Went to have a smog test done today and the smog place told me that that their smog machine cannot communicate with my 2004 Nissan Xterra XE 2.4L 4 cyl.....? Now the really odd thing is that the OBD2 scanners are able to analyze see and and diagnose the OBD2 system......? This really bizarre and...

I have 2 cars that are both due for a transmission filter/fluid change. One is a Pontiac with 100K miles, the other a Toyota with 60K miles. I would like to use synthetic fluid since I've heard that it runs cooler than normal fluid. But I've also heard that putting synthetic AFT in a transmission...

Hey all, My wife and I just got hitched and I've now inherited the responsibility of maintaining her little 2002 Toyota Rav4... her pride and joy. I've been taking it in for its regular oil changes for a while now and decided to check on the transmission fluid the other day... turns out it's never...

does it really matter what you lube the threads with? local shops recommend graphite based lube claiming motor oil would make subsequent disassembly harder rather than easier and I was thinking using leftoever manual tranny oil living in snowbelt and running winter and all season sets on...

I have a 97 accord with about 140K miles. I noticed under the hood the deterioration of rubber o-rings on the damping mount of the suspension. check out the...

Hello, all. Well, I guess it had to happen but someone scraped the rear bumper this morning on my 2011 Ford Focus (not even a year old). There are no dents or gashes but numerous scratches, the worst one being deep enough to show the plastic below the paint. Can the deep scratches on the...

On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: > A u-joint on my 2000 Dodge pickup acts like it may be going bad. Just what > happens when one fails completely while driving, maybe at highway speeds? Does > the driveshaft fall off? Freeze and mess up the trans or rear end? Or...

Has anyone changed the instrument panel lights on a 1998 Ford Windstar? Does it really require all the steps listed below just to be able change the bulbs that light the gauges? If you've got a shortcut, please post it. Thanks in advance for any advice on this. 1. Remove instrument cluster...

If you let it idle for a few minutes, then take off, it pours smoke out the exhaust for about a minute. Someone told me that this is because the valve guides are bad. How would you know definitively that this is caused by valve guides, and if so, what would be the steps involved in replacing them?...

www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=264737 One time, he was driving a Ford pickup truck on Top Gear.He was constantly bashing that Ford pickup truck.I believe he hates America and all things American. cuhulin

*sigh* I need a heated drivers side power mirror for my 1993 Mazda 626. I can find several online for < $30.00 *BUT* nobody will ship to Canada!!! The dealers here want $300.00 for the same mirror. Eg. Here's one for $14.00 + shipping:...

The owners manual for my 2WD recommends SAE 75W-90 for the 5-speed For the differential it recommends Hypoid Gear Oil API GL-5 in either SAE 90 (above 0 degrees F.), or SAE 80W or 80W-90 below zero. I live in West Texas where the winters are mild and the summers hot. Do you see any problem with...

Well, I finally got my 83 GTI up and running (it needed a new hall sender). But it seems that the numerous backfires have taken their toll. I actually noticed this new problem just after one of the last backfires so I'm pretty certain it was the cause. The car now makes a pretty loud clanging noise...

MICHIGAN: RECALL FOR PICKUPS AND S.U.V.'S The Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 800,000 pickups and sport utility vehicles because the cruise control switch could short-circuit and cause a fire under the hood, the company said. The recall affects about 792,000 Ford F-150 pickups, Ford...

I am just getting my 1996 S10 2.2 put back together after an unfortunate incident of bending all 8 valves. Since its apart, drained and has a new head gasket, what about antifreeze now? Its had Dex cool in it since it was new. Just over 100K now. Is there any reason to stay with dex cool? What...

I have a Mercury Capri 1991 convertible. The car was owned by someone else briefly before I got it, but who ever had it, probably put motor oil in the place where transmission oil should go. My probelms started with the transmission when I tried to change the transmission fluid, then the...

At least they are not Consumers Guile (or are they?).... http://www.jdpower.com/cc/auto/ratings/vehicles/FindJdAwards.jsp Allows you to pull up max 4 cars and see what others think about them.

Just wanted to know if the 2800 / 3400 / 3500 / 3800 were all interchangable with each other, or if any of them are. Specifically, was wondering if any of the latter would swap into 1988 Beretta with the 2800.

Problem: When I start my Durango, the engine catches and revs up for a split second and then when it goes to idle it just dies. There is not sputter or knock, the RPM's just drop to zero and the engine dies. The electrical components are all still on when it dies. If I start it and the engine...

Hello. I replaced cat converter 2 yrs ago to bring down HC in wife's 81 VW Scirocco. Now the car's failing due to high HC again, with only about 2800 miles since last test! Results: 15mph, 1807rpm HC max: 162 - HC meas: 149 CO max: 1.09 - CO meas: 0.27 NO max: 1227 - NO meas: 983