Maintenance & Repairs - January 2007

my car starting acting funny once it got really really cold. No heat comes into my car and after a drive for 20 minutes my temp. gauge goes into the red! What should i do to make it stop! I live in Minnesota, so you can imagine how cold it gets up here, i need heat!

2007-01-17 13:37:47 · 17 answers · asked by demons320 1

I have a keyless entry remote with a lock, unluck, and trunk button for my 1997 toyota avalon. I replaced the batteries but it still will not operate. I assume I need to reprogram it. Does anyone know the proper steps?

Thank You.

2007-01-17 13:20:34 · 2 answers · asked by mike m 1

2007-01-17 12:16:51 · 17 answers · asked by weightlifter 1

i have a 1990 acura integra. its cold out and i jump into my car this morning and went to start and there wasn't enough juice to start. So i wait a few seconds try again turns over a couple times and still not enough juice. try again and nothing happens, try once more and just the alarm goes off its a viper alarm, but it does this now every time i try to start even when i tried to jump start it. It doesn't turn over at all now just sets the alarm off i have no remotes and it has never went off in the 5 years i have owned it. I don't know what to do.

2007-01-17 12:13:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 1993 Nissan Sentra. Tonight, after parking, there seemed to be a smell of gas coming from it. Looked beneath, saw very small stain, no visible leaking. But the smell is definitely gas. Do I need a new tank? Can I seal it? How do I find the leak? I know it's a 1993, but there's only 94,000 miles on it and i'd like to keep it. Thanks!

2007-01-17 12:11:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 1986 Toyota 4Runner is having problems.

We just had the head gasket replaced. It was working great. Then, about a month after replacing the head gasket, my husband was driving it to work...All of a sudden, a bunch of lights lit up on the dash, and before he could get two miles down the road, the temperature guage red-lined. He stopped at the gas station, and let it cool off for about an hour. Tried it again, and couldn't go half a mile before the temperature guage red-lined again. I'm not sure it actually overheated...just the guage went out of control.

He says he has checked all of the fuses, and they're fine.

The thermostat is new - was installed about two months before we replaced the head gasket.

I'm at the end of my rope with this whole one-car-family crap.

Ideas?

2007-01-17 12:10:18 · 10 answers · asked by abfabmom1 7

I do it sometimes when its cold

2007-01-17 12:07:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a new one

2007-01-17 12:02:47 · 6 answers · asked by Rob 1

I recently had an antifreeze leak and had the heater tube, and the coolant tank replaced. Now even if I have the temp and the setting all the way up it just blows out cool air. Even if the car has been on for a while...cool air. My father changed the thermostat, and that didn't help. He also drained the antifreeze, and replaced it.

2007-01-17 11:57:30 · 9 answers · asked by Kimberly R 1

had my auto hooked up to diagnostic machine, (auto x-press mfg) and all it did was spit out code P1300. can someone please tell me what this code means? all diagnostic said was "manufacturer specific powertrain transmission trouble code.

2007-01-17 11:54:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-17 11:47:02 · 1 answers · asked by Mr. KnowItAll 7

My girlfriend bought a new car recently and got a flat. turns out the model she bought had 15" rims, and the tires are incredibly hard to find and expensive. 14" rims are standard on the car and you can find much cheaper tires easier with that size.

Is it possible to drop down to the smaller rim size?

2007-01-17 11:30:56 · 12 answers · asked by Chris M 1

2007-01-17 11:18:42 · 1 answers · asked by baglady52005 1

I have a 1985 seville 4.1 v8. I was driving down the freeway when I heard a lound noise like a tire had blown. Then my car started to sound like it had a deep sounding exhaust system (like it had balls). When I got home i noticed a hold in the muffler. What caused this? The car runs fine. Will it pass smog for CA Change of owner ship? How much should I be looking at for a repair?

2007-01-17 11:13:27 · 6 answers · asked by Kiggbo 1

I've noticed that ever since i've bought the vehicle, i can randomly look outside and see that the windows have fogged, and it hadn't been driven for two days. Also, the inside fogs really easy when driving down the road. But the other day, i was coming out of school, around 3 and it had done it again. Except when i got inside it looked as if water was on my windshield, so i turned on my wipers, my windshield was dry. I came to find out that the whole inside of my windshield was covered in water droplets, i have no clue what happened, so i had to get napkins and dry it off so that i could see out. What is wrong, and how do i fix it?? Should i ask the guys at the mechanic place? I don't know what to do.

2007-01-17 11:11:45 · 10 answers · asked by ilovellamas 1

I have a 1995 toyota pickup and when i start driving around town in the cold weather, the windshield frosts up so bad i have to use an ice scraper on the inside! My heater works great (I have no a/c) so why does the inside fog up so bad? I can wipe it off with my hand at times, but then it all comes right back. Its a very small cab, and has only recently started doing this. any help would be greatly appreciated!

2007-01-17 11:03:23 · 10 answers · asked by whitterbug469 1

I replaced the bulbs, but the brights still aren't working. Any ideas?

2007-01-17 11:02:29 · 3 answers · asked by Martha 1

What is the best wax, etc.

2007-01-17 10:46:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 1994 Nissan Maxima. There is a noise when I turn right, but never when I turn left. It kinda sounds like a clicking noise or like if I am running over an aluminum can almost. If I turn slow or wide, I won't hear it, but if I turn fast or narrow, I hear the noise.
I replaced the rack unit because it had a leak, which got rid of the grinding noise, but not this noise.
I thought maybe it could be the cv joints, so I took it to a mechanic. They said the cv boots were fine, but that the right axle was broken, so I replaced it. When I got it fixed, at first I didn't hear the noise (maybe I only made soft turns), but right afterwards I began to hear the same noise as before I took it in. It has plenty of fluid, so it's not that either. What do you guys think it could it be?

2007-01-17 10:42:46 · 5 answers · asked by aljea 6

My Geo has a terrible squeal when I start it. the only time it stops is when I push the clutch in. Mom thought it might be the water pump but that does not make sense to me. Any ideas about a squealing engine?

2007-01-17 10:41:39 · 6 answers · asked by Tera F 2

it does not change gear until about 3000rpm unless i change useing accelerator(by easing off it slightly).any ideas or do i need new gear box.

2007-01-17 10:37:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 1998 3.3L Plymouth Voyager with 110K+ miles. While driving today, the oil light came on, along with a warning beeper. The oil level is good, and I suspect the oil pressure sending unit has failed? Are my suspicions correct, and where is the oil pressure sending unit located?

2007-01-17 10:07:15 · 3 answers · asked by bowmgc 1

My grandmother Owns a 78 Dodge Magnum XE, in mint condition. She had recently had a tune up before getting too sick to drive it in Oct.91. She gave it to me and I dont even know where to start. Other than getting a battery and try to turn it over. Please Help! Thanks

2007-01-17 09:54:51 · 6 answers · asked by MTown_38108 1

I need to replace the timing belt in my Honda Civic and I called the dealership and they told me it would cost $359.00 for the timing belt and the outer belts. Does that seem high? I'm a girl so I know it's a possibility I can ripped off. Please help. Thanks.

2007-01-17 09:47:08 · 6 answers · asked by Jinx71582 1

cheap or expesive help me if can

2007-01-17 09:41:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-17 09:36:24 · 6 answers · asked by MS. T 2

will mixing super unleaded petrol with normal unleaded petrol in my tank cause my engine in anyway to not run smoothly or as it should? The bloke i bought my car off at the garage seems to think so

2007-01-17 09:16:05 · 9 answers · asked by sherminator 2

Why do my brakes GRIND real loud and the Reverse and Drive aren't changing smoothly right after I finished washing my car. I only used car shampoo on the outside and a little Windex on the wheels. Nothing else. It's my first car and the first time I've washed it. Am I supposed to let it dry first? Plus the brakes are REALLY JERKY. Not smooth like before... Any one know?

2007-01-17 09:07:07 · 10 answers · asked by skycloud 1

I have a 2003 Dodge Stratus. I just got it 4 months ago. The Malfunction Indicator Light came on and I took it into the shop. They said it was the thermostat and went ahead and put in a new one. 4 days later the light came back on. When I took it back in they said it was the same code as before and it was probably air in the line and it should go away. The light has come on 3 more times sence and after they checked the thermostat and found it to be fine they told me they do not know what is wrong. It seems to me the light comes on when I run my heater over 2. Any ideas what could be wrong?

2007-01-17 09:05:02 · 4 answers · asked by evillittlemouse 1

I have a red 05 Red Honda Civic and someone hit my car in the walmart parking lot. I have some white/yellow transferred paint on my car. Not much, but its ugly. How do I safely remove this, without costing me too much? THANKS!

2007-01-17 09:03:23 · 9 answers · asked by Chris 1