Maintenance & Repairs - October 2007

ok, I'm the worst wife in the world. I dont know how to drive stick (dont even have a drivers liscence) so i've avoided starting my husbands car while he's been in iraq. Thats not the only reason I didnt do it. He's left it for months before without starting it and it was fine! So i didnt really worry.

Ok.. so I know theres some kind of cable that will start the car if i plug it into an outlet. What is that cable?

Next question: Will the car be fine after its charged and driven? Or will I need a new battery? Thanks for your help.

2007-10-03 20:51:25 · 2 answers · asked by marinelover28540 2

Skoda Octavia 1.6 1999

2007-10-03 20:47:23 · 3 answers · asked by brendan k 1

and it said code p0401 wat can i do i have reset it many times and it still comes on wat can i do or instructions on how to clean it 97 accord 4 cyl vtec

2007-10-03 20:25:00 · 4 answers · asked by juan a 1

In the yr of 1969 what produced more power the 426ci Hemi or the 427ci Chevy?

2007-10-03 20:04:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 1992 Acura Legend sometimes smokes when its sitting at a light, as the vehicle accelerates, but once the car is cruising, it does not smoke. If left to idle in park, and then reved, it will smoke quite a bit. However, it does NOT smoke at full throttle or while at speed. One may floor the accelerator on the highway and have no smoke. ( confirmed by having another vehicle follow behind) The spark plugs were recently changed for the first time in about 10 years, and despite age degradation, they had nothing wrong with them...to include a lack of oil contamination. Not one had any oil on it. What could be the source of the oil burning? Something other than the rings?

2007-10-03 18:37:32 · 8 answers · asked by cwido25 2

I have a 96 Pontiac Grand Am SE, and lately I've been noticing that whenever my car sits a while (overnight) the first couple stops I make there is a noise that sounds like something is in my trunk..but there's nothing in my trunk and this only happens the first couple time that I come to a stop. It's coming from the back right of my car..my brakes seems to work fine but I'm not sure what it could be. Any answers will be very much helpful, thank you

I forgot to mention that lately whenever I start my car up..my gas tank lid will pop open..I have a lever inside my car that I pull to open it..well now whenever my car starts up it pops by itself..could these two things be related?

2007-10-03 16:05:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

would this air compressor http://products.howstuffworks.com/craftsman-air-compressor-16640-review.htm
be powerful enough to power my impact wrench to do things like remove axle nuts and pulley bolts? by the way this is my impact wrench http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/IR-231C.html

2007-10-03 15:36:43 · 5 answers · asked by b_rent2003 3

i notice that the cigarette lighter on my truck diren't work i check my fuse box and i found out that the fuse was bad i put in a new one and it work but now the fuse is bad again this would be the 3th time i change the fuse it keeps going bad the same fuse. it work the fist time i change them but it seems that when i drive the truck and check if it works it wont work i keep having the same problem pleasehelp me thank you

2007-10-03 15:33:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-03 15:32:57 · 4 answers · asked by Rufus J 1

We had just bought a new car the night before. We drove about 100 miles home and about 10 miles total in town. the next morning....less than 24 hours after having the car, the left front tire snaps and we're sitting in the middle of the highway. the tow truck driver said it was the ball joint. The dealership is sueing saying I hit a curb. Even if I hit a curb, which I never did, would that really cause my tire to collapse like that?

2007-10-03 15:32:51 · 5 answers · asked by brix_0406 1

Like is there a way to attach it or should I just bang it in with duct tape and glue?

2007-10-03 15:30:21 · 1 answers · asked by HM 5

Is there any way to increase my cars mpg? Its fairly old 1994 camry, and really doesnt seem like its getting the mpg that it should. Im no greasemonkey so hard to do things wont work. I just inherited the car.

2007-10-03 14:35:52 · 4 answers · asked by naijmail 1

2007-10-03 14:10:33 · 3 answers · asked by j_bird_61021 1

I have a 96 Pontiac Grand Am SE, and lately I've been noticing that whenever my car sits a while (overnight) the first couple stops I make there is a noise that sounds like something is in my trunk..but there's nothing in my trunk and this only happens the first couple time that I come to a stop. It's coming from the back right of my car..my brakes seems to work fine but I'm not sure what it could be. Any answers will be very much helpful, thank you

2007-10-03 13:55:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

my power window regulator is broken my friend said it is the wire and does any one know how much this cost to fix it and where any places will do it?? i live in california

2007-10-03 13:40:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

please help all it has is the red and black wire and the small switch but where do i connect them

2007-10-03 13:36:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2000 Mitisubishi Mirage DE and I just replaced the brake pads myself. Before I had replaced the pads, my was making a grinding sound whenever I tried to stop. The old pads were really worn and thin so I believe that I fixed the grinding noise. However, when I tried testing the car to make sure that everything was good, I noticed that whenever I try to stop, it takes a longer than it should. I brought the car up in increments of 5,10,15,20,30, and 40 mph and tried to stop as fast as possible. Each time, the stop too long. Can anyone help?

2007-10-03 13:20:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 1999 cadillac sls, i ran out of gas i went to get gas can put in gas, it wont start the battery went dead trying to start it. Put a JUMP ON IT IT TRYED CATCHING BUT DID'NT.Got more gas, it still wont start sprayed starter fluid, it started but cut off. whats the problem.

2007-10-03 13:09:53 · 10 answers · asked by TOTO 1

i cannot let the passenger window up on my 92 probe.it doesnt make a noise or anything.it is all the way down.

2007-10-03 11:49:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son came home for the weekend and pushed the button and rolled the windows down on my old 1980's Chevy truck and says he cannot get them to go back up. Either I fix it myself or I pay a bunch of money to get them to go back up. I am so mad I cannot see straight. How can I get the windows up on my truck?

2007-10-03 11:48:56 · 4 answers · asked by happydawg 6

its a 1976 chevy silverado.. has a 350 engine I havnt driven it for close to 5-6 months.. but i started it at least 3 times a week well i got a new battery.. and its half full of gas when i start it i have to have it accelerated or else it will turn off im not sure where to start on it... i think it has something to do with the filter.. alternator.. or the gas pump?.. well thanks for the help

2007-10-03 11:46:29 · 4 answers · asked by UnKnOwN 2

I own a 1997, Jeep TJ with 135K miles on her. Her front tires wobble, on the Y-axis, whenever I hit a bump or at 30-40mph or there is some warping of the road, or if I am making a turn at that speed for more than a few seconds.

I can break the harmonics of the wobble by turning the wheel back and forth a bit or by breaking.

Any ideas?

2007-10-03 11:43:35 · 6 answers · asked by Erich Einluger 2

My car stalled. It is a standard. When I turn the key, it makes an rrr rrrrr noise, but when I try to push in the clutch, nothing happens.

If I push it to an incline and try to pop the clutch, will this work? Or does that only work if the battery is dead?

2007-10-03 11:42:52 · 8 answers · asked by Carla B 2

I have a 1995 Firebird and went over to Autozone to get my check engine light checked (they do it for free). But, they said that they can only do 1996 and newer. Does anyone know of a place that'll check older cars for free?

2007-10-03 11:30:07 · 0 answers · asked by Moral Orel 6

It is a 98 dodge durango/SLT. It would cost me 1,500 dollars to replace the engine. I would probably end up selling it if I did fix it. Is it worth it or should I just give it to the junk yard and get whatever.

2007-10-03 11:15:56 · 5 answers · asked by nutritionist34 1

i always have steamed up windows. i never know what setting to put the fan on. what ever hot or cold, it mists it up more.
what do you lot suggest?

2007-10-03 10:51:45 · 11 answers · asked by tpopy 2

It's a 97. New thermostat, new radiator cap, 2 year old radiator, fans both work when the A/C is on, runs cool on the freeway even with the A/C, no rust in the system, not low on coolant, not losing coolant, no air in the system, hoses are all good, but in slow traffic it overheats. It never overheats with the A/C off no matter how hot the weather. This is a new development, as it's never done this before. I'm going to flush out the system and backflush it, but any other suggestions would be appreciated.

2007-10-03 10:15:59 · 3 answers · asked by Me again 6

Yesterday i was driving i came to a stop and put my car in neutral and then i tried putting it back in gear and it wouldnt go so i let the clutch out pushed it in again and then shoved it into first it finally went but it took a lot and at every stoplight it was like that, then i decided to get some wendys and then i parked because i dont like to eat and drive then the car started acting reall weird and wouldnt go into any gear except 3rd so i would have to start in 3rd which is kinda hard and you could smell the clutch and then i pulled over into a parking lot put the car in neutral and the rpms started jumping between 0 and ten and it sounded like it wanted to die and then it didnt after this i tried putting it in gear and it went but it wouldnt move at all so i turned the car off looked under the hood...and i dont know anything about cars so that was kinda pointless then i tried putting it in gear and it would just grind...help please!

2007-10-03 10:15:00 · 2 answers · asked by alyssa.healey 1

I have a Hyundai Elantra. When i pull the lever to open the hood from the inside of the car nothing really happens.
The safety latch, that you use to open the hood on the outside works fine. But when i close the hood, the second latch, which is sort of on the inside, doesn't seem to engage all the way, and the hood doesn't completely close.

2007-10-03 09:49:38 · 6 answers · asked by dm 1

I own a 96 grand prix with 109,000 miles on it and a 97 saturn with 197,000miles on it. The grand prix runs great but needs the drivers side elcetric window fixed and also needs a new gas tank. The saturn runs great, but check engine soon light is on and it shakes sometimes when I am at a traffic light.
What car would be the better to keep. I can not afford both on the road. Also how easy is it to change a gas tank for the grand prix and fix the window?

2007-10-03 09:48:27 · 3 answers · asked by Jay 1