Question:
I have a 2001 Dodge Neon 2.0 Magnum. I was driving my car and I heard a pop in the engine compartment and my car died. I tried to restart it but I had no look. Luckily I still had some momentum going so I rolled into a parking lot. I tried to restart the […]
Yes, fuel injectors can be cleaned to an extent. Most service stations and dealers offer a fuel injection cleaning service the uses an industrial grade solvent to run through the injectors by use of pressure and the kit installed directly to the fuel rail. This is the best cleaning service to have done but you […]
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I have a 1998 Chevy S10 pickup with a 2.2 4 cylinder engine and automatic transmission. The truck will start for 2 seconds then die. I would like to add that the security light is on. I tried unplugging battery to reboot computer .
Answer:
If you can hold the key in the start position and the engine continues […]
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I have a 2000 Olds Silhouette and it is overheating. Why is the car overheating with a new radiator and hoses just installed? Car overheated, so our local garage supposedly traced the leak to the radiator and replaced the radiator and hoses. Today it overheated again on the highway.
Answer:
It’s not hard to figure out what […]
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I have a 2002 Ford Windstar 4.0 and it only blows out the defrost vents. What is wrong with my air conditioning?
Answer:
You have a vacuum leak between the source vacuum (the engine) and the heater a/c control head. When vacuum is lost the default setting is defrost (that way if all fails, you will still […]
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I have a 1996 Toyota Avalon and need to know where the blower motor resistor is located.
Answer:
They are located at B4 and B5 in the picture below. It is right of the accelerator pedal in the blower box behind the carpet.
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My engine warning light came on and the dealer said the 2002 Acura RSX with 99,000 miles needed a $1,000 catalytic converter. I took the car to Auto Zone and they reset the engine warning light after running the diagnostic check. I have driven the car about 200 miles and the engine warning light has […]
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How do I remove the spark plugs on my 2003 Chevy Cavalier and where are they?
Answer:
The plugs are under the Ignition coil housing see pic below,
Gap
Adjust the spark plug gap to 1.0 mm (0.040 in).
Tighten
Tighten the spark plugs to 20 N·m (15 lb ft).
Notice: This engine has aluminum cylinder heads. Do not remove the spark […]
Question:
It’s a 1998 Lexus GS-300. The car won’t start. Interior lights work, no head lights. When ignition key is turned there is a sound coming from a fuse box that buzzes. I tried a jump with no success. The buzz sounding fuse box is located on the driver’’s side in the engine compartment. there a […]
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My 1998 GMC Sierra 5.7 is running rough when it gets hot its stalls then will not start back up until it cools off. problem started on highway when on the throttle truck would break up and would not accelerate only when you would ease on the throttle wot it would not get out of its […]
