Hi, My car is a 1998 Grand Am 4Cyl. I was driving home the other day and the battery light came on. Tested battery and it tested o.k. Started car and and checked if alternator was charging the battery, tester did not register that alt.was charging. I changed the alternator, twice. Still no...

I have a black 1991 Sentra I intend to sell. Car has sat outside the last 3-4 years, and the paint is oxidized. Not horribly, but it's definitely dull. What's the best way to restore this as much as possible w/o major effort or expense? I've read about something called "Turtle Wax One Step...

I have a 2003 Sonoma, essentially same as Chev S10, king cab, 2wd, v-6 & loaded, & wish to lower the front 2 inches and rear 3 inches. the front, what lowering method maintains the best ride quality? And if only dropping 2 inches, do I need to replace the shocks? Truck has 32000 miles on it...

What temperature does the engine go into closed loop? I have a 1996 Chevy pickup with 5.7L and the gauge isn't reading as high as it used to. Probably need to change the thermostat but what harm does it do to run cooler than spec and at what temperature does it go to closed loop?

I've never done this before. I didn't see any leaks around the gasket, so does that mean I'm OK?

Looking for the locations of the freeze plugs on this.

Hi, I have a 97 Ford Taurus. For the past year or so the drivers side window intermittently wont go down when I press the button -usually once I pull up to a toll booth! Sometimes it goes down (50% of the time) when I press the down button. Sometimes it only goes down if I try it a half a dozen...

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Hey, just thought that I would add a few comments.. That one poster was right--there WERE two differents semi-automatics.. But on the first I KNOW that you did not need any manual cluthc operaiton except, just at stops (while manual shifitng through the gears--this was of coruse done by foreign...

Hi! This protege have a manual transmission, it's becoming harder to shift speed. The shift lever is hard to move but the gears don't grind when changing. May be it's a lubricating problem. Where should i look to solve this problem? Is it a common problem with the protege?

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I have a friend with a 2005 GTO whose coolant is boiling when the vehicle is shut off. The engine temperature varies (per the Driver Information Center - in diagnostic mode) between 190 and 194 degrees when the vehicle is moving. When idling, with one fan running, the temperature goes as high as...

Hello, My honda accord has some rubbing noise last year and the shop replaced the two front struts. Now sometimes I hear some squeaking noise, high pitch, like metal is scraping metal, sounds like 'zi....'. It continues sometimes for 2 seconds, sometimes 10 seconds, mostly starts after drive...

My car won't start! Turns over fine. Had some cold weather and thought it might be water in tank so I put some HEET in. Didn't help. Changed the fuel filter. Didn't help. Have pressure at the filter (loosened the fitting after attempting to start and gas spewed). Can spray starting fluid in at...

Hi - I've had my car (2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara) for a couple of years now and hardly ever use the 4x4 since it's part time and I rarely drive it in the snow. The times when I have used it in the snow, it totally sucked! I thought it was my bald tires, so I recently got new tires. This winter...

Just pulled a code 179, lean adaptive limit while at part-throttle,system rich. Fuel mileage has been down a bit from about 18 to 16.7 or so, and it finally threw a code. Did the "check the regulator vac line for fuel" check (was neg.), and know that I need to check the fuel pressure. As part of...

Hi, I'm trying to start up my 84 Park Avenue that has been in mothballs for about 6 months, so I can sell it. It is VERY cold outside. I expected the battery to be dead so I hooked it up to my 50 amp power supply. Got headlights, interior lights, dash gauges and climate motor. I hear solenoid. ...

An OBD2 scan has revealed that my check engine light is being caused by "Insufficient EGR Flow" Looking at the suggestion found at http://experts.about.com/q/832/4142992.htm?zIr=5#r i tried pulling the modulator (which I think is the plastic piece that has 1 vacuum tube going to the EGR, one out...

I was having the same problem with my 1994 Sonoma 4.3L Vortec engine. After reading this post I did some checks and sure enough I had raw fuel in the lower intake in puddles. I went and bought a new CPI (spider) injector unit and a nut kit. I installed these and before installing the top cover...

So I got my 05 touring last week the one thing I noticed is while the dash instrument display has what gear I'm in displayed, the small round markers on the console next to the shift lever do NOT light up. is this normal or do I add this to the list on my first service visit., so far it's the...