Cars & Transportation - 16 November 2006

i've heard that wet sanding is way better than dry sanding when you paint on a car?

2006-11-16 15:42:31 · 7 answers · asked by tim s 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have a few quick question..my mom says its not a safe car for beginners..is this TRUEEE? how is the safety? and also..which model is made by BMW? and one last thingg...i live in los angeles, whats the approximate payment to lease a mini cooper?

ANY INFO WOULD HELP :)

2006-11-16 15:37:50 · 12 answers · asked by Julie Kim 1 in Buying & Selling

I have a p0712 code and I cant figure out what it is . I have replaced maf sensor and o2 sensors the check engine light won"t go off .Can't afford to do anything else right now but still want to know what it is. What do I check and how?

2006-11-16 15:37:48 · 4 answers · asked by treemanwannabe 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-16 15:31:25 · 10 answers · asked by ace 3 in Other - Cars & Transportation

I want 2 get some ford racing headers 4 my ford thunderbird .How much would they b ?

2006-11-16 15:30:10 · 3 answers · asked by jose g 1 in Ford

2006-11-16 15:28:32 · 3 answers · asked by jose g 1 in Ford

ok i was just wondering what to go by when measuring the size of my factory speaker?...do i go by the entire thing meaning edge to edge of the actual cardboard speaker part or the entire thing as in the "frame" where is which the speaker has the holes to put screws into?...i want to order from ebay but i dont know from what measurements to go by...the inside part meaning cardboard or the entire thing which inc. frame wheere the screw holes are?...please help me! thanks!

2006-11-16 15:27:58 · 6 answers · asked by OneProudRican716 2 in Car Audio

I have a 1994 Cadillac Sedan DeVille with the 4.9 in it. As of the last week or so (the weather has gotten colder, if it matters), when I initially start my Caddy up and proceed to drive, within a minute or so, it starts to studder, almost like its missing. All I have to do to stop the studdering is pull over, turn off the ignition, and immediatly restart the car, and the problem goes away for the remainder of my trip. Any insight as to what this may be? Im baffled as it goes away after immediatly restarting the car. Also, when I first got the car it had the same problem, I replaced the Cat convertor, and the fuel filter and the problem went away completely. What could be causing the reoccurance? Thanks for any help.

2006-11-16 15:23:28 · 8 answers · asked by laker_dynasty 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm curious about a ship the size of a Navy LHD, small air craft carrier.

2006-11-16 15:21:49 · 4 answers · asked by Rowan M 1 in Boats & Boating

this is on a 02 intrepid with a 2.7 ltr engine, i used a OBD2 scanner, and it said the cam postion sensor was failing, it has been not starting once in a while, and tonite when i was driving it it started cutting out badly when i gave it any gas, and how hard is it to change? thanks in advance.

2006-11-16 15:16:10 · 4 answers · asked by john 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I was told that the problem is excessive gas flow, but don't know what that means. The tachometer swings up quickly even in slow, local driving, as if I was flooring it. Does driving it like this damage it or risk it breaking down?

2006-11-16 15:14:04 · 7 answers · asked by contingentlaw 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I got into a car accident recently. No injuries thankfully. The car damage will be roughly about $3000 (The appraiser has not yet sent me the estimate). The car is not drivable, so I am taking the bus/metro. I also went to the doctor for a checkup (which cost me my basic co-pay).

The adjuster called me and said they will refund $500 towards my travel/medical expenses. I said fine. Today, I got a letter from them saying I have to fill a "Release of All claims" form.

The form basically mentions that they will pay me $500 and says that I will not hold the insurance company or the insured liable for any more claims. Is this a standard procedure? It does not even talk about the additional expenses (approx $3000) which will be towards car-repair.

Please advise. What should I do? It is a typical auto insrance claim with no injuries. Why are they making me sign such a Release of Claims form? Should the form mention about the car-repair expenses also?

2006-11-16 15:11:02 · 2 answers · asked by Shane W 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2006-11-16 15:06:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

This problem just started this week. The power locks and antenna will not work at all. The interior lights will work if you switch them on, but will not work automatically when you open the door.

2006-11-16 15:04:04 · 5 answers · asked by drewpowell24 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I should know this because I love honda's so much but I dont. I kind of have a idea what it stands for but im not exactly sure.

2006-11-16 15:01:17 · 10 answers · asked by Mike 2 in Honda

I bend 7/8 alum tube all the time with great success and with a bender I built myself. However recently I had a project that required 1'' square and I kept kinking the stuff and starting over. I ended up with about 1 outta 2. So if you know a tip or brand name of bender or................Cheapest solution that allows me to acomplish this at my shop gets 10 points.

2006-11-16 15:00:35 · 3 answers · asked by subgenius 4 in Other - Cars & Transportation

My car hesitates at stop lights , around corners and in reverse, when I accerate it has to kick up RPMs way high to switch gear.
Its an automatic. Does it sound like the transmission is going bad.
Its a 2001 sunfire with 130,000 miles on it . I bought it in 2004 , it had 100,000 miles on it. I payed $5,300 when I bought it and put $2,000 into a new engine for it. Engine might have 70,000 miles.
How much would it probably cost to have a new transmission put in and would it be worth spending that much on this car?

2006-11-16 14:57:06 · 9 answers · asked by primamaria04 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

When you have liability ins due to an sr22 and you get hit driving someone's car. Who's ins co should take of it, mine or the registered owners?

2006-11-16 14:55:48 · 3 answers · asked by cici 1 in Insurance & Registration

2001 Ford Taurus

2006-11-16 14:53:36 · 16 answers · asked by bearsfan96 1 in Ford

but the problem is that when i drive it and when i accelerate the engine starts to make a puttering noise and it doesnt give power... the engine idles well and doesnt shut off.. whats the problem?

2006-11-16 14:53:33 · 6 answers · asked by shortstoperic7_2000 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

everytime i turn a corner sharply i hear a funny noise on the passengers side inside the dash it sounds like little balls are rolling around in there or maybe a gush of air any ideas what it could be?

2006-11-16 14:51:37 · 2 answers · asked by blkdmd16 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

What is a torque converter ? What does it look like where is it located? How would you know it was going bad as opposed to transmission? How much would it cost to be replaced?

2006-11-16 14:51:10 · 4 answers · asked by primamaria04 5 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2006-11-16 14:50:25 · 4 answers · asked by HorribleDeath18 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I want a cheap but good long lasting car. I want it small though and not too old...what websites or places can i find a car at?

2006-11-16 14:48:04 · 7 answers · asked by grizbel15 2 in Buying & Selling

ive looked everywhere and i cant find any info on how to get to my heater core or just where its located.

2006-11-16 14:41:25 · 4 answers · asked by KERI N 1 in Nissan

2006-11-16 14:40:21 · 6 answers · asked by Bjf 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

replaced lifters,rod,main brgs,oil pmp,runs lots better still have knock. snds like rod under load.has over 200,000mi well maint.at start up has knock but dissapp when wrm. wouldnt wrist pin knock const. timing set 6*btdc.

2006-11-16 14:38:30 · 2 answers · asked by supermansparks 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-16 14:38:02 · 12 answers · asked by fresh2 4 in Aircraft

I got into a car accident recently. No injuries thankfully. The car damage will be roughly about $3000 (The appraiser has not yet sent me the estimate). The car is not drivable, so I am taking the bus/metro. I also went to the doctor for a checkup (which cost me my basic co-pay).

The adjuster called me and said they will refund $500 towards my travel/medical expenses. I said fine. Today, I got a letter from them saying I have to fill a "Release of All claims" form.

The form basically mentions that they will pay me $500 and says that I will not hold the insurance company or the insured liable for any more claims. Is this a standard procedure? It does not even talk about the additional expenses (approx $3000) which will be towards car-repair.

Please advise. What should I do? It is a typical auto insrance claim with no injuries. Why are they making me sign such a Release of Claims form? Should the form mention about the car-repair expenses also?

2006-11-16 14:37:42 · 4 answers · asked by Shane W 2 in Insurance & Registration

Dont care about the price.

2006-11-16 14:36:01 · 2 answers · asked by blastby2000 3 in Car Audio