HI folks, A week ago, at night under heavy rains, I got trouble on the highway when the spark plug suddenly failed, the engine rumbled and the check engine light was on. The engine stopped and couldn't be started until 5 minutes. The engine eventually started and with 40 Mph I got home. The next...

I have a 1995 Suzuki Sidekick. I had the engine rebuilt. They put the timing gear off by aone tooth so it was pinging under power. I moved so I took it to a new mecanic to fix it. He fixed that, but ever since then the oil pressure stays between 90 and 100 psi. I put a new gauge in, same result....

Clutch troubleshooting. How does the stock clutch self adjuster work? Looking at it, it seems that the pawl should contact the quadrant and work its way from the end toward the middle as the clutch adjusts. My clutch engages right near the top and the pawl is at the end of the quadrant, as far from...

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How do you remove scratches from a seat back made by metal suspender clips? The seats are black the scratches are white (presumably the fist layer under the leather). Any thoughts on products or treatments for removal? Thanks in advance. --...

Joe Fischer wrote: It takes NO energy to move a car once it is moving on level ground. ________________________________________________________ It takes a tremendous amount of energy to overcome bearing friction in a car moving on level ground. And the heavier the car the more energy it...

I have a 97 Accord (190K miles). 1/2 the nights my drivers side headlamp goes out. The bulb is fine. It seems to be the connector that clips on the bulb. Jiggling the connector does nothing. However if I remove the connector from the bulb and reconnect, the light works fine again (until...

Hi I've just set up a new website geared to car enthusiasts. It's has the very unusual name Cat's Ass Kustoms and it is "safe for work" - no porn just car related news. All the latest news on cars from kustoms, to drifting to just plain ugly cars. Parts, performance, passion - news for motorheads...

I came across this dual coil and dual ignition module kit. The price is around a thousand dollar. This sound way too expensive. I want to build one for my own vehicle but I not sure if the secondary output of the two coils should be tied together. For instance, if I tie the secondary port...

I wish to use an air-to-air heat exchanger in an alternate-energy project at my home. I am lead to beleive that the cheapest way to procure one is to buy one that is sold as part of a turbo-charged automotive engine. How to select the one most suited for me?

Is it posible to change/program the car thru the OBDII to improve gas milage? I saw this package of software to monitor and program thru the OBDII at http://obdiitools.gdatabase.com/ . Has anyone used something like this to improve/change gas milage or other performace. Thanks, BennyB

have a friend with a 1995 ford taurus..and the torque converter dosent always disingage when the car comes to a stop and kills the engen.. It sometimes stalls the engen when put in reverse..it was a littel low on fluid so we put in some Lotis trans condishner..converter is starting to work better...

I've got a 1998 Saturn SW2, 125K miles on original motor. As the thread title indicates, it suffers from the oil burning problems that seem to plague 1.9L DOHC Saturn four-bangers. I'm going to mention a few things that I've noticed, to see if it helps anybody who is more experienced to come up...

Could a stun gun have destroyed his Legend car's electronics? My friend has a 1988 Acura Legend Coupe. He was trying out a stun gun and accidentally zapped the car. The car wouldn't work after that. Any idea what happened? What circuits should be checked out? Is there an inexpensive fix for this...

I have a Crysler Voyager from 1998 . There's been an intermittant problem with the immobiliser since I got the car one year ago . Now it's happening very often . I go to start the car , after a few failed attempts at starting , it immobilises itself and nothing I can do to get it started until a...

was wondering if anyone reading this group may be able to help. I have a 97 jeep grand cherokee limited, 6 cyl. have an intermittent problem: engine stalls and sometimes can be very difficult to restart. can happen before reaching operating temp and even after reaching operating temp. the...

Short question: Should I buy Yokohama Avid TRZs or Yokohama YK520s (or neither -- something else?) Background: I want to admit up front that I don't know much about cars or tires. However, I do drive one (a car, that is), so I appreciate any advice. I drive a 2000 Toyota Solara, tire size...

I test drove one the other day, and it was slipping something fierce. The salesguy of course was completely surprised, but promised to look into it and call me back... On my GM cars they all have a non-adjustable hydraulic clutch, but what about a Subaru? I liked the rest of the car and if...

Any help would be appreciated on information of how to remove the valves on the engine. I am trying to replace the valve stem seals. It's a 12-valve Ford pushrod V6 from a 1998 Taurus. Thanks in advance, Tim

I've heard conflicting reports in this: can someone give the definitive answer as to whether the Lincoln Town Car is being cancelled or not? Thanks.