Greetings, I have a Black 2006 Ford F-150. Just last week, my neighbor painted his home on a windy day. Need I say more. This idoit got paint all over my vehicle and to make matters worse, the paint dry over the past few days. Just baking in the summer heat. Is there anything I can do? I've...

Since the brand of my car isn't on here, I figureed this was the best place to post my question. My car was stolen and totaled less than 100 yds from where it was stolen. I don't know how much I can get from my insurance company but I was told that it would be whatever the book value of my car...

Engine is pinging a lot under load (climbing hill). At the garage they replaced the air intake rubber hose since it was leaking but this didn't fix the pinging. They also found the middle muffler is bad (rusted and broken inside). The mechanic suggested to try a can of BG-k44, but I doubt it will...

I recently saw a semi (tractor-trailer) with tires like I've never see before. They were similar to what you might see on the front axle of a cement truck. Except these were even wider and they were on the *rear* axles. So it had just 4 big fat single tires where normally it would have pairs of...

Hey all-- I'm considering getting a Ford Explorer for it's towing capabilities, the one i'm looking at though is a 4WD vehicle and I doubt I'd ever use the 4WD system. My question is... If the 4WD hardware went bad, or wore out, or for whatever reason wasn't wanted anymore, is it feasible to...

Hello. I've been swapping out the old 305 carbureted engine in my '86 Trans Am to a 350. I checked the block number on the 350 in a small block Chevrolet engine book I have and found that it is a '76 block that was supposedly used in trucks and high performance applications. On the bottom side of...

My thermostat went bad and I drove the 2001 Suburban 1500 4WD until it boiled, choked and stopped. It started again, but now the ride is rough. Compression tests done..."in normal range", mechanic's say "nothing wrong". Yes there is, it is like riding on a gravel road. Possibly scalded a piston?...

Our '98 Legacy Outback Wagon (110,000 miles) has started to occasionally drop out of gear and into neutral. I'll just be driving along and Whoops! - it's in neutral. I usually have to shift it back to neutral and into gear again a couple of time to get it to engage. Has anyone else had this...

Dear All, I have following this grp a lot quite lately and found it justifying to post my query here.. I am associated with a leading OEM manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India. We are grappling with a rather familiar problem right now - FUEL TANK CORROSION.. To have a forward...

I'm getting intermitent airbag warning light together with passenger airbag disabled light. This happens only when there's someone sitting in the passenger seat. This is the code I get: 4 long blinks followed by 8 short blinks. Anyone knows what this code means? Possible fix? Thanks.

Never owned a diesel ... question ... what regular maintenance is required with a diesel engine?

I just replaced my Alero's pads and rotors, with new Hawks and Brembos, respectively. Bled the system, pedal is firm. Used plenty of anti-squeal, and the Hawk pads came with a rubber coating. All springs and shims were cleaned and re-installed. When I am on the freeway and brake, there is a slight...

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The facet has a filter in the bottom. It can "stick" and cause the issue you are having. I had this with a new pump :( When you turn off the ignition, the filter drops...and fuel will flow again. As far as I recall it unscrews. Check it and make sure it can rise and fall smoothly....also make...

jeffcoslacker Wrote: > Break out the crash cart...code blue! > > I'm with you for the most part. One of my customers was a bank that ran > a fleet of Ford Escort wagons as courier vehicles. > > They'd get them new, right away they'd go with their 7500 mile interval > on changes, running...

this pertains to a 1996 ford ESCORT LX sw, w/ at, ac, 230000 miles: recently during the last few months whenever i'm travelling at between 20 and 40 mph and i've had to brake very suddenly and very hard, the engine stalls as soon as the car comes to complete stop. never used to do that before. ...

have a 1994 Pontiac Bonneville, according to everything I've researched (VIN & Year), it would be a 1st Gen. 3800 engine. It is smoking from the rear of the engine (or towards the firewall, rather) as well as the tailpipe. It looks like a head gasket problem, but it has passed two mechanics leak...

Hello to the car orables. I have a '96 Polo 1.4L, which keeps stalling when going from third to second. It idles fine and doesn't stall in any other conditions, just when I'm driving and going down a gear, just from 3rd-2nd. If I drive in 3rd for as long as possible, and then slip it into neutral...

I have 2001 Mazda Protege with 2.0 liter engine. I want to start doing my own oil changes on it, but wondering how difficult and messy it is. What tools do I need - two ramps from Walmart would do I hope? What size and type of a wrench for the drain plug? Will the oil flow nicely into the drain pan...