Maintenance & Repairs - November 2007

i was backing out of my drive way yesterday and completely scraped and tore some of the fiberglass back bumper of my car. i think some of the body got damaged also.. my main question is can it be fixed without replacing the bumper and ballpark how much will it cost me to get it done with paint and everything.
also i should not that the paint is custom.. please someone that knows or owns a body and paint shop a little help?
you can see some pictures here:
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http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa36/soloridah90/SSPX1950.jpg
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa36/soloridah90/SSPX1951.jpg
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa36/soloridah90/SSPX1952.jpg

thanks for the help

2007-11-27 05:00:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-27 04:37:08 · 3 answers · asked by RANDELATOR 1

anyone have a idea how much it would cost to a new fuel pump for a 1998 cavalier z24?

2007-11-27 03:57:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a rover 214 and only got mot'ed last month. now i get the occasional smoke out the engine, the water constantly needs filling up as emptys within a 2mile drive and now i have been told the oil is all creamy. is this the head gasket??? if so is it an expensive job to replace or would it be more worth my while gettin a new car???

2007-11-27 03:57:26 · 18 answers · asked by michelle d 1

I recently replaced a timing belt on a car with a Goodyear timing belt, when I replaced it i didn't notice that the front oil seal was damaged. So upon starting the car, the brand new belt was bathed in fresh synthetic oil. It was about a week or so before I got around to taking it all back apart to remove and clean the belt and replace the damaged oil seal. Now I know that rubber normally gets swollen and damaged when it is oil contaminated, but everywhere I read I see that highly saturated nitrile is "highly resistant to oil contamination". Should I just scrub the belt off with some laundry detergent or dish soap and reuse it? or should I spend another 80 clams on yet another belt? Oh, and I should mention that it is an interference engine, and the first belt broke and left about 1200 dollars in damage.

2007-11-27 03:48:47 · 4 answers · asked by Jason 2

its a 92 saturn and its a double sided key

2007-11-27 02:25:53 · 6 answers · asked by russ 1

Its the morning and my car wont start!! i dident plug it in how can i get it going?!

2007-11-27 01:58:54 · 12 answers · asked by aaronsmith302@msn.com 2

2007-11-27 01:29:40 · 8 answers · asked by dudnaito 4

I have a 1993 Toyota 4wd. It's been a great little truck and I use it for construction and hunting etc. The switch started getting dirty or worn a little while back and it had to be in just the right spot to make the blower motor (fan) come on. Well after wiggling it back a forth trying to get a connection it finally just stopped. It was summertime and of coarse the AC compressor was switched on and off in the process.

The heater and ac works off the same lever when you turn the fan slider on. I checked all of the main fuses in the fuse box and all are fine. I think the motor is fairly new. It seems like I replaced it once before.

I do have the schematic but am really unsure what I'm looking at and hope someone can direct me to the problem.

My question is, is there a relay that could have blown or another fuse somewhere else under the hood or dash or in the kicker panel?

2007-11-27 01:15:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 2072 cub cudet hydrostatic garden tractor and i need to change the tranmission oil but i don't know what type i should get for it. I want to put it through a series of tractor pulls. So there for i need to get new transmission oil so that it won't burn up.

2007-11-27 01:11:42 · 3 answers · asked by Alex M 1

have tried surgical spirit and nail varnish remover

2007-11-27 00:45:19 · 10 answers · asked by cas 2

can anyone tell me what could be wrong with my brakes....the front brakes....my car wont stop and the brake pedal is as soft as a pillow when i push it down....its a mustang 98..pls help ty = )

2007-11-26 19:20:08 · 11 answers · asked by nino_maldito2000 1

iv looked on here to see if anyone asked the question but no...... ive always been told it TAKES alot of gas to start your engine and how for how long for it to idle to burn that same amount???????

2007-11-26 16:59:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My sister lost her keys so instead of paying toyota £279 we bought a second hand set. it has all been fitted i just need to programme the new key to turn the immoberlizer off.

2007-11-26 16:53:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If they dont grease it everytime is there a schedule that they go by such as every 25000 miles?

2007-11-26 16:44:30 · 3 answers · asked by Eric C 2

I hit a Curb coming off an off ramp trying to slow down. I think my brakes locked up when I was slowing down. Anyways my drivers side rim is dented in, but still drivable and my steering wheel shakes at 30 mph and up. I'm taking it in to get check out, but any ideas why my steering wheels shakes so bad?

2007-11-26 16:15:19 · 24 answers · asked by ktn_06 1

I already have dryer sheets in there help me this is getting crazy

2007-11-26 15:11:34 · 9 answers · asked by Becky 4

had work done on a jeep recently.. on the road traveling tonite, and tire felt weird,,, checked tire.. not low on air.. actually have two lug studs missing.. broken off.. the three remaing i tightened and drove up the road and checked into hotel.. can i replace just the broken studs or do i need a whole new hub.. or whatever it is called for the rear tire.

2007-11-26 14:47:41 · 1 answers · asked by John W 1

My Renault Laguna estate (N reg. 2.0 petrol) is regularly goes overheated while driving slowly or idle. The fan won't cut in even the coolant in the tank is boiling. I've noticed that the radiator hose is not "very" hot.
And the heater in the car only goes a little warm.

Could that be the thermostat?
I tried to locate the thermostat but failed. seems it's under the air filter housing... Do I need to remove it to get the thermostat?

Thanks!

BTW there are coolant coming back to the tank so I guess the water pump is fine.

2007-11-26 14:39:07 · 3 answers · asked by i.shady 1

2007-11-26 14:05:38 · 8 answers · asked by cleind 1

What is the amount of hp gained per lb of weight dropped on a car?

2007-11-26 14:05:19 · 13 answers · asked by gtfr85 2

I have a jeep grand cherokee 2004 V8. I need to change the radiatior coolant. Should I drain the radiator fluid and then add a flush. What aboutr draining the engine block. After i drain the radiator will I be able to get enouth antifreeeze back into the system without draing the block?

2007-11-26 13:54:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

These past few months it has been taking me forever to get my car to start. I would turn the ignition but nothing happens. All my lights will come on and the doors will lock but car just will not start. I would have to keep turning the ignition and after a few min. it will finally start up. But, then theres times that I will get in and it will fire right up. These past 2 days have been crazy. Yesterday, I went to start it and got a half of a start and then it completely died on me and I couldn't get it restarted at all. I had somebody give me a jump and it was fine for the rest of the day. Then today the same thing happened. My friend gave me a jump, it started up then I tried to drive it and it would stall. We had to jump it 3x. The battery is only a year old and was told that couldn't be the alt. cause the car still ran when the cable was disconected and all my lights still come on. Does this sound like a bad starter? And why will it stall after it was jumped? My cars is a 96 t-bird.

2007-11-26 13:43:45 · 8 answers · asked by adidasamir 3

i have a 94 nissan maxima 3.0 dohc that has a weird low rpm misfire. it seems to go away above 2000rpms.
when you disconnect the fuel injector the idle gets rougher.
but when connect back in the roughness goes away a lilttle bit.

but when you removed the coil (on top of sparkplug) the idle does'nt change.

the coil is fine. it sparks and my spark plug is black. and there seems to be a rich smell from the exhaust.....

anyone have any suggestions??

t.i.a

2007-11-26 13:21:49 · 4 answers · asked by ricky c 1

When excilerating battery gage goes up......when deselerating it goes down....bought a new battery didnt work! Checked my alternator and it works fine..im totally out of ideas..can someone please help me?!

2007-11-26 13:21:48 · 5 answers · asked by ProudNewMommy 2

Whilst driving my car over 60 mph (1996 Nissan Maxima Aut.) I suddenly felt a drag as if I ran over some very strong adhesive. At my destrination I tried to back and it wouldn't move in reverse. I drove home and decided to back up in my drive way. I depressed the exal. and it back up with a jolt roughly. I tried other gears. It wouldn't move in 1st and 2nd gear. Then couple weeks after I tried it again. Now it will drive forward but with an effort as if somthing is wrong in the diff. or transmission. It hadn't run out of transmission oil and I never had this problem before. I once took out the radiator and had was to remove the hose that take the fluid to the transmission to cool it and some fluid drained out, but before I drove it I replaced the fluid and it was full. Can anyone tell me what's the problem, if it's transmission problem, do I have to replace the tran or is it a minor problem. Thanks.

2007-11-26 12:52:08 · 8 answers · asked by Dukie Richardson 1

There is no loss of water in the radiator. This has been going on for several months . The vehicle runs great.

2007-11-26 12:44:51 · 6 answers · asked by winpart1 1

I just bought Ford Taurus GL (1994) and started having a problem. At first, steam was coming out of hood and I took the car to Tunex, and they told that Water Pump needs to be replaced, they replaced it and at the same time they performed Emission Tests. The car passed the Emission Test, and when I was driving it back home, "Check Engine" light came on. What is it? Why is it showing this? Does it disappear? Any suggestions? Thank you.

2007-11-26 12:43:45 · 4 answers · asked by unzen 1

My 1976 Chevy Stepside is a project truck none of the gauges work, it has a 350 motor which i want to add a little more HP and torque the interior needs a dash, instrument panel, door panels seat ....the works the bed wood floor needs replacing xhaust and body work...where do I begin and what is the best set up for the motor

2007-11-26 12:39:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently performed some dent repair work on my car which involved respraying a few sections.

At a distance of say 5-10 metres, it looks fine, but up close you can quite clearly see that the new paint is darker and therefore does not match. This is extremely annoying to me because I think people are staring at my car thinking how crap my paint job is.

As such, can anybody suggest a quick way to fade the paint that I could do over a weekend or so?

The only thought I had was giving it a very very light sand but you people might have a better method? It's a metallic pearlescent in a champagne colour.

Thanks!

2007-11-26 12:31:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous