Archive for the "Maintenance & Repairs" Category

16
Jul

My drivers side front wheel is making a knocking sound when turned fully to the left and also it rattles when on uneven roads. I have a Peugeot 206. Any ideas what it can be and will it fail on the MOT?
Answer: Sounds like your CV (Constant Velocity) joint has worn. It will fail […]

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16
Jul

My co-worker has a pulley that has seized up and its so bad that we can’t figure out how to get it off without causing any further damage, any ideas would be great. Thank you
Answer: A drive belt pulley on a car? If it is, the pulley doesn't have to be spinning to remove. If […]

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16
Jul

hi joanne
it sounds like ur ka is suffering from one of the most common faults they had! usually when the engine stalls coming up to a junction, it means the idle control valve is sticking. it would only take a garage no more than half an hour to sort for you. just a simple case […]

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16
Jul

Replacing an old engine?

Author: admin

the old engine that i have in the automobile now is really hogging my gas and expecially since the gas prices are so high i would just wanna get a used/rebuilt engine but when i do buy one do have it shipped to the company that i'm going to have it installed at or to […]

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16
Jul

My Dad has a 4 cylinder Nissan Pulsar 2004 model , it gets very little use (elderly driver) , but the 2nd hand dealership where he brought it from states the spark plugs need to be changed each 6 months or 5000kms (what ever comes 1st) and as he does very tiny driving […]

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16
Jul

could my engine blow up if not repaired
Answer: Bit difficult to diagnose without knowing which model etc, but I can definately say that Alexinscarborough is way off course.
Discos don't have electric fans, they’re driven from the engine via a viscous coupling so there are no sensors or motors etc.
It could be a blocked radiator, a […]

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16
Jul

i just purchased the automobile last week and when i stopped at a light, the engine light came on…what does that mean…bought it at 30k miles
Answer: well, the check engine light is there to inform the driver that the vehicles computer has detected a problem with any of engine related system.its a brand new […]

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16
Jul

It isn't too difficult. With the hood open, looking at the front of the engine on the driver side. You’ll see a sensor in the housing that covers the timing belt. It should have a 3 wire connector, with the wire colors: Violet with a White stripe, Black with a light Blue stripe, and Tan […]

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16
Jul

My automobile is a 1972 Chevelle 350. Basically took this car from junk to a well sounding fun muscle car to work on. Hopefully will have it running on the streets with its performance parts on it within the next couple months.
Anyway, when my friend and I went to start it today, it turned over. […]

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15
Jul

i just went to move my vehicle real quick and was driving for about 2 minutes, tops.
My brakes were reallyyyy squeaky and were hard to apply. I couldnt smoothly stop, it was very jerky and sudden.
This has never happened before, they’re always smooth and silent.
I drive a 98 toyota 4runner.
why is this happening?
Answer: Forget […]

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