On Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 6:42:21 PM UTC-4, the fly wrote: > Looking at buying a new car while I can get 5 yrs. at no interest. > Does anyone have much experience with the Chrysler 3.3L V6 used in the > mini vans? (Town & Country, Caravan, etc). > Any reliability or serviceability...

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...

On Monday, March 17, 2003 at 3:42:31 PM UTC-5, pawn wrote: > Hi: > > I have a 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger, straight 6, with a strange starting > problem: > > After driving the car for a random amount of time, then stopping, the > car won't start. If I leave it sit for a small amount of time (10 >...

I have 2 cars that are both due for a transmission filter/fluid change. One is a Pontiac with 100K miles, the other a Toyota with 60K miles. I would like to use synthetic fluid since I've heard that it runs cooler than normal fluid. But I've also heard that putting synthetic AFT in a transmission...

On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: > A u-joint on my 2000 Dodge pickup acts like it may be going bad. Just what > happens when one fails completely while driving, maybe at highway speeds? Does > the driveshaft fall off? Freeze and mess up the trans or rear end? Or...

The owners manual for my 2WD recommends SAE 75W-90 for the 5-speed For the differential it recommends Hypoid Gear Oil API GL-5 in either SAE 90 (above 0 degrees F.), or SAE 80W or 80W-90 below zero. I live in West Texas where the winters are mild and the summers hot. Do you see any problem with...

If you let it idle for a few minutes, then take off, it pours smoke out the exhaust for about a minute. Someone told me that this is because the valve guides are bad. How would you know definitively that this is caused by valve guides, and if so, what would be the steps involved in replacing them?...

Anyone?

www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=264737 One time, he was driving a Ford pickup truck on Top Gear.He was constantly bashing that Ford pickup truck.I believe he hates America and all things American. cuhulin

*sigh* I need a heated drivers side power mirror for my 1993 Mazda 626. I can find several online for < $30.00 *BUT* nobody will ship to Canada!!! The dealers here want $300.00 for the same mirror. Eg. Here's one for $14.00 + shipping:...

Well, I finally got my 83 GTI up and running (it needed a new hall sender). But it seems that the numerous backfires have taken their toll. I actually noticed this new problem just after one of the last backfires so I'm pretty certain it was the cause. The car now makes a pretty loud clanging noise...

Hello. I replaced cat converter 2 yrs ago to bring down HC in wife's 81 VW Scirocco. Now the car's failing due to high HC again, with only about 2800 miles since last test! Results: 15mph, 1807rpm HC max: 162 - HC meas: 149 CO max: 1.09 - CO meas: 0.27 NO max: 1227 - NO meas: 983

Just wanted to know if the 2800 / 3400 / 3500 / 3800 were all interchangable with each other, or if any of them are. Specifically, was wondering if any of the latter would swap into 1988 Beretta with the 2800.

MICHIGAN: RECALL FOR PICKUPS AND S.U.V.'S The Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 800,000 pickups and sport utility vehicles because the cruise control switch could short-circuit and cause a fire under the hood, the company said. The recall affects about 792,000 Ford F-150 pickups, Ford...

Hi, My 1997 Saturn has a new battery installed 3 months ago. I don't drive much, and it started perfectly normally the last time I drove it a week ago. (It's been a cold week with average temperature just below freezing - not too bad really). This morning when I attempted to start it, it was...

Do you have to remove the drive axle to replace the upper ball joint?

1995 Pontiac Grand AM four cylinder. I understand how to do cylinder blow down testing but do not know how to interpret the results. I would imagine if it lost no pressure, that would be good. What if it lost say 10 PSI in one minute is that good? What is good and what is bad? Thanks, Scott

Methanol being unacceptable is true. Ethanol is OK upto 20% but methanol spells death to consumer cars, methanol over 6% in your fuel requires serious modifications so forget it As of 85% ethanol i dont know, what I do know is that my 2004 Nissan Sentra now makes 40+ mpg and will even go up! I...

Problem: When I start my Durango, the engine catches and revs up for a split second and then when it goes to idle it just dies. There is not sputter or knock, the RPM's just drop to zero and the engine dies. The electrical components are all still on when it dies. If I start it and the engine...

Designing a new project and I need a light weight engine. I seem to recall that Buick offered a aluminum block and head V8 a few years back. A V6 would do. Anybody know a older car that I could pick up cheap that would have one of these engines? Thanks