Maintenance & Repairs - June 2007

2007-06-10 11:07:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-10 11:00:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is overdrive for in a car? when is it suppose to be on? and when is it suppose to be off? is it bad if i leave it on all the time? thankyou

2007-06-10 10:47:31 · 5 answers · asked by helloguy 2

I recently read an article detailing how to get diagnostic codes from just a jumper wire. I used a piece of wire, put one end on the ground at the diagnostic terminal, then the other end on the diagnostic pin...nothing happened. Is there another way of doing this and is it true that you can check OBD at home? I have also heard that once the ground is connected, touch the other end to all terminals and wait for the check engine light to come on. Is there any way to "short" out the ECU or otherwise cause damage doing this? Thanks

2007-06-10 10:45:14 · 5 answers · asked by Brian B 1

i have a 2000 dodge dakota R/T and i got a little crazy spinning the tires/doing a donut and nailed a curb with the driver side rear tire and sheared the axle shaft off right at the end of the axle housing where my drum brake is, i didnt notice my wheel was not on my vehicle until i tried to pull away and nothing happened i couldnt move or anything, ive read if you have a 2wd vehicle and break one of the axles the car will not move at all,i was wondering if this is true because i kinda thought the wheel that was still attached would spin still, i was wondering if i damaged something else like the transmission or something in the drivetrain or if it is true that if you break an axle on one side the other side wont turn either, i kinda thought that since it just sheared off at the end of the housing that the remaining visible axle would spin and so would the other tire. thanks alot for any info you could give me
P.S.- i had it towed and its in the shop now getting an estimate

2007-06-10 10:43:52 · 3 answers · asked by joe w 1

2007-06-10 10:18:25 · 6 answers · asked by joejoe858 1

Does anyone know a great product to help the fading on a vehicles headlights?

2007-06-10 10:14:15 · 3 answers · asked by Jerry M 2

2007-06-10 10:10:01 · 4 answers · asked by Kriss K 1

Not hot enough for gage to be in danger zone not even close. Added antifreeze after it cooled down. Still won't start. Replaced plugs and wires, Dist cap, fuel filter. Pump running, It wants to start. It's firing but it's not getting any gas. Injectors? Timing? Someone mentioned a fuel pressure regulator. Where is it? Can anyone please help? I can't afford to keep replacing parts or get a mechanic. I'm pretty mechanically inclined but I'm stymied by this one. The car was maintained exellently. The guy had all the paperwork on every thing he ever did. He fixed everything. The tranny is strong, the motor purrs. I got an exellent deal. This man put new tires on it before he would sell it to me!!! The sticker price is still in the glove box. I know it's a good car. Please help.

2007-06-10 10:06:36 · 4 answers · asked by Margo 2

I have a 95 Mustang and the rear calipers are the type that the piston needs to be screwed back in. The piston is too far out of the caliper and when I try to screw it back in, it's not 'catching'. Does it need to be pushed in a certain amount first? It's a new caliper (year old) and I'd hate to buy another new one. Any suggestions?

2007-06-10 10:02:44 · 6 answers · asked by rachel 2

I am using an old Ford probe 1995. When I turn the steering wheel sometimes it feels hard to turn but it is power steering. It has power steering fluid also so I am not sure if it is the power steering pressure hose or is it with the wheel.

2007-06-10 09:52:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-10 09:38:26 · 7 answers · asked by darkangel_41y 1

yesterday my car just died out on me. my hubby found today that it was the ignition feed fuse that blew. so he put in another one and i went to go to the grocery store and when i took the car out of park they fuse blew again. does anyone know why????? we have tried the third fuse and everytime we start the car in nuetral or park its o.k. but when we try to switch the gear to drive or reverse or from park to nuetral (you get the idea) it blows. any ideas???

2007-06-10 09:24:11 · 4 answers · asked by skeys003 2

2007-06-10 09:20:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

No damages have been found in the paint just the clear coat needs to be reapplied again. is there a cause for concern if this is removed and then reapplied. does this affect how long the paint job will last?

2007-06-10 09:05:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-10 08:56:48 · 9 answers · asked by yamaluvva 2

Failed emmissions test on 2000 ford ranger had theEGR Pres Feedback Sensor replaced and went back and passed after a day or so my check engine light is on again.Any Ideas? I am taking it back because have a warranty on that part

2007-06-10 08:56:40 · 3 answers · asked by heartache53 2

my car every now and then stalls with the clutch fully down, usually when at standstill or not doing more than about 5mph, wot could this be

2007-06-10 08:51:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is a rasonalbe price for rebuild on a 200 r trans

2007-06-10 08:48:41 · 3 answers · asked by 85 MONTE SS 2

the whole engine are dry, clean no oil leaks, just like the clean looks engine as well as the cable and electrical harnesses just like the one you see in the used car lot.

2007-06-10 08:40:22 · 2 answers · asked by Phil O 1

We bought a '94 GT convertible mustang on Saturday. It has 148 K miles on it. The man who sold it to us claimed it ran great, and gave us a bunch of paperwork/receipts documenting the work he had done on it. We drove it home to Killeen from Roundrock and it was fine. But Saturday NIGHT my husband noticed a good size puddle of coolant under the car. It needed the upper hose replaced. Then this morning the drive belt (?) busted. We thought that was the extent of the problem but when working on putting the new belt in it was discovered that it needs a new pulley and the mechanic said something about a new pump needed. This is a family friend so hes not just saying things to get our money. Are these problems that the previous owner was probably aware of??? Is there anything I can do/say to the man we bought it from?? This just PISSES me off!!!! Grrr! We paid way over bluebook value for it because this guy insisted he put all this time and money into the car!!!

2007-06-10 08:19:00 · 9 answers · asked by mrs.v 4

does anybody know of a good website who sells quality bedrail protection such as diamond plate,,,im afaid of cheap junk that are sols in mail orders

2007-06-10 08:11:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

a mouse got under the shroud that covers the wireing harness and ate the wires feeding the injector plug,,,where can I buy another plug or the pins that are used inside the plug,without going to the junk yard,,the dealer is trying to bulls--t me into buying the whole harness

2007-06-10 08:05:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am trying to install a rust proofing device on my car. The installation instructions says that for CT-1 [the type of unit I am installing] black wire goes to the body ground (firewall).

My question is where is the body ground. Do they mean the -ve terminal of the battery. The reason I doubt that it is not the negative terminal is bacause for another type of unit CT-2 [that I am not installing] they specifically mention that black goes to -ve terminal. So this probably mean body ground is different from -ve terminal of the battery.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

The site of the manufacturer is http://www.counteractrust.com

2007-06-10 07:48:19 · 5 answers · asked by MindSweep 2

I have a 4-wheeler that has not been rode in 5 years and it has been sitting in my yard the whole time and it has no battery in it. I have put a new oil filter in and changed the oil and the sparkplug but the only thing that hasen't been changed or clean is the carbrator and i have been trying to jerk start for the last two days and i put some gas in and it still won't start i say it4 won't start because it needs a new carbrator.

can someone help me?

2007-06-10 07:36:51 · 12 answers · asked by Travis W 1

2007-06-10 07:35:38 · 9 answers · asked by John s 1

2007-06-10 07:25:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Recently bought a 95 Ford Escort LX 1.9L, it has 168k miles. The car is more gutless than it should be for an Escort. It idles fairly rough (around 1.5k RPM cold start, 500 RPM warm), lurches back and forth a bit intermittently, and has a hard time going up hills- makes kind of a puttering noise uphill (goes away with the clutch depressed). The economy is not near what it should be, hovering in the upper 20s for the most part. Also, about every 20 miles or so the "check engine" light will flash for just a few seconds, then shut off again.

I replaced the spark plugs with NGK V-plugs and cleaned the MAF sensor, to no avail. The old plugs had no deposits or damage.

2007-06-10 07:19:21 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have no clue what the problem is. My boyfriend and I looked everywhere for some sort of key and lock, none,we have used a mallet, we even rented a tool from autozone, it will not budge.They are pretty rusted. We have used wd40, nothing works. is there any secrets to this. This car is a 2003 Nissan Altima. Please help if you can!!!

2007-06-10 07:07:49 · 2 answers · asked by crystal h 1

the key will go in but i cant turn the key to make it start it just wont move.... i even tried the spare key . and they keys wont turn they just get "locked" feeling

2007-06-10 07:03:10 · 9 answers · asked by sweetlilme17 2