Posted January 31st, 2011
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Double Dutch asked: I couldn’t start my car today, so I got a jump and was able to get home ok. Should I look into replacing my battery, or should it be good for a while longer? I got a new battery about three years ago, and I’d estimate I’ve driven about 40,000 miles since then. I realize I should probably know this, but I’m not exactly car savvy and it’s been a while since I last needed a jump. :o)
Tags: Car Battery, Jump Start, New Battery
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 4 Comments »
Posted January 30th, 2011
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q t asked: My car tires are starting to get worn down on the top part of the tire facing the car. It only does this to the back wheels.. One of my friends said it could be the lower control arm bushings (no idea what the is). Does this sound right? What else could cause this?
Tags: Friends, Tires, Wheel
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 10 Comments »
Posted January 29th, 2011
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Trystan Owen asked: I’m not sure what to do with the negative wire. The instructions say to put it on a metal piece of the inside of the engine to ground it. But the instrutionsa also say that if the battery is not in the car to use a long wire and connect the negative to that wire? I’m confused.Can’t I just put the negative on the negative of the battery directly?
Tags: Car Battery, Long Wire, Metal Piece
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 3 Comments »
Posted January 27th, 2011
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Brittany asked: It’s always been said that you have to warm up your car, otherwise it causes damage and increases wear and tear. What are the specific benefits from warming up your car? What damage occurs when you don’t? Do some cars need to warm up longer than others?
@j-m: So a car’s temp warms up faster by idling - not driving?
Tags: Cars, Temp, Warming Up Your Car
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 6 Comments »
Posted January 27th, 2011
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Your mom asked: I’m just curious because a person in my apartment building has to fire up his car about 15 times every morning before he feels it’s going to stay running long enough for him to take it out on the road. It dies just about every time after 20 or 30 seconds unless he revs the engine. What’s wrong with the car?
Tags: Apartment Building, Car 15, Running
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 3 Comments »
Posted January 26th, 2011
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mike_elgreco asked: 2002 malibu, problems starting car due to anti-theft device. Sometimes i cannot start the car and the anti-theft device takes 10 minutes to go off, before i can start the car. What can I do to control the anti-theft feature on my car so that i can start the car every time without the 10 minute delay?
Tags: Anti Theft, Malibu, Minute Delay
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 3 Comments »
Posted December 21st, 2010
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Bort asked: I am writing something that uses a car as a metaphor for a person who is basically out of luck/ hopeless/ damaged goods etc. What are some problems that you might have with a car that would be more expensive to fix than the car is worth?
Tags: Car Worth, Damaged Goods, Metaphor
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 5 Comments »
Posted December 20th, 2010
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kaykay asked: I have a Mazda 626 1998, and I been having starting problems since I brought it 3 months ago. I have around 109,600 miles on it. I got the battery replaced, and terminals. When I start the car sometimes it start, and than sometimes it don’t, sometime it starts after 20 mins, and then sometimes it won’t start to the next day or day after. When I hold the key I just hear clicking, when I let it go the car turns on but all the warning lights stay on. Do anyone have any suggestions on what is wrong? I will appreciate it.
Tags: Car Problems, Mazda 626, Warning Lights
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 4 Comments »
Posted December 19th, 2010
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quepasameng asked: I have a car that basically will have the same problems as all the others of the same model at some point, however are problems agitated by driving in snow? I mean will people experience problems i will never, because the car has never been through snow?
Tags: Car Problems, Mean People
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 4 Comments »
Posted December 19th, 2010
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amee c asked: I have heard of it being sensors or the fuel filler neck, I also want to know what other possible problems cause this problem, and how/why these issues effect the gas milage of a vehicle. I have a 2000 explorer and am trying to figure this out. Thank you guys!
Also how does the fuel filler cause change in gas milage, and how extreeme of a change does it cause?
Tags: Car Problems, Fuel Filler, Sensors
Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 5 Comments »
