Hi guys. I am new to the country, I used to live in Europe. I have bought a Toyota FJ Cruiser and I will be doing part of the maintainence on my own. For example I will be mounting rock sliders, rotate the tires, change oil and that kind of stuff. I want to buy a "click" torque wrench to perform...

Greetings, I am doing my first '89 Tempo/Topaz motor mount replacement. It's the one under the battery/airbox on the drivers side. I have removed the rubber part, but cannot get a good grip on the three 13mm bolts that hold the top metal half to the automatic transmission. My tools are all either...

Ah, for the good old days when all my keys would fit in a keycase. I had found that leaving keys loose in my pocket wore holes in the pockets, so long used a key case. The keys for my last two cars are electronic, and WAY to big to fit in a key case. My Prius key is all-electronic (no...

So a few months ago (August or so) I replaced the stock Scion seat with a seat from a Celica. Made the car a bit more comfortqable and easier to drive. However, the Celica seat did not have a position sensor for the airbag, so since then I have been driving with ther airbag light on. Since...

I'm on the road quite often because of my job. Lately I was in the Easley, SC area. My car needed an oil change and there was a shop close to where I was working so I decided to go there. Wow! What a service. That is the best I ever had. I was shocked since all the technician are female. They are...

No, not you guys in rec... 1988 Supra, 7M-GE. I got it with ~177,000 (the speedo's busted, SURPRISE!) and have put 10-15,000 miles a year on it for 5 years. So we're looking at ~230,000 miles. When I got it the oil pressure was on the low side, and it has been getting lower and lower. It's a...

Hi Everyone, I've had a problem for the past 3 years and it's gotten worse as the time has gone on. It's a 1997 Buick Riviera 3.8 supercharged engine. Two problems are it will just stall while sitting at a red light (sometimes it catches itself though) and second, at around 160 degrees the car...

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I am installing an airhorn in my 1946 Diamond T pickup truck but need help in understanding how to wire it correctly. The two horn trumpets and compressors have already been installed correctly. It's the electric wiring I need help with. The kit comes with two sets of terminals to wire the...

This Moderator/Admin, "PJSaturn", had a personal vendetta on me. I recently proposed moving "Neutral" from between Reverse & Drive on Automatic transaxle vehicles, a good conversation ensued, no name calling, no insulte, and next thing you know the thread is closed and I'm suspended for ten...

I have a 1989 GMC C1500 350 TBI. Has new distrubitor. Also has msd a6L. i was driving on highway about 60 mph for about 20 minutes, stopped at driveway and truck died. I seen smoke coming from under hood. I opened the hoood and the distruibutor cap was on fire. It was an accel cap and rotor. I dont...

Hi - I own a 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara (and have owned it for over two years). Recently, it has started to emit a really bad burning smell immediately after riding the clutch a bit (like when I am pulling out of a parallel parking spot on a hill). My car NEVER did this before and just starting...

My question is pretty much summarized in the subject line. So, you drop off your car at a tire shop for wheel alignment. How do you know they really performed the service? They may have not even touched your car, then gave you some bogus alignment reading printout. 1-2 weeks later the tires are...

I have a 69 Manx with a fresh 1915cc that I built last year. So when the engine was built I used an empi progressive carb and I can’t install the heat risers because my exhaust doesn’t have the port for them. I believe that my sputter may be caused by condensation building up. How can I get...

So this weekend some friends and I are going to attempt replacement of front rotors and pads on a 2011 Mazda 2 Sport. I took the car to a mechanic a while back. He reported that there was a lot of rust on the rotors, and the pads had very little (perhaps 5%) material left. The rust is likely the...

Hello, just wondering who can confirm or deny that these would be the same. Having googled through the NG, some people say yes some say no. I've got an 88 Park Avenue that the damned 440T4 gave up on. There's a low-mile 440T4 for sale close to me, but it was from a 2.8 application. Any ideas as...

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Please follow this one for a bit: I'm working on a newly acquired chopped down VW Beetle Dune Buggy. Not a pro job... obviously some guys in a backyard did it. It's a 70 chassis with a 69 Solex 30 PICT 2 carb on a 1600 74 motor. It runs a little sluggish and then the throttle picks up...

It is noticeable when our 1994 T&C van 2wd with 88,000 miles down shifts to 1st gear. We never noticed this before and lately it seems to down shifts hard to 1st. When I say hard, it's like a clunk sound. When the other gears down shift, it is not that noticable...very smooth. Other than than, no...

Hi All: Just wondering if anyone here has a Ford Escape and gets crappy fuel economy. I recently posted here about this. Any statistics anyone has is greatly appreciated. I have an 05 Escape Limited and my wife does mostly city driving. Fuel economy is very poor. 147. - 15.0 mpg. The dealer wants...