Maintenance & Repairs - January 2007

when the car goes for its mot what waffle or excuse can i give the inspector when he discovers the milage has gone up over 80000 miles.genuine please!

2007-01-25 10:39:27 · 12 answers · asked by davy m 1

i have dropped the engine last august and im not sure if im still using my carb of the new engines carb but it is burnt......i need to know if i can drive it????

2007-01-25 10:39:05 · 10 answers · asked by nyk 1

I had 18" rims with low profile tires on my civic and I recently hit a huge pothole in the dark. Two rims are bent pretty good and they don't hold any air. Are these fixable? If so, does anyone know any good specialists around Boston Area? Thanks

2007-01-25 10:34:54 · 8 answers · asked by pavel 1

I bought a used car, and just wanna make sure things are okay. Im going to get a oil change, along with the other fluids, and I know I need my iac fixed, but what exactly will a tune up do in revelance to all of my "fixing up" and how often should I get one?

2007-01-25 10:29:29 · 15 answers · asked by hunniebunnie2003 1

I HAVE A 97 MERCURY SABLE, AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, I HEARD NOTHING, NO CLICKING OR ANYTHING, AND MY LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED FINE, NO DIMMING....I WAITED ABOUT 2 HOURS, AND MY CAR CRANKED AND STARTED RIGHT UP... WHAT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THIS?? WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN??

2007-01-25 10:24:56 · 11 answers · asked by 2teens2todds 1

I'm getting code P0421 it says Warp Up Catalyst Below Threshold (Bank 1.) Here are the problems with the car, no power (rpm takes too long to get up there,) when I accelerate and then slow down the car vibrates (misfiring?,) and theres this buzzing sound when the car is on idle. Can these all be related to the same problem? What should I do 1st..buy a new cat, fuel injector cleaning, or change spark plugs? also i'm realy busy at school, would i be creating more problem if I am in fact driving around with a bad cat?

2007-01-25 10:21:40 · 8 answers · asked by Clumsy 3

some days oil pressure will read well past 80 It will read where there are no numbers and some days it wont go past 40. I can turn off the vehicle and the meter will still read 40. My check engine light hasnt gone off neither has the DIC computer letting me know there is a malfunction.

2007-01-25 10:15:10 · 4 answers · asked by krisizak 1

I have a 2000 Ford Mustang. The breaks were squeeky and need to be changed so we had them changed. Now whenever i step on the break it squeeks really high pitched when i get down to slower speeds. It has 4 disk-breaks. And doesn't have ABS. What could be causing this?

2007-01-25 10:08:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

The problem is getting worse. Is there a fix I can perform or is a new starter the only remedy??

THanks

Rider

2007-01-25 10:05:53 · 12 answers · asked by riderinthestorm04 1

I need to know where I might be able to get parts for a 1991 Nissan Stanza OEM power sunroof. Possibly brackets/tracks and weatherstrip.

2007-01-25 09:57:06 · 4 answers · asked by Duo Stepfather 1

2007-01-25 09:56:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think my heater control unit is broken. I am able to get the driver's side heat to work by removing the blend door actuator behind the glove box and turning the white plastic knob that it connects to by hand. This works to direct the heat thru the driver's side system but the passenger side is still cold. I can feel the passenger side actuator if I reach up behind the heater unit against the firewall. No way of getting it off without pulling out the dash.

From diagrams and the fact that there are 2 actuators, I am guessing that these blend doors are independent. Someone else wrote that they had a shop manually open and close BOTH doors without pulling the dash. How? My guess would be that they drilled some sort of access hole and plugged it up after making the adjustment. I'm cold and about to drill a hole in my heater duct so I can get to the passenger blend door. Can someone advise if this will work? or should I try a new control unit?

2007-01-25 09:42:33 · 1 answers · asked by staylor423 1

It's a hatchback, SOHC 1.6L and sat outside for the last 10 months. When it was left it was running without any problems.

1. the starter motor is turning over fine
2. the old gas was pumped out until fresh gas came to the fuel injection manifold
3. the spark plugs and wires are all in fairly good condition

There was some kind of spark coming out of the ignition coil before the distributor, it looked like it might be a bit weak, though.

There were very sporadic and weak sparks at each spark plug, so I replaced the distributor cap, now there are sparks showing regularly at the plugs and they are all of equal strength, but still maybe a bit weak, no real snap to them.

2007-01-25 09:35:07 · 6 answers · asked by Brendan 2

I have a 96 Ford Aspire and it needs the left lower ball joint and the control arm replace/repaired. I only paid $400 for the car and would very much like to get these things repaired. How much would something like this cost?

2007-01-25 09:30:18 · 9 answers · asked by melandme4evr 1

I'm looking at an add in the paper advertising a 1996 Suburu Outback. It says "new motor". What does that mean? Is it synonomous with "engine" or what? The owner says she doesn't know. She says her son, a mechanic, did it.

2007-01-25 09:16:49 · 14 answers · asked by Guyute 2

2007-01-25 09:06:12 · 7 answers · asked by jeff m 1

I looked under my car and there was nothing on the ground so I don't think it is a very serious leak.

2007-01-25 09:04:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-25 08:50:16 · 7 answers · asked by FRANKIE 1

2007-01-25 08:27:38 · 3 answers · asked by leoleo 1

I have a 1999 Grand Am, 160,000 miles. This problem seems to have started since getting colder outside and only after my car reaches normal operating tempature. When I accelerate from a stop or from a low speed, my car hesitates to accelerate and the only way to move is to press my gas pedal to the floor, at which point it will surge forward. As long as my foot is on the gas my car is okay, but once I coast and then try to accelerate again, it tends to stall out (but restarts right away). Also, it has been stalling out many times when turning a corner or pulling into a parking spot. I was told this could be the Oxygen sensor needing replaced. I was also told that my car is having an issue where it doesnt realize its running in cold weather (due to a bad sensor). Any ideas???

2007-01-25 08:22:55 · 5 answers · asked by Rikki-Tikki-Tavi 3

This may sound like a bit of a strange question but bear with me...

My question is this.. You've had a bump in your car and dont have time/money to get it done at a bodyshop (who want to charge you £150 for the bumper and £170 for painting) .

You find two websites selling the bumper you need, with a service option to have the bumper painted to match your car - both sites look ok. Thing is, one of the sites is asking £69.99 for painting and the other is charging £100. Do you go with the cheaper one, or would you go with the more expensive one, in the hope that you will get a better paint job - what kind of job would you get for only £69.99?

I would appreciate your HONEST opinions. Thanks :)

2007-01-25 08:22:41 · 8 answers · asked by gixerbry 3

in the morning the car is fine, then if i use for like thity mins or so, my temperature seems to rise and the car will turn off if i come to a complete stop. my temperature gauge is not accurate.

2007-01-25 08:04:16 · 2 answers · asked by JERRY R 1

1. Replace rear wheel hub bearing assembly
2. timing belt, water pump and drive belts
3. Gas tank removed, flushed and reinstalled.

2007-01-25 08:03:14 · 4 answers · asked by iam_kilaru 2

All right my S40 seems to be shifting erratically. Sometimes it feels like the car is downshifting because the car's RPMs shoot up when I'm trying to accelerate but the car takes longer than it should to get into the correct gear, sometimes shudder. This problem also occurs sometimes after accelerating hard to get onto the highway. At any rate, a local shop said the car is posting a code in the TCM (transmission control module) 2-3-2 which means speedometer loss of signal. This is the same with an OBDII reader I used to check out the car, except that the code reader also spits out another code P1618 which talks about linkage between the TCM and the ECU. Any help? The shop basically said the best they could do was replace parts related to this issue until the problem was resolved, however I don't have the money or the time for something like that. Help! Thank you!

2007-01-25 07:51:32 · 1 answers · asked by Tom 2

2007-01-25 07:43:18 · 8 answers · asked by Nicola L 3

2007-01-25 07:37:22 · 11 answers · asked by Nicola L 3

how do you make your 03 chevy cavalier go faster then 105

2007-01-25 07:33:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

to do a do it yourself tune up on a 2000 saturn l series, are the spark plugs located on the engine or behind the engine? I've searched online everywhere for an engine diagram for the saturn, and can't get nothing....I would greatly appreciated if someone helped me on this one.....

2007-01-25 07:33:11 · 3 answers · asked by Black D 1

I have a 98 Chevi Cavelier, and I has started to stall unexpectedly. Suddenly I have no controle over anything but the lights and sterio are still on, and the dash lights. Just no juice. Does this sound like a serious problem?

2007-01-25 07:28:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a metal plate hanging down along the length of my exhaust, is this a heat shield ?? if so how much to get fixed or can i do without for a while until i got money, it looks like stainless steel and has been bolted on as i can see the holes any ideas
Ta

2007-01-25 07:28:02 · 4 answers · asked by Sharon G 2