Maintenance & Repairs - December 2007

i found this lying on the drive way. I presume it fell off the car's engine somewhere but i do not know what it is. I have attached a photo on my profile page please look and see what you think. thanks

2007-12-23 05:43:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey everyone..I know i may sound like such a girl....but when i first received the car i had a remote that unlocked/locked and gave me the option to automatic start from the house....with any of the buttons both the front and the back light would flash twice and i could also relocate it better in the dark....it no longer does that....does anyone know why this could be?
PS the brake lights, caution lights, and signaling lights work perfectly.

2007-12-23 05:23:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Usually roadway authorities grit the roadways to avoid frost settlement. Will not this cause rust on the vehicles?

2007-12-23 04:44:48 · 8 answers · asked by gopal_varad 1

i have somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 tank of gas in my car, and it's 14 degrees right now, and the wind has been blowing gusts of up to about 75 mph. what should i do to get my car started???

2007-12-23 04:39:07 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-23 04:29:02 · 25 answers · asked by jns4q 1

we redone the breaks, I had to replace the drivers side caliper, and we bled the breaks, well the next day the breaks seem to go almost all the way to the floor(they did that while bleeding them as well). They seem to hold pressure for a few, but it seems they go about an inch from the floor......Anyone??? Thanks in advance!!!

2007-12-23 04:17:11 · 10 answers · asked by Diggy 2

Why did my car start smoking after I went through the car wash? It did this for about 30 minutes! Any ideas?

2007-12-23 03:10:15 · 3 answers · asked by Rickls 2

2007-12-23 02:33:59 · 6 answers · asked by Wannabeamommy 1

I was trying to thaw out my windows the de-frost and engine
running. When smoke starts coming from undernith my vehicle.
the catalic converter was on fire, I put-out the fire with snow to save my truck. But what would cause this?

P.S. By the way It's a 1997 Ford Explorer.

2007-12-23 01:33:25 · 9 answers · asked by Rick G 4

First of all, there has been a sudden cold snap. Below freezing.

Yesterday after driving all over the place, starting it over and over again with no problem, it refused to start. It sounds like VERY dead battery. I got it jumped and it idled just fine, but when I turned it off and tried to re-start it, it died.

In the morning I got a jump, and I was able to drive it a few blocks before it died when I down-shifted at a stop sign. I got another jump and was able to make it onto the highway just a block away. I got a mile down the road and it died again when I downshifted at a stoplight.

Anyone have any ideas on where to start?

2007-12-22 23:23:25 · 7 answers · asked by Richard M 3

I drive a Ford Focus 1.8 petrol which has air conditioning fitted and am a bit worried because I have not used it for about 5 weeks - mainly because the outside temperature being below 5oC. Would any damage to the seals etc have occured during this time ?

2007-12-22 22:54:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

engine cuts out after 2000 rpms

2007-12-22 17:29:54 · 2 answers · asked by brownhairblueeyes21 1

I think it could be the wiring in the passenger door switch but not sure. How can I narrow the problem down??

2007-12-22 16:16:03 · 18 answers · asked by rodger_hatfield 1

how hard do you think it would be to make a honda 1990 hatchback civic dx faster and how much do you think i would have to pay i think its a 1.5 to make it go faster then 90 mph im pretty good with motors but not really imports plz help and thanks

2007-12-22 15:41:51 · 9 answers · asked by robert s 1

what are they called and what is the advantage?

2007-12-22 15:40:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a winch for my recovery truck,its quite an old unit I think (warn 5000 ?) as there's only 2 wires going to the motor. one Red and one Black.
I can't afford a new unit at the moment so I'm hoping to use the one I got.
Problem is how to wire it so it goes forward and backwards.
Getting the solenoids is not a problem just how to connect everything to get it the way I want.
I tried Google but I not getting anywhere.
Sensible answers only please.

2007-12-22 15:36:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-22 15:22:27 · 6 answers · asked by herb c 1

Hi, I hope someone can help. My car uses a big jug of coolant every week, and whenever i put coolant in it blows out these big white poofy smoke clouds. I have taken my car to a mechanic who told me I had nothing to worry about unless it started blowing out black smoke. But it really stinks and people are afraid to ride in my car. I don't really know what to do, I was told once that it would cost $300 to fix it, this was from a different mechanic. I'm afraid of getting ripped off, so I really would like to know what the problem is before I take it in.

2007-12-22 14:49:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-22 14:31:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My hubby and I have a 99 ford taurus. Nice car, running really good till last night. He said the starter making like a dragging noise when you turn to start the car. Will do it for a few seconds then the car starts up.
We called down here for a rebuilt one, and it going to cost us 120. New one he said be around 140 to 160. Well the holidays are here, and we can't go out right now and get one. Is there anyway to nix it till we can get one ?
I keep praying it hold till past christmas, so we have a car going to visit both ur families. This is the only car, we have right now. I dunno nothing bout car, only know how to drive one. LOL
So please any helpful tips are welcome.

2007-12-22 14:26:34 · 3 answers · asked by kygl28 3

I have a yamaha big bear with a cobra high performance muffler http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2014830/p-2014830/N-111+10113+4294965050/c-10113 how would i and would this work http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10113/s-10101/p-100000391736/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000391736/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000391736 My ATV is really loud is there any other ways to make it more quiet.

2007-12-22 14:19:52 · 2 answers · asked by mike L 2

I would like some opinions on what could be wrong with my 98 windstar it won't start. It started fine today I did all my erranes came home and half an hour later went to go to work and the van won't start. All you get is the normal clicking sound all dash lights are normal the battery tested good (12.26 volts) with multmeter even disconected the battery to reset the computer ( had to do that a few times with my old aerostar) , fuel shutoff switch was not triped the button is still down and still the van will not start. The only thing strange is when I turn the key a few times the power locks will lock and then unlock.
dose anyone have any ideas as to what to check ? I'm mechanically impaired LOL
Thank you
Ralph

2007-12-22 13:49:04 · 6 answers · asked by alucard1366613 4

Because this website says you save better gas-mileage and all that but I don't believe it at all!!

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/climate411/71/when-to-turn-off-your-engine.html

2007-12-22 13:37:12 · 7 answers · asked by Audi11 3

2007-12-22 13:07:56 · 3 answers · asked by Richard C 1

hen i play my drums i can double pedal real good but once i get into like faster doubles the left pedal backlashes my unlce told me not to mess with them but i need to fix them now!! lol

2007-12-22 12:39:57 · 2 answers · asked by Izsye 1

hit gas u hear loud winding sound, possibly transmission, low transmission fluid, gear bow blown

2007-12-22 11:09:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

and power steering

2007-12-22 11:09:33 · 3 answers · asked by tektaz6767 1

I have 2002 silver VW GTI, how would I get the grill out and what steps/paint would i need

2007-12-22 10:54:13 · 7 answers · asked by alongfortheride 2

2007-12-22 10:42:36 · 13 answers · asked by dex_md 2

If gas is super expensive there, the motor oil must be also

2007-12-22 10:40:48 · 2 answers · asked by dereld87114 1