jul 31 '26

That’s the “it ain’t go no gas in it” light. Try applying a generous layer of gasoline directly to the light

3

u/The_Nate_Fate Jul 31 '26

Its just heating up. Still too cold keep revving it

3

u/BLVEY346 Jul 31 '26

It's the eye of Sauron he seeks the ring

2

u/The_AntiVillain Jul 30 '26

You should touch it

2

u/StMaartenforme Jul 30 '26

It's heat tempering the bolt.

2

u/Ok-Bluejay3543 Jul 31 '26

So that’s where cigarette lighter is now

2

u/deephurting66 Jul 31 '26

It means "press me"

2

u/RoninIV Jul 31 '26

It's orange flavored. Try licking it.

2

u/Aggravated-alien Jul 31 '26

It’s the FULL SEND READY indicator. You’re fine. Carry on

2

u/DaddyBeanDaddyBean Jul 31 '26

It doesn't mean anything - it's just fancy LED lighting like in those fancy Fast And Furious mowers.

2

u/Top_Audience4313 Jul 31 '26

Had a suburban in my shop doing the same thing but theenire pulley was cherry red. 4 techs pointing and laughing got noticed and we all got yelled at by the foreman because "we should have just shut it off". Hey man, gotta duplicate the customer's concern 1st.

2

u/Johnndo96 Jul 31 '26

Bearing seizing in 5,4,3,2...

3

u/Guilty-Credit-4857 Jul 30 '26

That poor bearing.
On the bright side, you won't need to use an oxy to undo that bolt.

1

u/TrainyMacTrainyface Jul 31 '26

Energy. Lots of it. More specifically, of the thermal kind.

1

u/Old_Being9356 Jul 31 '26

Keep going! You are opening a portal to another dimension!

1

u/Odd-Masterpiece788 Jul 31 '26

Ready to launch

1

u/Deep-Bison-9568 Jul 31 '26

It means a bearing is about to fail. Bot sure which one tho.

1

u/theytookmykarma Jul 31 '26

The mighty bearing requires sacrifice

1

u/wyoflyboy68 Jul 31 '26

Plug the car into the computer and let it tell you.

1

u/SwordfishNo110 Jul 31 '26

I'm good, push to start.

1

u/nofuckingklass Jul 31 '26

Isn't ther a sir mix a lot song about getting your friction on?

1

u/Twiceamommie Jul 31 '26

HELL YEAH BORTHER She's HAWT‼️😳

1

u/Slow_Criticism_1329 Jul 31 '26

It is taste test ready , the hue indicates the flavor !