Me again. Another brother problem. ( remember the 95 f-150 with shifting problems.?) He likes Fords. <G> He has a 1998 Lincoln Continental with a broken spring in the front strut. We got another, but can't get the strut out. 3 bolts on top are off. Pinch bolt is out and strut moves up and down...

Damn GM.... I got bit by this LIM / Dexcool fiasco. www.DexCoolSettlement.com My 1998 Mailibu V6 3.1 leaked out all its rad fluid & the engine went supernova when the LIM gasket failed. Luckily I think I caught it in time to save the engine. I pulled everything apart and found that the bolts...

I have a 1998 mazda protege that has real trouble starting the first engine i had had a blown head gasket so i replaced the engine now the new engine is doing the same thing it seems that after the vehicle sits it looses compression but when you can get it to start it runs awsome????Any ideas??

Recently, my Protoge will go almost dead when I am sitting in idle. The RPM's stay right under 1000, but then will drop to about 200, then go almost dead. Sometimes, the battery and check engine light will flicker as it is about to die. We recently had it serviced and all the mechanic could find...

Shocks on my old white boat ('98 Merc of the topic) are shot. I mean gone. I mean, the thing pitches and seesaws and sounds like an old, worn-out innerspring mattress after going over a speed bump. From what I've been reading, it's fairly simple to swap out shocks. No realignment required, and...

My car -- 1998 Mercury Sable(130K miles) -- while driving at 20 miles/hr -- lost its transmission and came to neutral . It would go reverse but very slow. Looks like the transmission is burnt out. I used to change the fluid at the every 30,000 miles. Should I go for used transmission or a new...

1998 Mustang driving fine, anti-theft light flashing. Parked car in garage. Came back out to drive and one click and wouldn't start. Put in new battery, still one click and wouldn't start. Lights will come on, horn will honk, then when try to start it everything goes off and nothing. Tried key in...

Car: 1998 Nissan Altima 2.4 liters 4 cylinder 168K miles While I am driving at seemingly random times, all the power will totally go off in my car for one or two seconds. If it stays off long enough, the engine shuts down. There seems to be nothing that ties these instances together. No strange...

I have a 98 Park Ave with 128k on the motor. It seems to run fine but at times the acceleration is weak. - When I start it in the morning it starts great but it makes a slight noise and sounds a little loud (like exhaust?). - It makes a ticking noise on the driver side while accelerating....

Just tried to start the car ('98 passat) and there's some shuddering in the engine area + a blinking check engine light. Just had an oil change yesterday (Jiffylube). Car is at 100k Is it safe to drive? What's are some possible reasons for these symptoms and how expensive might it be to fix it?

My car keeps dying, and it doesn't care where it does it! The coil was changed, and it ran a little better, but a day or so later, started dying once again, and this time the check engine light came on. A friend of mine, did a tune up, replaced the spark plugs, wires and also changed the fuel...

I have a 98 Plymouth Breeze and have recently found the key will not turn in the ignition. I have tried wiggling and jiggling the steering column but to no avail. The wheel is locked. All I need to do is get it started so I can take the car to the dealer which is approximately 60 kms away. Any...

Slow city driving in the rain today when, with no warning or mishap, the "Service Engine Soon" light came on. No symptoms, car runs fine. Tried the ignition key on-off-on-off-on trick and got the "Service Engine Soon" light to blink out codes: 12 43 55. Alpar.com interprets this as two codes, 12...

Slow city driving in the rain today when, with no warning or mishap, the "Service Engine Soon" light came on. No symptoms, car runs fine. Tried the ignition key on-off-on-off-on trick and got the "Service Engine Soon" light to blink out codes: 12 43 55. Alpar.com interprets this as two codes, 12...

Sorry if this is a duplicate post - I couldn't find anything like it in the archives. I have a Voyager van with about 175,000 kilometres on it (about 125K miles ??). I live in the snow belt. In the morning and sporadically the transmission will act up. It will go into reverse or drive and...

1998 Bonneville SLE looses power when turning, particularly while engine is warming up. Has fresh tune up, wires, fuel filter, air filter, etc. I am told that the pressure in the fuel lines are normal and there are no leaks. Has had this problem for a long time, tune up etc. did not cure. Once...

90K miles - automatic transmission - "bucking" problems on accelleration, when switching gears, after the car warms up - likely things to look at? Thanks, experts!

OK, my wife got a sweet deal on a 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport minivan. Yeah, it's a little older and a little banged up, but runs fantastic. My only concern was, first time I saw it, the brake and abs lights were lit up on the dashboard. Ooops. Had it checked by a GM dealer. Nothing wrong with...

The worst happened the other night. Driving to HEB, turned on the heat, and POP! Antifreeze mist all over the windshield. Crap. I do NOT like having parts of my truck disabled, tied off, or otherwise. Especially when they explode. The core was $60 at my favorite Ford dealer. They...

Hello, Anyone know George Ganann ? Or does anyone know what was the problem with his 1998 Rav4. I just purchased a 1998 Rav4 less than a month ago. Problem Code P0401 ( EGR insufficient flow ) turned on my check engine light. When I went to check out the EGR it tested fine. I found the EGR...