I've convened this multi-disciplinary forum, becuase this is a multi-faceted problem. How to remove CD's from broken auto CD changer? I have a 2000 Toyota Solara with a factory AM-FM-CD changer, all in the dash, not the trunk. It worked fine until about 2014, with 6 cd's in it, a full load,...

Wife and son went shopping yesterday. Took his '95 Bonneville. Car looks and drives like new. They get in car after shopping. He starts car, and they get ready to head home. About 30 seconds after starting, car still in park, nobody around, passenger air bag goes off. Wife was bending over picking...

I just bought a new used car and the antifreeze is red. IIRC, that's a slightly more expensive kind of antifreeze, and I'd like to use the same thing if I have to add any or when I change coolant, which only gets half the coolant iirc. I don't want a blend of red and green because it's not...

My brother's '05 TB tie rods failed inspection. The first came off the knuckle, no problem. But, he can't get the rod thread to move in the adjuster sleeve. (He did loosen the jam nut.) It's not very rusty - the threads look pretty clean. We used moderate (propane) heat, and PB Blaster. So...

"jon_banquer" > wrote in message ... > http://news.yahoo.com/insight-gms-volt-ugly-math-low-sales-high-041323264--finance.html It's just effing amazing how expensive 4 wheels, a battery, and a fukn electric...

Hi All, I have a 1994 Cadillac SLS with 32k miles. It has developed a horrible clicking sound when turning right only at any speed and sounded like it was coming from the right front wheel. The strange thing is the clicking doesn't seem to go faster at higher speed or slower at slower speed. I...

Last year new tires, LIM gaskets, alternator and gas tank. Maybe 7-800 bucks. Mostly tires, +400 Last month new coil packs and spark module. About $200. Last week new plugs, ignition wires, battery and TPS. About $235. By far the most expensive 2 years in the 8 years we had it. Always ran...

Just bought my first BMW, a 2002 525i with 130K miles on it, so I downloaded the dealer software (INPA) for changing settings such as the automatic locking at 5mph (which I want to turn OFF!). Since I have a Windows 7 machine with USB (but not serial ports), all I need now is the $20 cable to go...

Car less than 10 years old, conventional hydraulic PSP(Power Steering Pump). I do not think it is variable PS. I'm a twitchy driver, and would like to reduce the amount of PS assist, hence increasing the amount of steering effort I need to exert before inadvertently veering into an adjacent lane...

Our online etooboxpro says 60,000 miles, but my mechanic said he checked and it's 100k. so, who is right??? Can I just do a visual on the belt and if it looks good just keep going??? TIA Chas

Lately the number of speed traps seems to be at a record level. I blundered into one of these last Saturday night where the limit posting was not obvious nor easy to find even after I went back and looked. I normally drive very carefully and do not exceed the posted speed limits. I think it is...

I successfully changed the fuel pump on my 2001 Ford Ranger 3.0L 126" wheelbase, flex-fuel truck . But I have some unanswered questions, and they'll plague me the rest of my life if they remain so. Is there a fuel pump timer? How does it work, and where is it? If indeed, the pump is cooled by...

Interesting. The seat is an inch and a half to two inches lower than the stock Scion seat, and you sit IN it rather than ON it. The seat cushion extends further out, which I like. However, I was onlyt able to locate two of the mounting bolts, and since I put it in at dusk I didn't check the airbag...

I have a bit of a dilemna I need to replace my head gasket, but the bottom end probably needs a good looking into also. I have a genuine Toyota HG, but have not pulled the head yet. So, if I replace the gasket now, and then next year want to do the crank bearings, etc can the motor just be pulled...

I found a limited-edition muscle car that has been sitting in a garage since 1984, when the owner died. Don't worry, nobody is swindling some old widow - she knows the cars is worth 6 figures. Obviously the rubber bits will need replacing. I think most parts for this car are available (apart from...

When I take my car to local tire and car repair shop to have the oil changed, they always check my power steering fluid and come back with a "sample" of it in a special device that sucks up my fluid in one side and compares it to CLEAN power steering fluid in another side. I always tell them NOT...

Both of these engines combust fuel and a non-reciprocal motion occures. Both cases produces a circular motion. However both of these engines are quite different. What explains the differences in power output and efficiencies? They are different in the following ways: 1. The turbines are very...

First off, I know nothing about cars, so there is probably something I just "don't get." Fueleconomy.gov states that above 60 MPH, fuel economy drops drastically. Does this depend on the engine type? For example, in my car (94 Buick Regal, V6 3.8), when I compare Engine RPM at 55, 60, and 65...

Help! Got a '55 Studebaker. Aftermkt. mp3/cd/amfm radio. If I set stations, it remembers fine going from on to off to access to off. But! When I start i, the starter seems to drop the "voltage threshold"(at least that's what I visualize) such that all memory settings are lost. Ideas, please? ...

On an older diesel like my '85 GM 6.2L, what exactly happens when you press down on the accelerator pedal? I understand that it controls fuel in some way, but how? As I understand it, the injector pump controls the specific charge of fuel to each cylinder for each firing. If this is changed...