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By March 17, 2008 0 Comments Read More →

It Takes Forever To Fill Up Gas In My Car Fuel Tank

I am still having problems with the gas tank on my 1997 Chevy Monte Carlo it does not want to take fuel you fill it up until you see the gas and then you have to let it slowly drain down and then fill it up again and let it go down and so on so forth it has gotten worse you have to hold the nozzle out of the car even to watch it

Posted in: Reader Questions
By March 14, 2008 0 Comments Read More →

Ford Escort ES System Lean Code Engine Light Problem?

My question is about a check engine light. I got the code pulled and its saying the system is too lean, I have a 2002 Ford Escort ES edition. Its not a oxygen sensor because the last mechanic I brought it too replaced that and its still on. Can you help?

By March 14, 2008 0 Comments Read More →

Ford Cougar Noise In Power Steering Sometimes?

Hi I have a Ford Cougar and just this last week I have noticed that I am getting a noise when I turn my steering wheel left or right. It is more pronounced if it I am going round a roundabout or turning at a junction. Any ideas.

Posted in: Noises
By March 14, 2008 0 Comments Read More →

2002 Buick Century Transmission Shifts Hard Sometimes

My 2002 Buick Century has 95,000 miles on it. Normally, the transmission shifts very smoothly. On drives of more than 100 miles it occasionally shifts roughly in all gears. You can feel the “clunk” when it shifts under these conditions.

By March 14, 2008 0 Comments Read More →

1997 Chevy Z-71 Intake Gasket Or Head Gasket Leak?

We have a 1997 Chevy Z-71 which has decided it doesn’t want to heat all the time. It’ll work and then all of a sudden it’ll shoot out cold air. I took it to a shop around my town and they said it was the intake gasket. We let it sit for a month in the Minnesota cold and now there is white smoke coming out of the exhaust and they said not to drive it more than 2 blocks because it’ll probably quit. Does that sound like the head gasket??

Posted in: Fluid Leaks
By March 13, 2008 0 Comments Read More →

2001 Chevy Cavalier 2.2L Engine Over Heats

I have a 2001 Chevy Cavalier 2.2, it has been overheating. so I put H20 in it. my low H20 light keeps coming on,but there’s H20 in the overfill tank. Last night it came on so I filled it with H20 but by the time I drove home (30-40 minutes) the light came on again this time the plastic tank had H20 and wasn’t overheating. its not leaking, my oil is not milky and H20 is not coming out my tail pipe. Is it a possibility that the floater is stuck? should I have my coolant flushed? I’m really confused!!! HELP

Posted in: Over Heating
By March 13, 2008 0 Comments Read More →

1997 Dodge Intrepid Engine Misses and Runs Bad

My 97 Intrepid at 117k miles is showing these same symptoms. It’s never stalled, however, and the symptoms only seem to occur at certain points in my commute which I will outline for you shortly and only at certain times of the year, late Fall and early Spring.

Posted in: Running Problems
By March 13, 2008 0 Comments Read More →

Check Engine Light Comes On Toyota Camry

My check engine light came on a few weeks ago. I took it to my normal repair shop and was told the computer data said it was the catalytic converter. I was told however that sometimes the computer reads this wrong and just needs to be reset, which is less expensive.

By March 13, 2008 0 Comments Read More →

Honda Engine Makes This Ticking Clacking Noise

OK heres my question my (Honda) car in the morning would make a knocking sound but as soon as it would warm up (engine) the noise would go away well today the noise came back and would not go away so I checked my oil and i was a little bit below my bottom line

Posted in: Noises
By March 2, 2008 1 Comments Read More →

1999 Mercury Mountaineer ABS Brake Light On – Noise in Brakes

I have a problem with the ABS light on my vehicle. Replaced all pads. Vehicle has four wheel disc brakes. Pads on front driver side were premature in wearing compared to passenger side. Same thing for the rear.

Posted in: Brakes