I have a 454 that was marinized by PCM in my 1989 Supra Saltare ski boat. Ever since I purchased the boat last year it has been running horribly at WOT -- this question is about something different however. Stick with me -- it may get long. I'm a complete amateur at this stuff so I'm going...

My 93 Honda accords transmission just broke. I bought my car for $3700 last year. Options: Rebuilt: $1800 Used Trans: $500 (6 months warranty) + 600 Labor. My question is would I be able to sell it without fixing the car for like $1500. Except the Transmission the car is in PERFECT...

Hi, I'm looking for advice about the best way to service the car after warranty. I have 2001 Honda Accord. Should I continue all the routine services with Honda's authorized dealer or are there other, better and more cost-effective options to serve it? Dealer's service departments arguably know...

Hello, I have been searching to find info on this problem. The car is a Mitsubishi Space Star 1.3 16 V 1999. Normal consumption averaged 6.2 l / 100 km. After a while, but suddenly, fuel consumption lowered, starting at 5 l to even 4 l / 100 km. And this on average and instantaneous rate. A fill...

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2000 Ford Ranger, 4.0L, 6 cyl, 5-spd manual transmission, 95K miles Haynes refers to two engine coolant senders, one that drives the guage on the dash (the sending unit) and one that communicates to the engine computer (the sensor). Advance Auto Parts refers to a "rectangular" and a "round" ECT,...

2000 Ford Ranger, 4.0L 6 cylinder, 5-speed manual transmission, 95K miles. Now that the days are warmer, my temp guage climbs straight up to high (in about 15 minutes of driving) and my A/C cuts out. I figure that my Engine coolant temperature sensor or sending unit (Haynes says they are different...

Hi, My car is totally bad. How to process it like give it to the junk yard? Do I need to unregister the car? Rick

Hello: I'm finishing a replacement of rear brake hoses, cylinders, shoes and drums on my '94 Corolla. I can't seem to get the drums on now without a lot of force. I don't want to keep banging them on and cause damage to the shoes or the wheel studs or the drums. It looks like the shoes are on...

'72 Dodge RV, 24 ft., 360 cu. The turn signals -- either side, and both the inside turn indicator and the actual turn signals outside -- do not flash, but instead stay steady on when I try to use them. I've replaced the flasher unit (and measure 0.2 volts on both sides). I measure no 12 volts at...

I am confused by tire classifications like passenger, touring, performance, etc. Which one is 'best' for a 'normal' person---let us say someone like me? :-) (1) I drive about equally in city and highway. (2) I live in an apt, with no room to store winter tires, so I do need all-weathers. (3) I...

Can those wear indicators on disk brake pads be heard by people who are driving around with their windows rolled up? I've noticed lots of cars squealing constantly because of them, and a friend of mine who's fussy about car care (but doesn't know about cars) said that he never knew tha this brakes...

My grandmother had a bit of a scare yesterday. She doesn't drive her Fiat Punto (8 years old, 12k km or so, bought new) very much (it is, in effect, the Real Thing of the 'always driven by an elderly lady' car -- maintained at a local garage on a yearly basis), but yesterday she went to take...

I drive a well-used 1998 Chevy Prism, and while getting a few routine maintenance things done I was told that my rear passenger side tire had some pretty severe cupping. I went to the local tire bargain bin and got two used tires (the tread was almost 100% though) to put on the front and put my...

Hi, After seeing a decrease in mileage on my 96 Ford Taurus wagon (~ 24 to ~20 mpg. 140.000 Mi odo), I decided to take a look at my oxygen sensors as a possible culprit. I read out their voltages during idle when warm using my Elm ODB scantool, and plotted...

What is the life expectancy of the brakes on a 1999 Lexus LS400 under normal or average driving conditions? I bought the car in 2002 with 21,000 miles on it. At 48,000, the service department at the dealership said the front brakes were at 2mm and replaced them. The rear brakes were still at...

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Hi... I would like to take my son to the "All British Car Day" this summer in our 1964 Jag but the steering fluid reservior "boiled" over the other day as I was coming home from work with it. The best guess I have heard is a stuck relief valve... Is that a real possibilty? The steering works...

Hi! Has anyone experience with reading sensor values (e.g. lambda/oxigen, speed, temperature) from the ECU via the diagnosis interface? For cars manufactured in 2000 and later, this interface is a standard called OBD-2. But what about older Honda cars? Many VWs are OBD-2 compliant, even if...

I have a 96 Sentra GXE and I am trying to isolate an intermittent squeal from my engine area that I hear at startup and then goes away. I recently changed out my water pump so I know it is not that. I have tightened by belts so I know its not that. So, I figure it has to be the alternator or the...