Maintenance & Repairs - September 2007

Can anyone give me detailed procedures on replacing my Fuel pump. The Jimmy is a 4WD 4-Door 4.3L V6.

Or, can you send me a link to a website that had detailed instructions?

Thanks.

2007-09-13 10:39:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it ok to use 1030 oil on my 2006 ford f-150 truck?

2007-09-13 10:09:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 1971 dodge demon that has a carburator and i was wondering is carb or fuel injected better? also how much work would it be to change a carb to fuel injected

2007-09-13 10:05:19 · 4 answers · asked by Ryan R 1

Can anyone help me with a site to go to? I can not find them anywhere.....just the smoked or chrome ones....I have seen them on vehicles so, I know they exist!

Thanks for your time guys!!

2007-09-13 09:27:06 · 0 answers · asked by Lisa 4

Just wondering if I can use 3M Comerical Grade Rubberized Undercoating, to protect my new exhaust pipes... I'm sure the answer will be no, because the heat will just burn it up...

2007-09-13 08:52:09 · 9 answers · asked by loadednightrain 2

My window tint is getting bubbly and it is hard to see out of.

2007-09-13 08:41:16 · 4 answers · asked by Bobby T 2

my car has been sitting a year wont idle good and when i take off or go up a hill no power at all but runs down road ok, took the fuel filter off the gas in it was a rusty color would that make a car idle bad it is fuel injected

2007-09-13 08:39:30 · 5 answers · asked by shappys 1

I have recently changed the coolant in my peugeot 406 after series of overheating issues due to the radiator cap being damaged.I done the mixture 50/50 as adviced but the temperature of the car seems to be between 90 and 110 degrees cent. which i think is still quite high and since then the heating in the car seems to be cool rather than warm.after reading various related answers on here.i believe its got something to do with air trapped in the cooling system and apparently need to bleed it somehow.anyone knows how best to do this.Also,after allowing the car cool off for bout hour and half.i opened up the radiator cap and the coolant came pouring out.any ideas or suggestions

2007-09-13 08:36:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a hyundai elantra 2002 that i wrecked last saturday. (well, it wasn't even a wreck...it was wet and i slid off the road into woods/ditch area.) i was not going over 30 mph. the repair shop it is at now does not know for sure, but they think the frame is bent. they haven't measured it or anything though. someone will be out tomorrow to look at it. i've heard different things such as you can't bend your frame going that slow...or my car is a "unibody" which means there isn't a frame to be bent. etc...my question is should i get a second opinion?

2007-09-13 08:28:01 · 2 answers · asked by kizzy06 2

Ok, here is the story. At 26k I changed the tires on my car. I did not buy the tires from Honda, but I did buy original stock tires. The tire tread on the set I changed was uneven, so I took my car to Honda to get my car aligned. This was about 2 years ago so the details are a bit fuzzy, but when I took the car to get aligned they told me that the tires were put on wrong. Anyways, they told me they would put the tires on correctly but I can't remember if they charged me for that.

I ALWAYS take my car to the same honda dealership to get serviced, and I have had 4-5 services since then and have not been told anything about the tires on my car except that the tires were wearing well. Tires on a S2000 can't be rotated but now they are telling me that my front tires are too small and are pointing int he wrong direction. What should I do?

Today I took it to get serviced and I get a call that my tires are pointed in the wrong direction, and that the front are too small.

2007-09-13 08:15:39 · 8 answers · asked by Researching1234 1

I have a 93 Toyota T100 4x4 truck. and it has lately for the past few months had difficulty going into gear, especially 1st gear and reverse. When I try to put it into reverse there is a grinding noise most of the time, and first just is sometimes a bit of a struggle, but not too bad.

I was told that it is not my clutch, but it is due to a bearing going out in my transmission or the synchronisers.

I was told also that it would be more expensive to repair this than it would be to buy a used transmission to replace it with and that it would be better to just drive it for as long as I could put it into gear while I looked for a cheap used transmission.

But my question is, how long could it go?

It is going to last more than likely a lot longer than if the clutch was going out , you think?

I was told it could maybe be driveable even for another year or more, but just be aggravating.

What is your opinion?? Why??

Thanks!~!

2007-09-13 08:13:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think its a turbo system
2 tubes makes the exhausts gas goes back too the cylinder and piston
Making it run like a 2 stroke engine but with less petrol use.

2007-09-13 08:12:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I accidently left my keys in my car and locked the doors. They keys are in the egnition and I don not know what to do! I own a Subaru Impreza Wrx Year 2003. Please help. I do not have AAA or anything like that so im desperate.

2007-09-13 08:03:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think something spilled on the floor in my backseat but I'm not for sure. I've vacummed it out and it is still damp. It has been super hot outside and still hasn't dried completely. Any ideas what could be wrong? But my car has been running just fine.

2007-09-13 07:50:02 · 8 answers · asked by rahabk10 1

I have an R Reg Ford Fiesta ghia. Lovely car, but I have to firmly press my brakes before the brake lights come on? Any suggestions why they dont come on as soon as the pedal is pressed?? It passed an MOT only 1 month ago so would not think the pads/discs need replacing?

2007-09-13 07:34:49 · 13 answers · asked by Red Devil Girl 3

I have 93 Toyota T100 truck, 4x4, and I noticed there was gas leaking from underneath the bottom right side of the truck , underneath the area where you put the gas into the truck.

I was told by a mechanic that it was easy to replace this hose as it would just involve gas coming out , but it was simply unclamping the old hose and reclamping the new one in there.

But I took it to a Toyota dealer and they are now telling me that I need all 4 gas lines replaced as they are all damaged and are leaking??

Does this sound right?

I havent noticed anything dripping onto my driveway other than this one area where I noticed before. And was expecting to pay no more than $100 . Now I have been told it will be 3 hours labor because they have to remove the gas tank to get the lines in and out. And the total bill will be now around $400 with tax, labor and everything!!

What would you do?

I was thinking about maybe just telling them to replace the one rubber hose I saw leakin

2007-09-13 07:13:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 2003 Buick Rondevouz. What could be the problem and what am I looking at for cost? I just spent $1700.00 on brakes!! (The owner before me didnt take good care of the vehicle)

2007-09-13 06:42:15 · 5 answers · asked by Truth-hurts-sometimes 4

like on the dashboard and consoles and stuff?

2007-09-13 06:32:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

What I want to know is during any of those are the same fluids checked and replaced? I'm confused.

2007-09-13 06:15:20 · 6 answers · asked by Samia 3

I knew one was leaking , but they just phoned and told me that all 4 of them are cracked and leaking.

And they told me that it would be 3 hours labor to replace them, since they will have to take the gas tank out to do this.

Does this sound right?

I had my truck in there for replacing a head gasket recall, but now I am going to have to be paying over 400$ now for this!!

2007-09-13 06:13:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone told me that this would help, but I've never heard of it.

2007-09-13 06:10:21 · 11 answers · asked by Healy2006 2

OK, im really not a dumb girl but this car thing is really stumping me. My care squeaks, like the belt needs lube. My coolant light is on, my car isnt over heating, but when i sit with the car running for a little while, it starts to smoke a little, (sweet smell) like theres a little leak somewhere. i cant figure out where its coming from. i just got this new engine in my car (Ford 1995 escort) earlier this year but im so confused. i dont want to leave it unlooked at, but its so expensive to take it to the shop. HELP! what could it be?

2007-09-13 05:51:37 · 6 answers · asked by Courtney G 1

Car quit at stoplight-- wouldn't restart- towed to repair place-ran diagnostic- fire into distributor, no fire out- replaced distributor with rebuilt--car ran OK but somewhat sluggish.
next day-- car started fine-- ran warm like fan might not work --no turnsignals-cannot shut offengine with key--back to repair place-- run another diagnostic,cannot find problem.

Thinking problem in ignition switch or steering column- wondering if there ever was distributor problem...
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2007-09-13 05:26:58 · 2 answers · asked by Sophie B 7

I have a 2004 Mitsu Lancer, the start up has began to become slow- so I was told to change the spark plugs so the starting of the car would be faster, after changing the spark plugs- i turned the car on, car fired up, then after staying in idle for 5min or so, car shuts off- i fire back up- car seems to be just dead- i try to restart and nothing at all- I recharged the battery, after that car fires back up- but again after a few minutes in idle- car shuts off - what else should i be looking for? i've check all the plugs and wires to make sure i put everything back in it's place- not sure what else to look for

2007-09-13 03:30:33 · 9 answers · asked by gabe g 1

hOW DO i take out a screw from my psp .... i mean that i screwed it but then it messed up the head it worn out i cant turn it cause it messed up

2007-09-13 03:21:01 · 10 answers · asked by iNsAnE 1

I took my 97' monte carlo to get an oil change and to get inspected. The mechanic said that my intake gasket is leaking which is common for chevy's. What do i need to get when I go to get the intake gasket. do i need anti freeze also..what all do i need and also how long is this going to take and is it an easy process? thank you

2007-09-13 03:02:55 · 6 answers · asked by tanekarae6975 1

Hi.
About 2 months ago, my dad's car stopped starting. It's a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant by the way. My dad brought it to an autobody shop nearby to get it fixed. These so called 'autobody specialists' said that they didn't know what the problem was with the car, and that they would get new parts for each of the parts that they suspected of causing the problem. So first they ordered a new starter which wasn't actually the problem and after getting new parts for this and that, in the end they assumed that there was a problem with the ECU. They told my dad that if that isn't the problem, they wouldn't know what else to replace to get the car started. About a week ago, they did get it fixed which took like 2 months, and including all the parts that they replaced and the labor fee, my mom told me that they first charged my dad about $1,300, but I don't know if my dad really paid that much. However, the car failed to start again yesterday! Do these people deserve payment? I'm really pissed!

2007-09-13 03:02:39 · 8 answers · asked by recalcitrant99 1

i just bought a turbo for my mitsubishi Cordia
where does the oil and water pipes go, on the turbo waste gate there are 2 holes, one on the bottom and one on the side.
i was just going to install it but aint sure.
whats the diffrence between highflow turbos and non-high flow?

thanx seeya

2007-09-13 02:56:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have than 4 wire plug that will fit into the plug of the trailer, all I need to know is how to connect the break lights from truck to this wiring plug. it has four colors, black white green yellow. When I look at the wires running to the break lights on the truck I see green/yellow black/red then a very faded one which could have been red maybe then one that is all deffinatly black. I did try to clean the wires to see them better. I know I should take 2 wires per break light and connect each set of two to the plug. I know I have to shave off the insulation off of the proper wires to get the extra wire to run to the plug making a 3 way T. What I wana know is how do I figure out which wires to run? Some one today will get the best answer from me, I just need a thorough answer.

2007-09-13 02:09:20 · 7 answers · asked by justwondering6400 1

i have 2 cars, ones a vauxhall the other is an audi. The vauxhall had a cam belt change at 4 years old but was 24,000 miles on clock. Vauxhall claim u need a new cambelt every 40,000 miles or every 4 years. The vauxhall now has 49,000 on clock and vauxhall reckons it will need changing at 60,000 miles on its 2nd cambelt. The audi has 44,000 on clock and is 5 years old. Audi reckon it needs a new cambelt asap! It used to be 65,000 miles in every car, whats going on?! I think im being ripped off by both manafacturers. Your opinions please...

2007-09-13 01:22:28 · 21 answers · asked by jessie 3