Maintenance & Repairs - October 2007

I recently replaced the muffler, exhaust manifold, and flex pipe on my 92 geo prizm, and now with all that din gone, i can hear a rattle that seems to be coming from the underside front of the car. It only happens when i press hard on the gas, not when i let up, coast, or brake. any ideas?

2007-10-06 09:41:13 · 4 answers · asked by Angela R 1

I've got an 01 Chevy prizm, when I put gas in, the idle speed jumps between 500 and 1500, Up and down for about 30 seconds or so. Has anyone else experienced this problem? How did you fix it?
It has 130,000 miles, I just replaced the Mass Air Flow sensor.

2007-10-06 09:29:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was under the van today tinkering, and discovered a thin line from somewhere behind the front, passenger-side wheel to about halfway between the wheels where there's this black plastic sphere bolted to the undercarriage. The line was actually pulled out of the port where it clearly is designed to plug into the sphere, so I plugged it back in. But I could see no clear purpose for the sphere. I guess it would help to know something about the line that goes into it. Unfortunately, I'm a bit of a mechanical moron. It's a 1998 Oldsmobile Silouette. Thoughts?

2007-10-06 09:28:28 · 5 answers · asked by Steve O 1

I had the local dealer come out and set the belt tension. It seems to be ok for a half hour or so, but then seems to lose some of its drive power. I checked the level in the chaincase and when I took out the plug, a couple of litres of oil poured out. It seemed kinda watery and looked like chocolate milk. Is there any way that rainwater could get in there. Ive already spent way too much money on this thing to take it back to the dealer, so any help would be very much appreciated. The drive motors were just re-surfaced at a local hydraulic shop, not complete new units. They told me they're as good as new. The drive belt and tensioner are also new.

2007-10-06 09:20:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a new 07 Toyota, and i have to sit and wait for the "cold engine" light to go out before i drive or else it hesitates to shift into second. Of course it will do it, but only if i gas the engine more than you normally would. What could be the problem? Thanks!

2007-10-06 09:09:50 · 4 answers · asked by EAT! 3

2007-10-06 09:08:10 · 3 answers · asked by snake0880 1

2007-10-06 09:05:51 · 5 answers · asked by the nurse 2

2007-10-06 08:54:37 · 5 answers · asked by carla i 1

I have a 1985 S-10 Blazer, I bought a windshield wiper motor to replace the old bad one. This one, everything works fine except when switched off, the wiper return to vertical instead of horizontal. Since there are only 4 wires into the unit, is there a way to correct this problem by just cut and rewire the external wires?

2007-10-06 08:37:50 · 4 answers · asked by James1982 2

not using brake pedal or using emergency hand brake the light stays on while my brakes work well when driving.

2007-10-06 08:32:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

and if not how do you go about getting a new license?

2007-10-06 08:32:19 · 2 answers · asked by cara 1

what does GTI stand for on motor vehicles? first correct gets 10 points

2007-10-06 08:30:24 · 10 answers · asked by tom a 3

Dealer says will cost about $1000 to replace. There is no power steering fluid in it and doesn't seem to be anywhere to put fluid in. The wheel will not turn at all. The car doesn't seem that old to be needing such a costly repair. How do I know that it just doesn't need fluid and would be ok? Where do you add fluid to these cars?? Thank You!

BTW ... this is a friends car!

2007-10-06 08:07:05 · 2 answers · asked by oh laura 3

ok i might race one of this days but i dont know if i could win can some one tell me what car is better a honda civic V4 vtec or a pontiac gt V6?

2007-10-06 08:03:40 · 5 answers · asked by Rebellion Trunks 1

2007-10-06 07:57:17 · 4 answers · asked by carla i 1

How long does it take to put an altinator in a car? And if You try to start the car and the car makes a click, click, click sound it is the altinator that needs to be fixed?

2007-10-06 07:45:14 · 13 answers · asked by encourager4God 5

I have a 1989 Toyota Camry and my brake lights do not work. I checked the fuses ( all of them! under hood and inside driver panel) also replaced all the bulbs with new. I still have no brake lights and the dash light indicator continuously shows a little car with the back light problem. What can I do? I would like to know if there is a stop switch attached to the brake pedal and if so how do I check it and/or replace if it is bad. Can I get a diagram and directions on this part...I think it is called an actuator switch? Also, if anyone has any other useful information as to what may be the culprit please let me know. Possible a relay or a link?

2007-10-06 07:34:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My parents' car has a rear tire that has a nail in it, and it is down to 10-15 pounds of tire pressure. Would it be safe for them to drive their car 6 miles to the car dealership to have the tire changed?

2007-10-06 07:34:06 · 8 answers · asked by introversive_guy 3

2007-10-06 07:20:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had brake pads installed when leaving the shop someone following told me I had no brake lights. The tail, signal, backing, and hazards all work fine. I checked all the bulbs and fuses which were in working condition. I changed them all anyway just as an extra precaution. Does anyone know if somehow changing the pads could affect the brake lights through maybe a sensor that is not connected in the wheels somehow or any other reasons why the brake lights aren't working?

2007-10-06 07:19:25 · 1 answers · asked by daqueen_v 1

hi my car has been running fine since yestreday,, went 2 start it this morning and won.t start.. looked at battery and the light on it was red.. so took it off and brought it in to charge it. then replaced it back in rover and it still won.t start.. even tried jump starting it.. its very close to starting but just does.t make it.. what else can i do any1. i rely on car as my child needs regular hospital appomintments and car has never let me down before.. its 1998 rover.. s reg.. 414i thanks in advance all

2007-10-06 07:15:08 · 3 answers · asked by rfamilylove 2

I have a 2000 Jeep Grand cherokee lerado. I 6 4.0 Liter Engine w/ 72000 Miles. It runs good. All the fluid levels are good an are freshly changed. Whenever the ac is on my car makes a whining like whirring noise when I press on the gas anyone know what i could be ? ? Again it only does it when the ac is on, only when i press the gas then goes away until I press the gas again.

2007-10-06 07:00:43 · 4 answers · asked by ♥Kempa♥ 4

helppp.

2007-10-06 06:31:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

This happens on start up after lunch sometimes and also sometimes when coming from a stop @ light, etc. Never 1st thing in the morning. Plan to have filter & fluids changed but think this is the problem?

2007-10-06 06:10:32 · 2 answers · asked by pjstus 1

just bought a car, really good price, everything i want sept it dosnt have power steering, and yeah, could do with it, how much is it to get it fitted to a car? is it possible?

2007-10-06 05:56:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi everyone, I need to buy a hitch plus the ball and wiring from uhaul, they charge $45/hr to install it...but my husband is very handy so i think he can install it, but we need it in a hurry does anyone know how long it takes to install,.

is it very complicated to install ? as i said hubby is extremely handy, but approximately how many hrs does it take to install,

2007-10-06 05:54:46 · 3 answers · asked by WellaTeam 2

I have a gallon of Simple Green and was wondering if it was good to wash cars? If it is how much should I use to dilute in the water? And also I recently polished my car but haven't waxed it and it has been raining a lot. Will the polish come off if I don't wax it?

2007-10-06 05:08:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-06 04:56:14 · 1 answers · asked by Michael Lee 1

2007-10-06 04:51:33 · 2 answers · asked by Michelle T 1

speedometer,brakelights,hazards,and milage all not working either.

2007-10-06 04:43:27 · 6 answers · asked by Chris M 1