Having a hell of a time finding the 215/75, everyone says that it is only a "trailer tire" and will not put them on a car. The other one is strictly a car tire, but is a 70 series. My car rides terribly because the tires that I have (195/75) are too small for the weight and are overloaded. Would...

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The goal is to learn how to diagnose a P0421 using an OBDII scanner. Request for diagnostic advice to pinpoint least expensive solution to resolve persistent P0421 OBDII DTC given... 1. College kid's early 2000s Mitsubishi fails OBD-only smog 2. Neighbor asks me to help out (as if I know...

I usually just buy whatever the used tire store has, but I think he had trouble finding the size I need last time, so I looked online. This is for a 2005 Toyotal Solara SLE convertible. The current tire is 215/55R17, as recommended by the maker. Questions come to mind: 1) I once had 2...

Have an '89 Cressida with 160K plus miles on it, running the factory fuel pump. No issues currently but looking to take a long road trip and seems like a good idea to do some pre-emptive wrench turning. Autozone had two, an "Asian Manf'd" for like $160 something, and an Airtex for $130 something,...

I hate my 92 F150... so much. Here's the problem I'm most concerned with: My clutch engages right off the floor. Causes me to stall quite a bit when pulling out. Quite annoying. What do you folks think the problem might be, and is it anything I could do anything about myself? I'm quite broke and...

2004 camry le 4 banger - how do I find the right front brake pads and rotors at the best price? It's making noises when I brake like scraping metal but very high pitched. What's the right brand and model number for the pads & rotors?

what does it means that a car motor is injection motor? What is the difference between it and a traditional motor?

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As a total lay person I decided to replace all motor mounts in my camry :) I was not sure what to expect, and even if this can be done in the garage. I put the car on two jackstands and lifted motor pushing on the oil pan up with a screw jack and a piece of wood. Everything went fine with almost...

ESC is considered to be the greatest advance in safety since the seatbelt. It will be required on all 2012 cars, but it's still optional or not available on some 2010 and 2011 models: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_stability_control#Effectiveness

any opinions on Amsoil?

KIA 2008 Rondo 2.7 Liter V-6. Still trying to solve my P0302 (misfire cylinder 2) problem. Replaced the three easy spark plugs, erased the codes, car ran fine for about 5 minutes and then the code reappeared. BTW, I also switched the three coils hoping the problem would prove a bad...

About 7 months ago, I mailed to Blackstone Labs a used motor oil sample that came out of my oil pan's drain plug when I did an oil change. Here are the results of the UOA (used oil analysis). OCI means Oil Change Interval. PP means Pennzoil Platinum, a synthetic oil (Group III...

My driveway angles at a sharp angle to an infrequently used road such that I almost never have to even look to see if there's traffic (because there's only traffic about once a month at the time I'm entering the road). Still, that's not a safety margin so I have to stop all the time (of...

I would like to have your opinions on this subject. The following criteria should be taken into consideration regarding your answer: o Only engines within the last 50 years o Give preference to engines that get good MPG (v8's do sometimes!) o Try to use some facts! And give examples to justify. o...

why do car engines get noisier with age?

Hi all, I have a 2002 Dodge Caravan automatic transmission, currently with 80K miles (mostly highway). Since about 20K miles I started feeling some "bang" noise down shifting to second gear. The dealer says all is OK. They replaced pump, changed computer settings and flushed computer software but...

Recently looked at some 2012 Camrys at a local Toyota dealer and was somewhat shocked to see that none of the power plants had exhaust manifold covers. While the average Joe/Jane probably wouldn't notice anything amiss, this was the first thing I noticed after popping the hood. The salesman...

A Ford Explorer 2001 that takes a transponder key. Let's say you have no keys, what would it take to get a new key made? Is this only possible at the Ford dealers? How much roughly will it cost? Is there any workaround? Is it possible to break the steering lock and enable the ignition?