Hey all - I may have posted this a while back, I can't remember, so my apologies if I have. Car is a 1985 Corolla SR5, 221k miles. Runs well but uses about a quart of oil every 3000 miles. I want to put a Weber carb on it to increase the horsepower, right now it's making 70 hp (flywheel). What i'm...

Hey all - I may have posted this a while back, I can't remember, so my apologies if I have. Car is a 1985 Corolla SR5, 221k miles. Runs well but uses about a quart of oil every 3000 miles. I want to put a Weber carb on it to increase the horsepower, right now it's making 70 hp (flywheel). What i'm...

After my broken water pump bolt saga I have my 93 F-150 (5.0 Liter) back together and running. However, as I'm driving I'm noticing a miss/stumble between 1200-1500 RPM. This was present BEFORE I did anything on the water pump. How can I narrow the cause down? Could it be a vacuum leak?...

when i start to accelerate the engine just revs..then snaps into gear... if i gently hit the gas a few time it will engage. do i neeed a new transmission or is there another problem???

I noticed a few weeks ago. That when I put the key in the ignition. There was some stiffness to turning the key. Sometimes when I wake up in the morning and insert the key. I try to turn the ignition on, sometimes the car won't turn on after the 1st start. The engine won't make a single sound. It...

Hi - I have a beautiful 1987 Fiero GT (original owner) which (knock on wood) has rarely given me problems - but I a stumped now (probably because I know next to nothing about auto repairs). The problem is overheating as follows: 1) I fill the place (where the thermostat is housed - on the...

Hi Everyone, I'm would like some information on changing the spark plugs on my 1992 Chevy Lumina. It has the kind of 6-cylinder engine where three cylinders are in the back next to the firewall and 3 are up front. The book says I have to disconnect and unplug everything, take out the window washer...

'99 Cavalier 2.2, port injected. Engine catches, but dies immediately. I suspect it's a fuel problem. What sort of 'free' flow rate should I get, with an open line just dumping into a container? Thanks, Geoge

I have a '93 Eplorer 4x4 and a couple of days ago I noticed the smell of gear oil when I'm around the rear but never saw and drips or satins on the driveway. i was hoping it was my imagination, but today toward the end of a long ride i began to smell burning when accelerating hard up a hill. I...

1998 Dodge Grand Caravan SE with 3.3L engine. Dashboard instrumentation occasionally goes dead (all gauges go to zero or depowered position). This happened again a couple of days ago, and when the dash came back alive (within a few seconds) the "Service Engine Soon" light was on. Retrieved OBD...

Hey all, I've got a 1993 Honda Accord with manual transmission. I've recently replaced the CV Axles, both front struts and Master Cylinder (yay!). I've since noticed that my transmission is make some shifting noises. When I'm shifting into a new gear it makes a clicking noise (not a quiet...

I'm replacing the ignition lock on a 1980 Ford F250 Pickup. The keys are lost. I have the steering wheel off, and I'm at the point where I'm trying to remove the old lock. The instructions say I need a key, and to turn it to the Run position. I can't do that, of course. So what should I do? Just...

Hello, I don't know a lot about cars, so maybe someone who has more knowledge can point me in the right direction. I took my new car in to get clear bra paint protection installed on the vehicle which is a brand new Lexus IS 250. After the latter was installed, the person who did the work came...

Hello all, The speedometer on my 99 Ford Taurus, which has a V6 3.0 L engine with an AX4S transaxle and 130K miles on it, recently stop working. Engine scanning gives an error code P500, which points to a malfunctioning vehicle speed sensor... However, I have problem finding where the sensor is to...

hi:) my husband just replaced the fuel pump and the fuel filter about a month ago. it was running fine until about 3 days ago when it started doing the same things it was doing before...when i stop it jerks forward and wants to die......i smell gas after i get out also..... could the filter be...

i have an old chevy 235 i am trying to get running after many moons of sitting. i have a few problems with it still, one of them being the carb is leaking out of what seems to be where the piston is. i got the truck started and it ran a bit till i found the leak. i took the carb off and inspected...

Couldn't find any other posts about this problem so thought I'd let you benefit from my experience. I have an 04 Stilo in the UK and the cassette wouldn't eject, not too much of a problem you'd think except I have MP3 player that is actually a cassette so the £100 MP3 player was stuck in the slot....

I agree with other posts that flushing a transmission without first changing the filter is silly. I heard this one guy devised a device suck the atf fluid via the dipstick tube.Supposedly he stuck a tube down and vaccum pumped out the fluid. Sounds plausible, but I am not sure if it would get the...

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I am getting a P0401 code on a 1997 Isuzu Rodeo V6 engine with approximately 140,000 miles. EGR valve has been replace a few years ago. The check engine light comes on and sets the P0401 code when the fuel tank is 1/4 tank full or less. When you fill the tank with gas the check engine light goes...