Maintenance & Repairs - September 2006

I also need to know if there is more than one. Thanks!

2006-09-14 05:58:02 · 5 answers · asked by Kew 1

The car is an 04 VW Golf GT TDi Mark 5. I grazed a kerb on a sharp bend at a junction.

2006-09-14 05:29:27 · 6 answers · asked by John L 1

When I try to start my 97 Jeep Cherokee, it will turn over and try to start for a few seconds and won't actually start unless I cut the engine off and try to start it again right away. So I turn the key and the engine cranks, turn off the car and turn the key to start it again and it starts right up. Any ideas?

2006-09-14 05:19:19 · 7 answers · asked by lipglossaddiction 3

i have got 9t4 escort m reg. it has recently developed a petrol smell comeing from the middle of the car and also can smell it when the car has been stood for a while inside. checked for leakes but can't find any. is there anybody can help. oh it's got a small hole in exhaust but been patched up. does anybody know of any good mechanics in fleetwood lancashire if it need repairing

2006-09-14 05:17:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know I have to change the yoke, but I was wondering if the wiring was the same?

2006-09-14 05:13:30 · 3 answers · asked by jbbrant1 4

I've been thinking about ways to convert the engine in my 96 cheyenne pickup it has a 350 in it right now, but I would love to drop a 572 in it. Is this a good idea, or am I just crazy???

2006-09-14 05:08:35 · 4 answers · asked by tookelovalicious 2

It was fine last night when I drove it. I didn't leave the lights on or anything. I went to start it this morning, turned the key, and all it did was click several times. The lights and radio still work. What is wrong with it?

My car is a 2000 Ford Focus SE

2006-09-14 04:52:38 · 26 answers · asked by Huliganjetta 5

2006-09-14 04:42:26 · 9 answers · asked by youngxela 1

2006-09-14 04:33:22 · 8 answers · asked by Jimmithon M 1

2006-09-14 04:17:29 · 2 answers · asked by davy k 1

2006-09-14 03:50:30 · 25 answers · asked by tanja 1

If an engine is blown, does this mean it is necessarilly cracked and cannot be rebuilt??
What makes an engine rebuildable??
Is that cheaper than buying and having a used engine put??

2006-09-14 03:01:10 · 12 answers · asked by galbee 3

My 1995 Ford Contour is missing its brake fluid cap. It's still driveable (i.e. the brakes work), but what kind of problem can this cause? I'm guessing that the main concern would be foreign objects entering the braking system and either decreasing the braking efficiency or even perhaps rupturing the brake line. I should be getting a new cap today and won't be driving again until I do, but should I get my brake fluid flushed and the system checked before I do any real driving again?

2006-09-14 01:24:30 · 8 answers · asked by foreyes4 2

I was on the freeway and i was doing bout 70 mph and my car reved up and the engine light came flashing on and off.Then my 97 buick lesabre just cut off.I pray it's not the engine,so far they said my flywheel is worn.My car was only making a click noise.What my this be?

2006-09-14 01:21:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i started the car this morning and put it in reverse it shifted extrememly hard and then overdrive light started flashing. i put in back in "P" and when i shfted back to reverse i didnt hear or feel it shift, neutral did not shift, Drive did, drive 2 did also. PLEASE advise...thanks!

2006-09-14 01:04:17 · 5 answers · asked by Ariel 1

2006-09-14 00:54:30 · 10 answers · asked by charmoose 1

technically like?

2006-09-14 00:54:14 · 45 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7

2006-09-14 00:31:13 · 23 answers · asked by swm 1

Vehicle model-indica BS-II,already changed the valve oil seal

2006-09-13 22:37:07 · 5 answers · asked by TAPAS P 1

2006-09-13 22:20:45 · 8 answers · asked by gary s 1

2006-09-13 21:40:05 · 3 answers · asked by CURIOUS 1

Hey guys thanks for your help on my other question


Will exterior house paint work on my 1990 volvo wagon? I am concerned it will not be able to handle the heat (I live in a sunny area) Additionally it will get pretty hot under the hood.

I was thinking of going with an exterior satin, or exterior semigloss finish on my car after applying a coat of tinted primer and after sanding it off lightly with 100 grade. (I was going to do 2 coats of paint with no primer, but the 2nd layer of glossy paint won't adhere too well to the first coat.) I plan on using a roller(for 90% of the car) and a brush (for fine areas)

My car is burgundy, and I plan on painting it yellow.

Can you advise me on how to better approach this plan?

Thanks guys (and girls too)

2006-09-13 21:07:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My hubby is playig with his 82 Datsun Stanza & wanted me to ask this question...

2006-09-13 20:52:30 · 22 answers · asked by an_icequeen81 2

I have a cracked block. Im thinking about putting an Hemi from a 2005 P/U in it. Can this be done without major fabrications?

2006-09-13 20:50:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone got a good suggestion for removing a nut that is stripped? I'm trying to remove my battery from my '96 Nissan Centra and the nut on the possitive terminal is stripped and too hard to get to with pliers or a conventional nut splitter. I think I had a bad angle on the nut and it started to strip. I tried some vise grips, cleaning the terminal, wd40, different socket wrench heads, everything, but no luck. Please help!

2006-09-13 20:49:33 · 5 answers · asked by headexpl0dy 2

I'm in california so smog checks are a little harder here. I had my 84 jimmy tested and although i passed emissions, i failed visual inspections because of an exposed wire, unplugged minor vaccuum tube, and my idle speed rpm was too high. i have all this fixed, but because of the vaccuum hose im afraid my emissions might go higher now that it's plugged in. I don't think it'd be TOO much, but i was nearing the limit for carbon monoxide. the guy doing the check said he didnt think the hose would make it go over when plugged back in, but there is that chance because it most likely will go up. I've tuned up recently, and I'm wondering about fuel additives as a just in case. I've heard conflicting opinions, some people swear by them, some people say they're complete BS. The only time I really noticed a difference was in my old car i used one especially for cleaning out dirty carburetors, which mine was, and there was a minor performance increase. Anyone have any actual good things to say?

2006-09-13 19:55:15 · 7 answers · asked by timvansickel 4

I have a 81 Datsun 810/Maxima witht he LD28 diesel engine, transmission is bad I think, will the transmission from the say 81-83 or so with the gasoline engine fit up to the diesel engine?

2006-09-13 19:39:24 · 3 answers · asked by fat_ugly_jerk 1

I have a Kia Spotage that has the check motor light on all tha time have taken it to Kia dealer auto repairs but they can't find anything wrong and also is it my shocks or wheel drums that have to be replaced the car jumps alot when ever I hit a small bump or drainage grate and it seems as though airborn if I just go at 45miles and it hits a bump don't want to replace it just finished all payments on it 4clydr shes my girl mishi and I take lots of care on fluids, gas , wiper fluid, anitfreeze and wash her every week . Please help with an idea as to what it might need done.

2006-09-13 19:12:50 · 9 answers · asked by lytesdelite 5

2006-09-13 18:35:56 · 3 answers · asked by mattap86 1

My car rev up on the freeway and completly cut off,it made this click noise but did not start,and now i took it to the shop and they say the flywheel is gone.does anyone think this is why it won't start?

2006-09-13 18:33:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous