The car has been has been having a hesitation, when i took it to the shop the guy said it was a problem with a Position Sensor Magnet Interrupter. He then told me that the parts were cheap but the labor was about $300+. I need to know, is the $300+ dollars on the level or am I being taken. Thanks

I have been struggling with an overheating problem with my 96 Sentra with 1.6 liter engine. It has 120 k miles and has been a reliable and well running automobile, until this problem. I have been doing quite a few things to isolate the problem including having radiator checked out at a shop,...

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Hi guys. I am new to the country, I used to live in Europe. I have bought a Toyota FJ Cruiser and I will be doing part of the maintainence on my own. For example I will be mounting rock sliders, rotate the tires, change oil and that kind of stuff. I want to buy a "click" torque wrench to perform...

Hello, Living in NW Chicago suburbs, I notice that in the recent years the traffic lights seem to begin working in a mode that I would call "red wave", contrary to the "green wave" system that ensures green light on all intersections to a vehicle that moves along the street with the right...

Ok, so disassembling everything for my head gasket replacement WAS going well, in fact all too well, so fate had to do something drastic. Got everything off except the intake manifold and cam sprocket. I go to slack the timing belt, and the bolt head on the tensioner is COMPLETELY messed up. It...

I need some help on a GM charging system, being used on an old Allis Chalmers FP40 forklift. The Allis uses an old Delco Remy 10DN alternator, which has an external regulator. The wiring harness and original electro-mechanical regulator were torn out by vandals. The local NAPA store sold me a...

My speedometer/odometer (Electronic Dash) went out and now the transmission shifts hard. I narrowed it down to the vehicle speed sensor, but I can't find it. There is a sensor on the rear differential, but it completely different from the new VSS I have in my hand. I assume it is an ABS sensor. I...

Ah, for the good old days when all my keys would fit in a keycase. I had found that leaving keys loose in my pocket wore holes in the pockets, so long used a key case. The keys for my last two cars are electronic, and WAY to big to fit in a key case. My Prius key is all-electronic (no...

Hi Everyone, I've had a problem for the past 3 years and it's gotten worse as the time has gone on. It's a 1997 Buick Riviera 3.8 supercharged engine. Two problems are it will just stall while sitting at a red light (sometimes it catches itself though) and second, at around 160 degrees the car...

Hi. I remember seeing an ad about a year ago for an inexpensive fiber optic type gadget that allowed you to take pictures of inaccessible places. For example, they showed a picture of one being lowered through a spark plug hole to take digital pictures of the inside of an engine cylinder. I don't...

No, not you guys in rec... 1988 Supra, 7M-GE. I got it with ~177,000 (the speedo's busted, SURPRISE!) and have put 10-15,000 miles a year on it for 5 years. So we're looking at ~230,000 miles. When I got it the oil pressure was on the low side, and it has been getting lower and lower. It's a...

My question is pretty much summarized in the subject line. So, you drop off your car at a tire shop for wheel alignment. How do you know they really performed the service? They may have not even touched your car, then gave you some bogus alignment reading printout. 1-2 weeks later the tires are...

I have a 1989 GMC C1500 350 TBI. Has new distrubitor. Also has msd a6L. i was driving on highway about 60 mph for about 20 minutes, stopped at driveway and truck died. I seen smoke coming from under hood. I opened the hoood and the distruibutor cap was on fire. It was an accel cap and rotor. I dont...

Hi - I own a 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara (and have owned it for over two years). Recently, it has started to emit a really bad burning smell immediately after riding the clutch a bit (like when I am pulling out of a parallel parking spot on a hill). My car NEVER did this before and just starting...

Is there any reason to ever buy a salvaged car for anything but a throwaway price? I'm talking about "normal" people here, not the Roadkill Garage guys... Two friends, two disasters. One friend had invested a lot in racing parts before the Mustang broke in half. The other was given the car...

Hi All: Just wondering if anyone here has a Ford Escape and gets crappy fuel economy. I recently posted here about this. Any statistics anyone has is greatly appreciated. I have an 05 Escape Limited and my wife does mostly city driving. Fuel economy is very poor. 147. - 15.0 mpg. The dealer wants...

So this weekend some friends and I are going to attempt replacement of front rotors and pads on a 2011 Mazda 2 Sport. I took the car to a mechanic a while back. He reported that there was a lot of rust on the rotors, and the pads had very little (perhaps 5%) material left. The rust is likely the...

Please follow this one for a bit: I'm working on a newly acquired chopped down VW Beetle Dune Buggy. Not a pro job... obviously some guys in a backyard did it. It's a 70 chassis with a 69 Solex 30 PICT 2 carb on a 1600 74 motor. It runs a little sluggish and then the throttle picks up...