I drive a Ford Taurus L. Yesterday or two days ago, I turned the car off and walked away. When I came back a few minutes later, it was dripping green fluid from the near the front of the car. I shopped, and it did the same near the store. I'm pretty sure it hasn't done so since, but now there's...

Romm air conditioners are rated in amount of heat they can suck out of the room measured in BTU/hour. I wonder, if you compare room A/C units to car units - how much stronger the car unit has to be ? Do you know what is an average BTU/hour for a car A/C system? Just rough number - is is 10000 BTU...

My neighbor insists that a diesel engine is more environmentally friendly than a petrol engine - is he right ?

I just went to check my auto trans fluid on my 2000 3.4 Pont GA and instead of dribbling out as it theoretically should I lost about 2 quarts through the chck hole. I'm assuming I have the right one as it's fairly near the oil drain plug on the right side facing sort of right. It's a 3/8" head...

I want to adjust the sensor air gap in my Volvo-Penta I/O. The Clymer's manual says use a non-metallic feeler gauge (note: non-metallic, not non-magnetic). I've checked all around and cannot find one. A google search of non-metallic feeler gauge bring up references to it's use for some autos,...

My car when idling does not overheat at all. If does overheat when it is in drive. Does that mean that the headgaskets are gone or could it be something else? Thanks.

In looking over some of the evaluations of late model automobiles, very few were given a smiley face where road noise was concerned. I have ridden in some cars where the rumble from the front suspension, road noise, wind noise were nearly unbearable. Now, maybe in the higher end cars of similar...

Warning to everybody that is shopping for a car... especially a Chevrolet! This has got to be the WORST Chevrolet Dealership in the United States! Powers Chevrolet out by the Superstition Mall in Mesa, Arizona have a Service Manager named Derek Hadid that seems to be totally focused on ripping...

I have run across a '94 car with only 7000 actual miles. It is a widows car that only drives a very short distance to the store and back. I would guesse it is city miles. This is actual mileage (we know the widow). The average usage is ~13 miles a week. I am not sure what kind of maintenace has...

Hi, Can I bring another question to this forum ? I looked at the archives, but found nothing similar for this noise pattern or situation. And I wonder what a mechanic would say, given lash values are correct for most of the dealers. My car has had valves tightened a bit too much, now they're at...

Hi, We are getting a new rebuilt head and head bolts for the 90 Accord EX (16V SOHC) with 200k as soon as we confirm a burned valve on the old one. What is the recommended head gasket for this application, aftermarket or OEM? And what, if anything, should be done to the (aluminum) block to ensure...

I have a 64 Thunderbird with a rebuilt 390 (stock) with aftermarket intake, carb, and cam. I read a post somewhere that adding a high-voltage coil can cause the spark to jump and thus burning a hole in stock pistons. The idea is that the engines were not designed to handle more than 30,000 volts....

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. Replaced: all four calipers (REMAN), all new pads, new rotors up front. (no hoses replaced). Engine off, brakes bled (while vehicle off) using "helper in...

I have been thinking about trading out of my American iron, and going with something more economical. We have long discussed here how Toyota and Honda seem to have the edge on lower priced cars for economy, quality and dependability. But it seems to me that Honda has had its share of...

2-stroke diesels need compressed air for starting the engine, so the turbo (exhaust driven centrifugal supercharger) is out of a guestion and it produces very little boost at low rpm anyhow. How about supplementing a centrifugal turbocharger with a high speed electric motor to create boost needed...

Need some help here. I'm trying to remove the front brake rotor from an 87 Mazda 626 (pulsing brakes - probably a warped rotor). With the wheel and brake caliper off, there is nothing that appears to hold the rotor on. But banging on the rotor and a reasonable amount of force with a puller,...

Hello. I have a 1998 Toyota Camry LE. The engine is a 2.2-L, 4-cylinder engine. The car is, obviously, about 7 years old. However, the car has only 28000 miles on it. Recently, a Toyota dealership performed an oil change. As part of the oil change, the dealership performed a routine inspection...

My Maxima 1999 started the following behavior about six months back... - initially, "service engine" light came on. I took the car to a local mechanic and the code apparently said "primary ignition failure". Since obviously my car was starting fine, he just reset the light and said everything was...

I recently had the brake fluid flushed on my '95 Honda Civic (80k miles). A week later I noticed my brake pedal would slowly sink to the floor while I was waiting at red lights. I took the car back to the service center (part of a large national chain), and they correctly determined that the master...

Well, I decided it was time to pick up an electric impact at least since it doesn't look like I will be able to afford air anytime soon. Went to two Sears and both of them looked at me quizzically when I asked them for an electric impact. The only choice they had in stock were the DeWalt cordless...