2001 Corolla CE; 140,000 miles; city driving, 12-15k/year: Car eats a quart of oil every 300-400 miles (ran it low on oil a few years ago.) I’ve just been adding a quart of 10W30 (hi-milage) every week or so. (I don’t want to spend the big $$ to get it fixed, so I’ll just keep driving it for a...

I'm on Tire Rack and need to make a choice to help a friend. What's the *practical* difference of 10mm wider tread? 1. This SUV is a dozen years old & has never been off road 2. This SUV is used like a car & never carries a heavy load 3. What matters to the owner is economy & safety From the...

As you know I was working on AC this weekend. This mornign on the way to work drove fine for about 3 miles, then all of a sudden truck started bucking and sputering. Idles fine, even in gear. but cuts out at about 2000 rpm. I did nto see anythign loose or any connections missing that may have been...

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Ok, I need a man's help here. My girlfriend and I are arguing about some issues with car parts, and I thought I could get a pretty good answer here. Ok, here is the deal, she has a Lumina, it needs spark plugs, wires, etc..for a tune up. I have always been one to buy the cheapest (but will work)...

REcently posted here about my 98 Grand Marquis auto accident involving my daughter. We originallythought it was the upper cotrol arm but that isnot the problem. Turns out that the frame is actually bent near the shock absorber bracket. My brother (my mechanic is sending the car over to a...

I have a Mitsubishi that is 12 years old and has 80,000 miles on it. It's a V-6 engine and a five speed. It's been well maintained and has a brown greasy film in the radiator cap and in the reservoir. The oil dipstick is clean and doesn't show any signs of water contamination. Seems to me that...

Hello, Thinking of a 2013, or possibly waiting for the 2014's, Subaru Outback. Very confused over their "X-Mode" and AWD feature. Might someone please explain the following for me ? a. Do these Outbacks's have what I guess you could call a "full time"

does it really matter what you lube the threads with? local shops recommend graphite based lube claiming motor oil would make subsequent disassembly harder rather than easier and I was thinking using leftoever manual tranny oil living in snowbelt and running winter and all season sets on...

Just thought you guys would be happy to know that here in the future (2020), your answers just helped me tremendously.... THANK YOUS!!!

Hi, my 96 Tracker has the service engine soon light on, I put a scan tool on it and got a code that says there's a problem in the torque converter clutch circuit. Anyone know of any common causes for this? Thanks, Ed (96 tracker 3 speed auto 4x4 soft top))

I've got a 98 4-Runner 4WD, 3.4L TRD Supercharged motor, which I do some offroading with, but more importantly I pull a 3700 lb boat/trailer. I'm needing to replace the clutch and looking for recommendations as the stock clutch just doesn't do it with what I'm using it for. I'm interested in an...

1992 Jeep Cherokee Limited, brand new tires, rotors, drums, pads, RH inner tie rod end. I had not gone 10 KM's before I noticed the brake smell at a stoplight. The next time I slowed down for traffic it pulled to the right slightly. I was doing about 40km per hour and just eased the brakes on as...

Has anyone changed the instrument panel lights on a 1998 Ford Windstar? Does it really require all the steps listed below just to be able change the bulbs that light the gauges? If you've got a shortcut, please post it. Thanks in advance for any advice on this. 1. Remove instrument cluster...

I have a 97 accord with about 140K miles. I noticed under the hood the deterioration of rubber o-rings on the damping mount of the suspension. check out the...

Hello, all. Well, I guess it had to happen but someone scraped the rear bumper this morning on my 2011 Ford Focus (not even a year old). There are no dents or gashes but numerous scratches, the worst one being deep enough to show the plastic below the paint. Can the deep scratches on the...

Some excellent testimony videos. Looks like Toyota USA is only a sales front, no engineering know-how, manufacturing or safety recall decisions (all done in Japan). And that Lentz guy doesn't seem to know anything but sales. What a shame. Videos on:...

I have a '97 Plymouth Neon and the problem im having is this: when the car is running the temperature gauge shows a normal temperature (about 40% up the gauge). However when i turn the car off and just turn on the electical devices (where the radio and gauges work) after a few minutes the...

I have a 2000 Ford Escort ZX2. When I drive it and shift into second gear for the first time while the car is on, my parking brake light on the dash comes on. I check the parking brake and it is not engaged. What is wrong with it and what can I do to fix it? The light also stays on basically...

Hey all, My wife and I just got hitched and I've now inherited the responsibility of maintaining her little 2002 Toyota Rav4... her pride and joy. I've been taking it in for its regular oil changes for a while now and decided to check on the transmission fluid the other day... turns out it's never...