Maintenance & Repairs - August 2007

ok i heard the altenator was bad...so i put another battery in it...and jumped it off...the car turned over but wouldnt crank...had a half tank of gas...but the car hasen't been cranked in like 3 years..is there somthing i can do to make it crank? what to take out and clean..change or w.e? i need the car to crank to test the altenator with my tester...i just need some information to get this thing to crank again? thanks.

2007-08-14 18:17:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I have my headlights on and I touch my turn signal, my tailights shortout (breaklights still work) and they stay off. If I only have my parking lights on it doesn't happen. I have a friend with the same make and year and hers are doing the same thing. Any help would be appreciated as I am out of warrenty.

2007-08-14 18:17:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

could you tell me the diffrent things it could be and what diffrent things each thing would do so maybe i can rule a couple out.
im a female and i hate taking my car places to be looked at without somewhat of an idea of whats wrong i get screwed around a lot and theyw ill try to take advantage and get more money out of me.
by the way my car is a 92 dodge shadow pretty beat up car but runs good. i have small kids thats why im worried about the noises its making also when i come to stop when i push the breaks theres a clunky pop noise over and over til the car stops.

2007-08-14 17:49:47 · 8 answers · asked by go away 2

this is sort of related to another question about overheating. However, I had my radiator checked. They found no problems at all! But it keeps bubbling and spewing smoke. No, I recently got an oil leak fixed and had built up oil on my engine but now that has been cleaned up. Could that old oil have caused some of the problem??? I mean I just drove it to the store and back without it bubbling. Maybe this is just wishful thinking. I am tired of spending tons of money on my monster.

2007-08-14 17:24:44 · 6 answers · asked by csellers41273 2

we have a 1999 vw jetta that just had the head gasket blown. car has had trouble since we bought it. Is it worth it to sell it for parts or to replace the head gasket? thanks

2007-08-14 17:20:18 · 4 answers · asked by chipndip829 2

2007-08-14 17:19:37 · 8 answers · asked by Arsalan A 1

2007-08-14 16:38:06 · 5 answers · asked by anubis_the_butcher 1

1996 Toyota Camry LE I4... not that it makes a difference i don't think.

When im driving down the road... i keep hearing these loud, extremely annoying whistling-kinda noises...

It sounds, to me atleast, like the noise is coming from the right rear of the car.... my first thought was that either it was a brake pad or something was grinding something like an axle part or something in the wheel/axle department...

I dont think its a brake pad or anything, because first of all... i just got mine replaced less then a year ago... secondly, it squeaked while i was driving.. not braking.

I dont think its something directly related to the spinning of the wheels either, because whether im going... 65 on the highway, or 30 down a street... the squeaking doesnt happen louder, faster, or necessarily more often...

im at a lose, any1 got any ideas? i got the day off tomorrow so toss some ideas at me and what i should do.

2007-08-14 16:27:09 · 4 answers · asked by Corey 4

its a 1956 international pick up ,not scout, with a straight six.

2007-08-14 16:14:53 · 10 answers · asked by sickboy1377 2

something is wrong with my fuel pump pushrod in the camshaft. I took out the fuel line to the carb and no fuel was coming in. This was the case with the new and old fuel pump. The lobe was not moving when I tried to start it so I assume and also had a mechanic tell me its the fuel pump pushrod. Im assuming, its a heavy job.

Most people are telling me to throw a electric fuel pump with a fuel line running straight to the carb. When I drop some fuel in the carb, it starts right up.

If I don't put a electric fuel pump on there, is fixing the above problem a heavy job? And if I want to fix it, who has the parts?

2007-08-14 16:08:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get a P1870 (tranny slippage) and nothing seems wrong. The tranny shifts fine and the car has 214K miles. I'm tired of looking at the CES light. Sometimes it goes away by itself but it always comes back. How do I clear it from the inside of the car? If I pull the battery cable it screws up the radio.

2007-08-14 15:53:15 · 4 answers · asked by denbobway 4

My friend asked me a question today and I thought maybe someone on her could help her. She was backing out of her driveway this morning and bumped into a truck that was parked along the road. Nothing happened to her car, but a dent was noticed in the truck she bumped into. She said she didnt know if the dent was already there since nothing happened to her car. She also did not stop and tell her neighbor bc he is a truckdriver and is only home on weekends, but his wife is home every nite. Also she doesnt want her parents to be mad bc she is under their insurance and they are not very understanding. Would you not say anything? or deal with her horrible parents? Any advice for her would be greatly appreciated!

2007-08-14 15:48:53 · 10 answers · asked by nunyabznass 1

Everytime I turn on my radio in my Toyota Sequoia, the antenna starts rumbling and making a lot of noise. It goes on for like 10 seconds. Whether I turn off the radio or on, the antenna starts up again. And it's not a very pleasant noise! I was wondering, is it just the antenna or is the motor the problem?

2007-08-14 15:31:42 · 2 answers · asked by O_o 1

and i dont have a lot cash to spend

2007-08-14 15:24:17 · 6 answers · asked by Ted W 1

already had it check by a mechanic and he couldn t find anything so 200.00 later he did only a tune up any thoughts on what it could be woul help

2007-08-14 15:15:20 · 4 answers · asked by Lilly 2

2007-08-14 15:13:07 · 6 answers · asked by idontknow 1

Every time i turn off my radio my antenna make alot of noise even after the antenna goes down. It also make alot of noise after is all the way up. Its makes noise for about 10 seconds when antenna goes down or up. I need to know is it the mass or the antenna motor that bad?

2007-08-14 15:09:42 · 1 answers · asked by jerry m 2

I have a GMC Sonoma truck with a 2.8 liter engine. I removed the Throttle Body Injection unit to right down the part numbers to order a rebuilt unit. I had to plug the inlet and the fuel return line to stop the flow of gas from them. The truck has not been driven for several months.Is this normal? I thought it only had pressure when the key was in the on position. If this is not normal what could cause it. I have a new fuel pump in the tank. If I had not plugged the line I feel sure that all the fuel in the tank would have flowed out.

2007-08-14 15:02:46 · 7 answers · asked by Joey C 1

2007-08-14 14:39:34 · 7 answers · asked by Daniel L 1

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2007-08-14 14:12:30 · 6 answers · asked by kfount400 2

I was driving on the interstate and my car started slowing down. I pulled over and smoked started coming out of the hood and I heard a clicking noise on the right side. I later noticed that I was out of antifreeze. Someone said that my head gasket probably blew out. Do you think it's the head gasket or the motor?

2007-08-14 13:40:31 · 5 answers · asked by natbug 1

When it rains the passenger floor of my peugeot is dripping, but there are no leakes anywhere......Help

2007-08-14 13:32:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

the tint is bubbleing

2007-08-14 13:11:57 · 4 answers · asked by greg r 1

The battery is good and so is the starter, whenever I try to start it all it does is act like it wants to but it wont turn over, we have a new alternator and the starter and the battery is good....the lights, radio, and the A/C all work. I think that it might be the fuel injector or something like that....but I dont know....and yes we do have fuel in it....we have over half a tank...or maybe its the fuel pump or the spark plugs...but could someone please help me...thank you very very much!!!

2007-08-14 13:05:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

So without going into a whole lot of detail because I don't feel like typing it all or going into the full story.....I broke the sideview mirror and base on a cops car..pretty sure it's a crown vic..the mirror cracked I think, and the base didn't fall off or anything..it's just pushed inward and can't be put back the way it was..
Well he told my husband that it costs $1500.00 to be replaced..This just doesn't sound right..

2007-08-14 12:54:10 · 4 answers · asked by stef 1

front end fender, and dent aprroximately of the size of 15 square inches

2007-08-14 12:50:23 · 3 answers · asked by babloos 1

I have a '98 Chevy Lumina and just in the past week or so I've been noticing that the temperature gauge rises and falls the whole time I'm driving. When it rises, it doesn't go into the "red" range; that is up to 260, which is the highest number on the gauge, but it does lean farther to the right (higher) than I thought would be normal. It'll do this for a few minutes and then go back down to the middle for a few minutes. It does this over and over. I know there's a cooling fan under the hood that keeps the car from overheating--is that what's going on? Also, last week when I drove over some big hills going to a friend's house (we live in mountainous central NH), I could smell burning oil. I haven't really smelled it since. Is it time to take the car in for a checkup, or is this normal? The car has over 235,000 miles on it. The "service engine soon" light has been on ever since we purchased it from another individual about 18 months ago. Suggestions? Thx.

2007-08-14 12:48:19 · 12 answers · asked by peachy78 5

It's a 2000 Jaguar XJ8 vanden plas, the vehicle turns on, but when I put it on drive and press the gas pedal it doesn't go...all it's says is (gear box fault). What does that mean? Is it expensive to fix?... thanks guys!

2007-08-14 12:48:02 · 4 answers · asked by deya 1

Is it normal for a car repair shop to ask a customer to drop off a car to get an estimate of repairs? They told me once I drop it off, they will call me at that same day for an estimate. I'm kind of worried about that. Please help. My car needs some engine work done.

2007-08-14 12:41:11 · 9 answers · asked by Nicky H 1

and there is a grinding noise. what did i do????

2007-08-14 12:37:47 · 5 answers · asked by kathy 2