Maintenance & Repairs - August 2007

I Have a honda prelude and my car constantly stalls out on me. It happens when I'm coming to a stop with the car in neutral. If I'm lucky enough for my car not to stall when coming to a complete stop after putting my car in neutral, once I press in the clutch pedal the RPMs will drop significantly even enough to stall some times. I don't have to be moving I can be parked with my car idling and once I push the clutch in the RPMss drop. Also if this makes a difference when I'm turning and I push in the clutch pedal sometimes it sticks in...
any help would be greatly aprecited thanks in advance

2007-08-30 14:22:57 · 3 answers · asked by the champ 2

2007-08-30 14:18:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

will that damage my tranny? otherwise the front wheels just spin (the drive axle) thanks.

2007-08-30 14:09:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 99 2-door Cavalier. My drivers side door will not unlock. It is not automatic locks, but a manual one. It seems like the knob is jammed and won't move. If I pull on it far enough from the inside, I can open my door while holding it. Otherwise, when I try to get in with my key from the outside, it won't open. So I have to crawl from my passenger side. lol How easliy can this be looked at/fixed? Would it cost a lot or could I have someone like my brother just take the door apart? Thanks!

2007-08-30 14:03:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 1988 Mazda B2200 manual. Originally, I had a massive oil leak coming through a hole in my fuel pump (the hole comes stock on the fuel pump, and no one could seem to figure out why oil was coming through it). The fuel pump has been replaced, and now oil is shooting into my carburetor through the vacuum hose.

I was told that it could be a faulty PCV valve, so I replaced that. I'm still having the same problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Andrew

2007-08-30 13:32:43 · 4 answers · asked by Andrew 2

2007-08-30 13:27:13 · 6 answers · asked by borinkenpapi 1

Ive got a vaccum leak somewhere in my car and i just cant find it anyone have any idea/suggestion the best way to find it? cuz ive tried everything i could think of. thanks

2007-08-30 13:17:31 · 5 answers · asked by Tin 2

How much boost can the stock Cummins reliably handle? How about the Duramax? I am well aware there is more to consider, but just looking for a simple number in this case. Basically for both, i jus tneed to know when to replace studs, gaskets, injectors, etc... thanks!

2007-08-30 13:07:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-30 12:26:43 · 7 answers · asked by adam r 1

My wife was driving my old Dodge ES Turbo convertible, (1986, with 50K miles), she parked it on a slope and turned off the engine.

She started up to leave and the car will not get into gear. I tried to pull it inot gear but no luck. It is an automatic.

What is wrong???? And can I fix it???

Is it in need of transmission fluid? I know little about cars.

Thanks!!

2007-08-30 12:21:48 · 8 answers · asked by CBJ 2

I currently have a carb on my 85 amc eagle. thinking of going fuel injected. But not sure. I know fuel injected works better during winter. what do everybody else think? someday wanting to put a new engine in place.

2007-08-30 12:18:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-30 11:50:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi expert,
My car has recently been making these louder than normal sounds which I'm guessing is a whole in the exhaust pipe or manifold. It gets really loud when the revs go up and settles down when the revs are low. Could some tell me exactly what has happened and what would be a rough cost for repairs. Would selling my car be a viable solution? Thanks for your answers.

2007-08-30 11:50:00 · 3 answers · asked by Jason 1

I was thinking of purchasing a set of two guages and they give me the option of mechanical or electrical guages. Which of the two are easier to install?? These guages are going to be installed in a guage pod in an 06 GTO. Thanks for the help!!

2007-08-30 11:34:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I did a 4 second "burnout" in my '95 Z28 today (stock) at low rpms. Without regard for tires, how hard is doing that on a car? I can see how 45 seconds to a minute could cause problems because you're at high rpm, with the engine under load, with little air moving through the radiator. But for a short one, how hard is it on the differential, drive shaft, tranny, and engine? What about brakes? Seems like spinning the wheels for four seconds with the brakes depressed isn't much different than your every day stop at a red light... I don't see how it could be very hard on the brakes... And it seems like a 300hp engine would laugh at whatever resistance the rear brakes had to offer. I'm mostly worried about the effects even a short burnout could have on the tranny and the differential (suddenly spinning quickly, then suddenly stopping).

2007-08-30 11:27:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

hello. i own a 2007 lexus IS250 with both black exterior and interior and residing in florida. the car doesnt have any tint on the glass. it is parked out in the sun most of the time and gets extremely hot. i dont know what will be the right thing to do to as i am worried about the fading of the dash and the leather seats. some people told me that tints help and some told me to put a sunshade on the front while the car is parked. my first question is that does the sun heat really bad for the interior for such a luxury car. i feel that its dash and leathers have been already made to bear such heat. may be i am wrong and wante your OPINION. second question is what can i do to save the interior. should i put tints. if not then what should i do. thanks for your help in advance.

2007-08-30 11:15:56 · 2 answers · asked by smarterchild_usa 1

The car will start right up again but I have to step on the gas to keep it running. I then put in a splash of oil and the light goes off and it runs fine.

2007-08-30 11:10:41 · 2 answers · asked by joe 2

2007-08-30 11:07:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-30 11:06:14 · 6 answers · asked by pearsoncr@sbcglobal.net 1

out of a 95 tahoe, the vehicle also would not pass 60mph, the vehicle seems to bog. and service engine light comes on and the vehicle also shakes

2007-08-30 11:01:42 · 3 answers · asked by Butterfly 1

i have a 1982 yamaha xt200j and after restoring it i have ridden 189.5 miles since the last oil change...what is the approximate miles span between changes? im askin bcause its runnin a little odd...

2007-08-30 10:17:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Riding to work this morning with my wife in her "98 Chevy Pickup. When she tried to turn on her wipers I heard a buzz behind the dash but the wipers didn't move. She turned the control on and off a few times and it made the same sound every time. On about the 4th or 5th try the wipers came on a worked fine the rest of the drive. Any ideas? I have a fair amount of mechanical ability but I rarely deal with electical issues and I've never worked on wipers. By the way, she had used the wipers earlier in the trip and they worked fine so I know this didn't happen because they were stuck.

2007-08-30 10:15:58 · 7 answers · asked by Malo 2

e.g. engine has 5W-30 in and you want to top up with 5W-40. Both grades of engine oil are listed as suitable for car model.

2007-08-30 10:10:31 · 16 answers · asked by robokombot 2

My vehicle has excessive CO2 and O2 levels and won't pass the California smog test. What, in general, could be the cause for the excessive levels and what can I do to get those levels down in order to pass the test? Today is my deadline, so please help!

2007-08-30 10:06:42 · 8 answers · asked by Bruce J 1

I'm not going to lie, this is my first brand new car. I've always run my car through car washes and never really taken the time to wash it myself.

The dealer said not to run it through a regular was for 30 days.

What am I going to need to ensure I wash my car without scratching it?

What are the best name-brand items?

2007-08-30 09:48:35 · 10 answers · asked by Bada Bada 1

i have a new battery but it wont even turn over. i tried jumping it but that dosent work either. do i need a new starter or altenator

2007-08-30 09:33:48 · 7 answers · asked by mfdadde69 1

of my career school? Is it hard to find a job?

2007-08-30 08:51:23 · 5 answers · asked by jeremy37211 1

Catalytic converter is starting to give me problems getting abit hot, and has been professionally pin pointed as the problem developing. Plus I want to know where to cut it out and in the front and back? What is the best pipe to use. Converters make vehicles run hotter and make more problems. California is the only emmissions state, and I don't live there.

2007-08-30 08:47:53 · 7 answers · asked by Crystal B 1

I have a 1990 auto. camaro with a new 355(it was bored 30 over). The new engine has about 5k miles on it. The car is now burning about 1qt of oil a week. It seems like over time its just gotten worse. It does blow smoke out of the exhaust but not a whole lot. I had one of my friends tell me what color the smoke is when I hit the gas and he said a little of blue/black/and white but mostly black. But I always get different responses when I ask someone, but most the time they will say black or blue. Every time I've looked at the exhaust its black, and occasionally a little blue. I am not loosing any coolant, at least not according to my overflow resivoir. I recenly put a new intake manifold, and carb on it and didn't know exactly what I was doing but didn't have a choice(don't have the $ for mechanic), so for about 2 weeks my engine would get close to 230 because it was lean, thats fix now and running at 205. How do i know if I blew a head gasket? could my unplugged pcv valve be the prob?

2007-08-30 08:43:28 · 5 answers · asked by nick 1

I drive a 2004 Sonata...have 40% life on the front brake pads and have replaced the rear pads recently... 27000 miles on the car

2007-08-30 08:32:51 · 3 answers · asked by Hawke 2