Maintenance & Repairs - October 2007

Does anyone know how much fuel consumption increases by when using air conditioning in a car?

And before anyone says zero - think again - it may be electrical but the only energy source in the car (over time) is fuel - this has to charge the battery. Also, if you turn the aircon on, you can usually see a drop in revs.

2007-10-06 04:40:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 1995 chevy cavalier and i just replaced the battery (so it's brand new), and had a new alternator put in when my car died on the side of the road while driving. The car drove around fine for the afternoon, and now my battery light came back on and won't go off. I was just wondering what could be causing this. Could it be my voltage regulator or my wiring harness connecting to the alternator itself, or something completly different... any help would be great. Thanks!!!!!!!!

2007-10-06 04:29:02 · 8 answers · asked by stacey d 1

auto shop diagnosed bad motor on air suppension. I have some mechanic ability. Although I have never had a car with rear air suppension. Would like to hear from anyone with information, about replacing the air sensor motor. Is it difficult to replace , I have many mechanical tools. Its a 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis. With rear air suppension and the motor has gone out.

2007-10-06 04:26:06 · 4 answers · asked by Sammy J. 1

i have a 91 firebird i just recently had the 305 rebuilt and i added a couple of preformance parts to the car to get a little more out of it

( eldbrock pre. intake, holley 5.7L throttle body w/regulator and spacer, new radiator, high flow water pump, mach underdrive pulleys, shorty headers, msd distributor and blaster coil pack, plus wires, 160 thermostat and hypertech chip, i also put a shift kit in my 700r4 tranny, and a new remaned starter.)

i just recently put all the parts into or on the engine and put everything back together and when the moment of truth came around... i turned the key and nothing happened??? starter didnt engage i didnt hear the fuel pump nothing... it made me so made i spent $4500 and now it doesnt even work. all the wires to the starter are wired back corretly one from the battery 2 from the terminal next to the battery a purple wire from the gear selector to make sure the care is in park, none of the fuses are blowen i replaced the fuel pump relay.

2007-10-06 04:09:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2005 Chevrolet Colorado. its only happened twice. it turns over but doesnt start, then i will try it again and take my hand off the key and its still trying to start. then after 10 to 30 mins. it starts up and runs great like nothing ever happened.

2007-10-06 03:46:43 · 10 answers · asked by jay11b 1

2007-10-06 02:52:20 · 4 answers · asked by sulloollus 1

how far can you bore out a 350 engine, without any problems

2007-10-06 02:44:14 · 6 answers · asked by MT 1

The car is in the UK and is a Mazda 5 diesel.

2007-10-06 01:56:12 · 9 answers · asked by Mark J 5

How Much Does This Usually Cost To Get Fix ????

2007-10-06 01:43:21 · 2 answers · asked by Happy Andrew 1

i have a mk3 cav hatchback and was wondering if anyone new if i can use astra locks and ignition barrel (if same dimensions ect), keep having probs with the cavs square typre key so want the astra type jaggered one (just seems better to me). thanks

2007-10-06 01:34:23 · 2 answers · asked by rob 4

In the old days valve jobs were common. You never hear anyone say they had to have one anymore.

2007-10-06 01:29:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

whent for a mot every thing else was ok, and the h/c and lamba were ok, just the c/o were ment to be .30 mine are .72 and .55, any ideas how to lower it ? nissan primera 20l slx 95 m reg.

2007-10-06 01:27:26 · 7 answers · asked by markluke1969 1

I have a '96 chevy s-10 blazer. the transmission fluid is very dark and i notice that when i get up to 20mph it jerks when it shifts. I heard there could be a problem on high milage vehicles with a flush. Is this true. what should i do?

thanx

2007-10-06 01:20:06 · 5 answers · asked by shaye 1

2007-10-06 01:17:58 · 5 answers · asked by jmari313 1

What can I do to remove silastic from paintwork of a car without damaging the paint ?

2007-10-06 00:59:30 · 1 answers · asked by jefdjif 2

My car is new (13,000 miles) and i change my oil about ever 2000 to 2500 miles with synthetic (royal purple) oil. Everytime I change my oil i smell burning oil for the first 100-200 miles. Then it goes away. The only time I smell it is if I stop and walk by the front of the car with the motor off. I just changed it for the 6th time and made sure not to drop oil on anything in the motor and I cleaned around the new oil filter with a rag to get the oil that drips off the oil pan and exhaust pipe (a little always drips when I remove the old filter). I still smell it. Is this normal in some cars. I have never smelled it before. thanks.

2007-10-06 00:18:03 · 7 answers · asked by joshua_phillips12 1

I only recently bought my car and yesterday was my first day of driving it. My father noticed a noise when I take my foot off the clutch fully, a knocking noise is the best way that I can think to describe it. The car has recently had a new battery, alternator and timing belt though so could these need to settle in or something? Apart from that its really good, it was lovely and smooth on the motorway when my father drove it back so no complaints there. Any ideas? Thanks!

2007-10-05 22:50:14 · 9 answers · asked by laura o 2

when car is between 80 and 70kms the noise is more louder when i push the clutch in it goes away and when u accelarate it is not as loud as when u let your foot of the accelarator does any 1 have any ideaer because i have not found a machanic in the Hunter that can tell me what it is.

2007-10-05 21:26:35 · 1 answers · asked by toungo 1

I'm getting a short-short-short-long blinking sequence on my brake warning light indicator. Is that a code and if so what does it mean? Does it mean there is danger in driving it?

2007-10-05 21:20:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i put motor oil in my transmission by mistake... what wouldhappen to my transmission?? need answers a.s.p

.. i didnt put much tho like less that a full quart

2007-10-05 20:14:16 · 14 answers · asked by trinihotboy 2

I have a 1995 Ford Mondeo TD and been told the steering rack has gone....it has failed an mot.
Would you get car fixed...because it still runs ok.

2007-10-05 19:46:55 · 21 answers · asked by cheeky chappie 3

does it have to do anything with how long the battery last?

2007-10-05 19:26:46 · 2 answers · asked by Keith 2

Turn the key back to on of course so it doesn't lock the wheel.

2007-10-05 19:17:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have power at the switch and through the steering column,but none at lights.Does anyone have a downloadable wiring diagram that I can understand,or some ideas?

2007-10-05 19:08:34 · 2 answers · asked by BIG-JOHN 1

what if i need new fluid, cant do them all by myself, and dont want a "flush"?

2007-10-05 19:07:23 · 9 answers · asked by dabo 1

The service engine soon light of my car was on, then I took it to an auto repair they said it would cost 85 dollars to make the diagnosis(about 1 hour labor). But after 1 hour they said there were 2 error codes and they could only identify one of them, for the other code the problem was rather complicated and rare and they needed to tear down the engine to figure out what the problem was and it still needed 2 more hours, the total cost for making the diagnosis of the service engine soon light was 260 bucks. Is it normal for them to do so? could it be possible that they made simple problems sound serious to collect more money? How can I tell if they are doing the right thing?

2007-10-05 18:29:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got my car paint and theres some clear paint that they use after they paint it.... Some of that clear paint (i dont know the name of it) got into my windshield does anybody know a product that can be use to take this off?

2007-10-05 18:28:31 · 9 answers · asked by Lili 1

daily run -65 kms+

2007-10-05 18:21:46 · 6 answers · asked by sumit g 2

This might be a dumb question and after working on cars for awhile I should know this but I have a 240sx i've been building and wanted to check the electrical system (dash lights,headlights,ect) but don't have a battery for it yet. I was wondering if I could connect a battey charger to the positive and negative battery cables just to check quickly without causing any problems. Thanks in advance

2007-10-05 18:16:21 · 9 answers · asked by Just keep breathin' 6

2007-10-05 18:10:34 · 4 answers · asked by will r 1