I own a 97 Toyota Tacoma. It has standard sealed beam type headlights. You can get those in halogen these days, but I wonder if it's possible to remove those and install something that lights up the road more brightly? Anyone heard of something like this? Alternately, I could install driving...

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,...

Hi, I am trying to diagnose a fluctuating oil pressure problem: 1) Does anyone know of an easy way to connect an oil pressure tester? I have this fancy oil pressure gauge made by K-D Tools, but you need to screw the end with the adaptors into the crankcase, in place of the sending unit. But there...

I took my 1997 Mazda Protege in for its Illinois periodic emission test last week. Happily, it passed, but I have a question about the test itself. Beginning now, Illinois is checking the OBD in all vehicles manufactured in 1996 and later INSTEAD of the exhaust test for hydrocarbons and...

Do you know of any good iOS or Android freeware apps that perform home alignment measurements & conversions? I openly admit that the (conversion) math makes my head explode. Only someone who has done their own alignment at home would understand why I say the math makes my head explode - which is...

But at least my Windows VISTA experience has actually been relatively painless!! :)

Saturday morning at 4:30 AM (CST) on the TCM channel. I am always still getting my beauty sleep at that time of the mornings. cuhulin

2001 Montero Sport with 3.0 liter engine. At 65,000 miles, I suspect it's time to change the plugs, but dang!! Do I really have to pull the fuel injection to get to them? Please, someone, tell me there's a trick to make this easier.

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Owner is complaining that the SUV is wearing out tires in less than two years of slow driving on windy California one-lane mountain roads. http://i.cubeupload.com/jWeh8J.jpg The quick question here is which tire wears best on mountain roads? (old) P235R15 108T or (new) P225R15 102S Why?

Firstly, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Secondly... I've been reading some Technical Articles at www.autoshop.com . Among these articles are some that describe the operation of the catalytic converter, and with these I'm left slightly confused. As I understand it, 1) the cat's...

Looking at a vehicle with a cooling problem, I found the radiator to contain these rough deposits which resemble the lime/calcium deposits found in showerheads: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/funkychateau/detail?.dir=40cf&.dnm=ca07.jpg&.src=ph The true color is actually a little more white and a...

x-posted: rec.autos.tech, alt.autos.isuzu - followup set: rec.autos.tech 1990 isuzu trooper (198k miles), v6, 4wd, 4door, 4-wheel disc brakes. attempted to replace the right side upper ball joint. (will be replacing both uppers and will be doing all tie rod ends). frame on jackstands. floor...

I was looking at various models of crankshafts and noticed there are 3 different types of implementing a radius. My technical English isn't very good, so I made an image that clearly shows the 3 different types: <http://www.tweakers.net/ext/f/46946/full.png> Number 1 is probably the most used...

In a mailing list I belong to, one of the other members commented how much better European taillights are than "American" taillights becasue the Eurpopeans use amber signal lights. Is there any basis for this belief? I've never had any trouble identifying the intention of other motorist in US...

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I was watching TV last night and after one of the short breaks to show programming I became interested in an Acura commercial for the RL sedan. In the commercial the claim was made that the AWD system "accelerates the outside rear wheel in a turn to dramatically improve handling." How does...

Just caught a blurb on the local radio station. Washington State Troopers are launching a special traffic enforcement operation. Not the usual Ho-Hum crap of trying to screw people over for not buckling up, or a crackdown on speeders or drunks - Although I agree those are worthwhile efforts,...

I just wanted to contribute a little tidbit and maybe someone could benefit from it. My 96 Aerostar has about 120K miles on it. I had a 91 before it. I loved them for some reason and they never caused me any problems. The 91 did have some of the notorious rust at that seam on top of the rear...

Hi, Having replaced my 98 accord's front brakes earlier, I tried to replace the rear brake pads. To my astonishment, the caliper was so tight that even after removing the two caliper bolts, the caliper would not come out of the caliper stand, it is tightly fixed to the pads / rotor. Did anyone...