Archive for the ‘Maintenance Repairs’ Category

What does it mean when your car is overheating?

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

BuddhaDragon asked: We have a 1996 GMC Jimmy SLT and it has had it's proper maintenance before we bought it from my brother. However, now we're having an issue when the car accelerates because the temperature goes beyond 210 on the gauge. We have not allowed it to go any ...

Does your car transmission need to be rebuilt if you have a chirping noise coming from the torque converter?

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

tlikar@sbcglobal.net asked: I recently discovered that there was a chirping noise coming from my car. The gears are shifting fine with no sluggishness. I thought it was my belts but that wasn't the case. The car was taken to a transmission shop by my local mechanic. They said it was ...

My car lights were left on and drained car battery?

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

d y asked: Hello, I have a 2006 Dodge stratus SXT sedan. It has 23k miles and I just drove it a couple of days ago. I left the car lights on and my car wont start. I think my car ran out of batteries. The car alarm does not ...

What is causing my car battery light to come on and inside lights start to flicker?

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

jaytruschel asked: Noticed sometimes after turning engine off, nothing happens as in car wont start. Mechanic computer checked car and found something stuck (whatever the hell that means). Car worked for about a week and then battery light came back on, inside lights flicker.DARRIN

How do you begin rebuilding a car?

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

colringbk asked: I don't know much about cars, only how to change tires, headlamps and tail lights, and checking the fluids. Do you recommend that I could rebuild a car or do I need some experience with car mechanics to try this? If so, what type of car do you ...

How to remove white car wax stains from car body?

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

enquirer 88 asked: I waxed my car and left it on for too long. Now there is a white chalky haze allover ther car, which is v hard to remove. I tried everything from hot water to scrubbing. It is allover the bonnet and metal parts aswell as the ...

When chaning the oil on a car will all of the oil drain properly using ramps?

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

carquoteplease asked: I have a manual transmission and it is a pain to pull up onto the ramps, but it's easier to get under the car then with my jack and stand. I am concerned that all of the oil will not drain out properly due to the angle of ...

Why would a car be pulsating during acceleration?

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Art Vandelay asked: I was riding in my friend's car today and when he accelerated, his car seemed to kind of lose and gain power in a pulsating pattern. Instead of a smooth, uniform acceleration, he got sort of a go/stall/go stall thing every second or so. It seemed like ...

How long can a car run on a jumped battery?

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Portions for Foxes asked: I need to get home from school this weekend for a wake, but my car's battery has been dead and I haven't had a chance to replace it. The ride home is usually about 4 hours. If I jumped the car, do you think I could ...

What causes car to have scrunching sound then cut off?

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

sunshine asked: I have a 1992 Buick Skylark that runs pretty good. However, when I do long distance driving, I touch the brakes and there's this scunching sound, the car jerks a little, and the car just shuts off. It cranks right back up, though. Any ...