#2686: Extra Virgin Brake Fluid
Oct 27, 2026 ยท 37m
Summary
Click and Clack discuss a listener's plan to learn manual transmission driving for a high school dance, a mysterious fluid leak in a Mercedes, and a side airbag that deployed after a door was slammed. They also solve a puzzler about odometer digits and diagnose a chirping noise in a Dodge Caravan.
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Scholastic's Licorice
Intro and disclaimer
Call: Learning to drive a stick shift for prom
Call: Oily fluid leak in the car
Puzzler: Fill in the blank
Sponsors: LinkedIn, Bowl & Branch, Dataiku
Puzzler answer and prize
Call: Airbag deployed from slamming door
Call: Loud roaring engine noise
Sponsors: LinkedIn, Bowl & Branch, Dataiku
Puzzler: Heart attack on the highway
Call: Strange chirping noise every 11 seconds
Credits and sign-off
Sponsors: Capella University, Abrams Books
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