Maintenance & Repairs - April 2007

1) Just got a new car, and there is a black,grey paint mark over the clear coat. Can i use scratch X to remove it. When i do this do i need to reapply wax since the car is new.

2) If i do wax, can i wash my car and then apply wax or will i need to strip off all the old wax (clay bar) then wax.

Not a car guy but read a lot of stuff but don't have half a day to wax.

Thanks

2007-04-27 06:14:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I don't remember exactly when I last changed the oil in my car or how many miles it was, how do I know when my car needs it again?

2007-04-27 06:09:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 1996 honda accord. My fuel guage is stuck at the full position, however, my fuel light comes on when the car is almost empty. I think this means that the sending unit is ok, and that it is probably just the guage. How can i tell, thanks

2007-04-27 06:04:33 · 2 answers · asked by kyle t 1

2007-04-27 05:16:54 · 4 answers · asked by Roderick R 1

my neighor , a monster truck driver , drive his truck into my house and crushed it to rubble and he's makeing me pay for the dent in his truck what should i do

2007-04-27 04:50:51 · 10 answers · asked by Aaron C 1

please i need help!

2007-04-27 04:23:57 · 11 answers · asked by Alex D 1

Whats wrong?!? i have a 1990 Ponitac Firebird wit 160K miles... i was driving on the highway accerlating pretty fast and then all of sudden my car gave out and instead of goin 65-70mph like i was it wind down to only 35 then slowly 25ph.... it will still go if u are goin around town where it is 25 to 35 but once u want to accerlate like on the highway, the exhaust starts to pop and the engine doesnt feel like it has the power like it did... this all happens after u go 35mph. so i took it to the shop and they said it was the oxygen sensor and the fuel filter..... soooo hoping they were right........and they changed both of them.......turns out it wasnt either.......so took it out and put it into another shop and they are saying that it wasnt the oxygen sensor and its the fuel injectors?!? how could 2 mechanics shops have totally different things?!? PLZ help!!! Whats wrong?!?!? We already checked the transmission, and the cataylic convertor and they are fine......

2007-04-27 04:15:16 · 9 answers · asked by unmellowyellow06 1

I just changed my transmission filter and fluid (whole deal) and in my book it said when done to add 4 quarts of fuild. So i did that and when the car is not running and the engine is warm the lid level is in the Hot range so it seems as if there is enough fluid. But when I do it with the engine running (How I thought your supposed to do it) it is barely at the bottom end of the COLD region of the dip stick. Do I need to add more fluid so when the tranny is hot and the engine is running the fluid level is in the HOT region?

If it makes any difference I drive a 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L V6

2007-04-27 04:13:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 1996 Dodge Dakota and all of the sudden the air bag light came on and wont go off. Any idea what I can do to fix it?

2007-04-27 04:07:40 · 6 answers · asked by Rote 2

Trying to find a passenger side tail light for '07 CTS....I think it is the same for '04 through '07.....

2007-04-27 03:53:05 · 4 answers · asked by bonniebabcock@sbcglobal.net 1

Just had a valve job done with hard seats put in. Car ran fin, then before I put it away the last time I drove it, I started hearing a very light tapping sound. Thought maybe a rocker needed a little adjusting. But when I started the car, I started, ran for 5 seconds knocked real hard a couple of times and siezed before I could get it turned off. Was this a bad valve job or something else?

2007-04-27 03:51:39 · 7 answers · asked by Robert M 1

I have a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT. It is leaking antifreeze and I have been told that it is the water pump. How pricey is it to take to a mechanic?

2007-04-27 03:44:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-27 03:44:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am at my wits end please help me. someone crashed in to the back of my ford fiesta i payed £1300 for it and the insurance company have given me £877 as it is uneconomical to fix for the damages i have been to a garage and they said that it would probably cost about 700 i also have damge to the front, i dont know how much this will be. i know the insurance wont let me carry on with my car unless i mot it after i get it fixed but it wont pass the mot i need new wheels, and iif something else goes wrong i am in trouble. i am going to uni in september so there is no point getting a new car. the insurance wont let me have the money back as i had some one put a claim against me i am so stuck, dont know what to do and to make it worse i work 15 miles away i have a good job and good money but i am saving up for uni which is a lot so i dont know what to do? i
i can bus but that will take an hour and a half every day there and back!! it is in the midddle of the moterway.
please help me!!!!!

2007-04-27 02:43:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

About a month ago my battery light started to come on. I took my car to autozone to have them test my alternator and my battery and the both are running fine. The light went away the next day and then the other night I was driving and the light came back on when I hit my brake lights---also my abs light came on right before the car died. It seems that it only happens at night time. I haven't been driving when it dies, I usually will pull over when it acts funny-- so i don't know if it will die if I'm driving. The 3 times its died its been at a stop light and I had to get a boost off. I had a local shop work on it and they didn't know what to do, they said they ran a electrical test on the battery and alternator and both were fine. Any help is appreciated!

2007-04-27 02:37:06 · 3 answers · asked by Scott 1

i have a '96 mitsubishi galant. it started having this problem quite suddenly. when i stop at the lights, i can hear the engine revving at 1800 rpm. if i go to park before shutting off the engine, it revs higher to 3000 rpm. is this something dangerous i need to bring it in for repair asap? i don't know much about car but i appreciate some response on possible causes.

2007-04-27 02:32:58 · 6 answers · asked by philos 1

leaking sun roof

2007-04-27 01:01:15 · 9 answers · asked by terry c 1

96 chry sebring convert. jx 2.5l, 155k, new eng, new trans
situation has happened 4 times in 6months, fuel tank has had 1/2 tank or more. driving along at any speed. car becomes "sluggish" increasing accelerator does not result in acceleration. car slows, depressing accel. does nothing, response is flat. eventually car comes to a stop. Engine still runs and now service engine soon light comes on. attempts to accelerate engine dont work. engine quits. will almost start, or does start but will only idle. depressing accel. causes stall. Let car sit for 15 min to overnight and starts up and is "normal" (accelerates, drives, idles etc.). I had the fuel filter changed the first time it happened. The same time and every time there after I have disconnected the fuel line at its entery to eng. compartment and collected fuel to visually look for water, dirt etc. abundent fuel when engine is cranked, fuel is free of water/dirt. Ideas?

2007-04-27 00:23:50 · 8 answers · asked by apple annie 2

which option is better for saving fuel?running your AC till the car interior cools ,switch it off (with the blower running) till you are uncomfortable, and then switch it on again or run the AC continuosly?

2007-04-26 22:57:56 · 8 answers · asked by amogh w 1

is there n e way at all to remove scuffs from chrome rims?? i have some 20" rims that cost me a fortune and now after lending out my car (stupid mistake) i have scratches on three of them pretty noticeable! also if i leave the scratches and dont do n e thing will it make them worse? Is there n e thing at all i can do PLEASE HELP!!! :(

2007-04-26 22:54:31 · 1 answers · asked by djpop101 2

My mechanic says this so and I doubt it would give such effect on hp. Because I see pressureplate as normally engaged and pressure plate forks serves only as tools for releasing clutch engagement on the engine.

Please inform me more about pressure plates. Thanks

2007-04-26 19:54:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

my window was left down and to get to the point yeah my electrical system is wacked. now when I press the unlock button my trunk pops open and the gas cover releases both window on the drivers side (front and back) will not come down. I guess my question is will this be an easy fix or am I looking at handing out alot of cash to fix the problem or can I fix it myself? all answers will be more than appreciated.

MR.

2007-04-26 19:12:52 · 4 answers · asked by POLITICK; 3

Not much detail really. It's just that my bike has rust problems. hehe.

2007-04-26 18:47:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was wondering if there was anyway to use a car battery to provide electricity to my window ac unit, and if so, for how long?
Reason being, AC accounts for a lot of an electricity bill during the summer, and i can charge my car battery at autozone for free.
I have heard of people putting small window ac units on the cars and connecting them to car batteries, and would like to know how.
any info as to certain websites would be appreciated.

2007-04-26 18:19:44 · 5 answers · asked by anonomama 3

My car's starter motor just needed to be replaced. I was given a WHOLE lot of lines by the person who worked at the dealership about it.

The age of the car, the mileage of the car, that it's a crap shoot when the starter motor stops, it could stop today, years from now, etc.

I don't know cars- could someone tell me a bit about staters and starter motors so that i can know what is right and what is bullsh** from a guy who thinks he can pull the wool over a lady's eyes.

(No, not man-bashing. But being a single woman out in the auto-world is not easy, and many guys feel you have "SUCKER" written on your forehead!)

2007-04-26 18:10:29 · 10 answers · asked by Mc K 2

Trying to troubleshoot why my temp guage will not work on 1996 ford taurus. Stays all the way on cold (bottom).

2007-04-26 18:01:43 · 3 answers · asked by trimigan w 2

this is a problem that i have in two cars...changed plugs in both, wires, even the cat conv in one...those r reasons ive been told cause the car to hesitate. any others? its the hesitation when steppin on the gas pedal, or the car "shrugs" when it deccelerates or under sudden acceleration after a constant speed.plz help.

2007-04-26 17:38:35 · 11 answers · asked by wizzpack 2

Haynes doesn't have one, Chilton-no, Autozone-no, O'Reilly's-no, Pepboys-nada. Argh!

2007-04-26 16:43:17 · 3 answers · asked by DAVID3 2

I need help replacing the oxygen sensor, bank 1 sensor 1 and just want to make sure I'm doing it right before I begin. I replaced a downtstream sensor on Dodge I used to have, but I just got this car and I want to make sure it's as easy as that was before I tear something out of the car! thanks

2007-04-26 16:34:51 · 2 answers · asked by DAVID3 2

when I start it up,and then again as I accelerrate....any idea on why this is happening?


I do have an appt. w/ my mechanic on monday,I just wanted to get others opinions. Thanx

2007-04-26 16:07:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous