Maintenance & Repairs - December 2007

V8 Limited

It blows out semi cool air.
The engine heats up.
All fans are working at full.
Coolant level is good.
Thermostat is good.


Is there a way to check the heat coil?

2007-12-17 11:14:32 · 4 answers · asked by shifte12 1

I just got a new alternator installed into my 2003 ford escape, from the Ford dealership.Is that too much to pay?

2007-12-17 11:08:34 · 9 answers · asked by aloha1782 2

First of all my car leaks oil from the engine not the oil pan.. what could this be??
Second its using way too much gas.. I can put gas and go four blocks to pick up my kids at school and it shows that it used some.. which to me it shouldnt show it even moved just by going four blocks...
Third is the suspension or something.. I need an alignment but the mechanic told me I cant get an alignment without the upper control A arm or something like that being replaced... but now my car pulls to the passenger side really bad... I have stopped driving it because i dont want to mess the engine up or my wheels to fall off while im picking up my kids from school... lol... HELP ME PLEASE!!!
Oh and by the way.. It is a 1995 Grand Am GT

2007-12-17 10:54:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-17 10:43:24 · 3 answers · asked by Mike 2

The driver side works fine, but the passenger side doesn't work at all. I don't think it's the motor since one side is working but I could be wrong.

2007-12-17 10:14:08 · 7 answers · asked by dirkdglor 1

I have a '99 Escort with about 110,000/m on it. I got an oil change last monday and it ran fine until Thirsday. On thursday I turn it on and the battery light comes on. It is ok for about a mile then my air bag light and my low fuel light start flashing on and off and I have gas. It starts to like chug a little whenever I stop. My blinkers and window are very slow responding and then my speedometer, odometer, and gas and engine temp. levels reset like the car is off and are not working. All this happens at the same time so I just drove home and shut it off and haven't drove it since. Any Idea what this could be? Just some backround info: I had my battery replaced twice last year, a new alternator, and my radio is disconnected.

And incase you are really in a zone, my engine goes hot when I drive it and since its winter, cools back down when I am at a stoplight. But in the summer it cooled when I drove it and heated at stops. I can hear my fan on too. Any ideas?

2007-12-17 09:48:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 97 nissan maxima. When I am start my car , it gives a Screeching noise and that lasts for 3-5 minutes , still I accelarate my car. Can anybody tell, what should be the problem ? Do I have to immediately check this out or Can I wait ? How much should be the cost in general to repair it?

2007-12-17 09:40:09 · 6 answers · asked by SS 1

What will happen?

2007-12-17 08:51:12 · 9 answers · asked by SBB 2

i finally got a job interview and it is tomorrow at 4 and how will i get to it??

any mechanics or people with more car sense than me? Please help

2007-12-17 08:19:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-17 08:01:38 · 5 answers · asked by neil s 1

I am actually lookin for a car thru the internet
and i dont know what 4wd means really.
plzzz help!! thanks. have a good nite.

2007-12-17 07:46:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was coming to a red light, let up off gas to coast. When it slowed to about 20mph, the car began to accelerate back up to 25, 30, then 35 mph on its own. I checked the accelerator to see if it was stuck. I then pressed the brake...HARD and the rpm's kept going up. I finally had to slide it to Nuetral where it still had high rpms, then put it into park and turned it off. It's difficult to restart (like it's flooded). It's done it randomly 5 times in a week. Mechanic is stumped. I just paid $2000 for a transmission rebuild (this actually started the day before my appt. for the transmission)..not sure if they're related. Any ideas????

2007-12-17 07:38:17 · 7 answers · asked by patti 2

How in the heck do you remove the sparks plugs (passenger side) off of a 403 in a 1977 Trans Am with all the A/C equipment in the way. Can someone please tell me how this is done?

The driver's side plugs were easy, but the passenger side is a different story.

2007-12-17 07:28:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you just walk in and ask someone to look at your battery, or what??

2007-12-17 07:10:59 · 4 answers · asked by becca r 1

i have had my expedition for a year and i have remote start on it and both winters when its cold out and it sits for a while i do my remote start and will not start it cranks over but doesnt catch. i have to go out there and push the gas pedal myself for it to start.it only does it when it sits for like more than 8 hours in cold weather .could this be the idle control valve or something like it please help me

2007-12-17 07:09:47 · 2 answers · asked by matt12882003 3

I want to take the valves out and clean the valves and the valve seats properly. but dont know how to take them out, the engine is a very old side valve lawn mower engine(suffolk punch). Its a plain simple single cylinder side valve engine, have some similarities with briggs and stratton. the problem is dont know how to take valves out. any ideas and suggestions appreciated, thanx

2007-12-17 07:05:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

the car just didn't start one morning. had been runnin it low on gas for awhile. changed fuel filter,rotor button distributor cap. took fuel lines that were going into the engine off and no fuel came out when key was turned on. a new pump is 160 bucks and i need to know if it's bad before i buy a new one.

2007-12-17 06:57:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

When i took out the key, the contact lights were still lighting and the engine was working. I turned the engine off but not the contact lights. I tried to start ignition of the engine, but the key was just turning inside and nothing happened. Any help is very welcome. Thanx a lot!

2007-12-17 06:57:15 · 4 answers · asked by Don D 1

My car needs a new alternator and an oil pan gasket (there's a leak in it), today i can only fix one, which one is the most important, i wont be able to fix the next problem until the 1st of Jan 08....Please HELP!!!

2007-12-17 06:32:00 · 11 answers · asked by aloha1782 2

2007-12-17 06:17:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Windshield wiper motors on a nissan 95 altima. The guy says it will be 220 parts and labor. Is this completely unfair?

2007-12-17 06:09:41 · 4 answers · asked by sliptheclip 1

Ok so my dex cool is brown and gunky. its time to change it. But i dunno how. can someone give me step by step how to change it. how much it should cost and all that. I have a 1998 oldsombile intrigue. and some usefull tips would be nice. or how much it should cost for a shop to do it. and how big of a prob is brown and gunky dexcool

2007-12-17 05:40:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My car loses power when I first start the engine but once it warms up it works good.

2007-12-17 05:37:13 · 2 answers · asked by Bill G 1

This morning I needed to scrape the INSIDE of my windshield, while the outside portion had no ice on it at all. Can someone explain this phenomenon to me? Thanks!!

2007-12-17 05:28:16 · 7 answers · asked by Tim S 2

i havent been able to get my car to start for two days. the engine does not turn over at all. the battery light on the display/dash board lights up but the i can turn the lights on..so the battery doesnt see to be dead. i have been having this problem on and off for a while now. i have took my car to the shop 5 to 6 weeks ago for the same problem and they told me nothing was wrong with my car. they ran a diagnostic test on everything related to why the car wouldnt start. they told me that the battery was defective, but i dont see how that could be when i just bought that battery two weeks prior to me taking the car to the shop, because i was having the exact same problem. so about 8 or 9 weeks ago my car was doing the same thing, and i went out and bought a battery immediately bc i thought that was the problem. anyways when i took the battery back to where i bought it from they told me it wasnt defective..and that it just needed to be charged. when i went back to the shop....

2007-12-17 05:18:24 · 6 answers · asked by cj872006 5

When I drive behind someone fumes come in my car. When I drive down the highway fumes come in the car. I have a 2006 Honda Civic. I called Honda and they told me it is normal. The smell is so bad that I have to drive with the window down- IN the winter just to keep from getting a headache. Any suggestions?

2007-12-17 05:00:41 · 4 answers · asked by Andrea M 2

just curious. does the oil become so degraded and sludgy that it can not be fed back up to the top of the engine etc. what are your thoughts and experience perhaps? sources? weblinks?

2007-12-17 04:47:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am doing an oil change tomorrow, and would like some experienced and expert advice regarding the above matter. are the mixtures compatible? not in the manual. sources?web links? thanks for your time. easy points

2007-12-17 04:44:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-17 03:29:52 · 2 answers · asked by atc,uk 2

hello again. I have a 1998 subaru outback and i have been having problems with it. I replaced my radiator hoses and thermostat because my engine was leaking coolant from them. I have discovered an oil sludge residue in my overflow reservoir... what is wrong with my car?... im thinkin its the headgasket... again...

can i just throw in some blue devil headgasket seal to fix it? and then just flush out the oil in my car.. will that somewhat correct problems.. or is my engine done??... please help...

2007-12-17 03:10:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous