Archive for July, 2006

By July 25, 20060 Comments Read More →

2001 Nissan Maxima Check Engine Light Comes On and Off

I have a Nissan Maximan 2001, in fairly good condition, the maintainance always have been done on schedule… We have been having troubles with the check engine soon ligth in my car since last year, (is an orange ligth). The first time this happened was the air flow meter(7/7/05), after replace it it was good till this year when the problem started again, first time in March, the code indicated the O2 sensor, it was replaced and the ligth went off, then April, the code was for the neutral position switch, again replaced it, the ligth went off, now the code read the catalist converter, in this oportunity they reset the computer and the ligth was off for 15 days till today, when it turned on again.

Posted in: Check Engine Lights
By July 25, 20060 Comments Read More →

Black Smoke and Oil Coming Out The Tailpipe of My Car

I have recently bought an older second hand car (1992 model 2.6L, 4 Cycl Pertol) and I’ve noticed in the mornings or whenever the engine is cold and I first start and warm it up, that small splatters of oil and water comes out of the exhaust pipe. The exahust does not produce any smoke at any time, but I’d like to know whats wrong because its slowly staining my driveway.

Posted in: Running Problems
By July 25, 20062 Comments Read More →

Black Exhaust Smoke Out Tailpipe of My Car

I have recently bought an older second hand car (1992 model 2.6L, 4 Cycl Pertol) and I’ve noticed in the mornings or whenever the engine is cold and I first start and warm it up, that small splatters of oil and water comes out of the exhaust pipe. The exahust does not produce any smoke at any time, but I’d like to know whats wrong because its slowly staining my driveway.

Posted in: Running Problems
By July 25, 20060 Comments Read More →

1999 Ford Windstar Transmission Shifts Funny When Engine Gets Hot

Hi I got a 1999 Ford Windstar 3.0L I’m having some problems when the engine gets hot,a soon as the temperture gage gets to the midle the engine runs very poor and tranny dosent wanna shift into 3 0r O.D or down or upshift like crazy (engine dosent overheat at all),before getting the needle temp. gage to the middle,everything its perfect,please could u help me, Thanks,Larry

Posted in: Transmission Issues
By July 17, 20060 Comments Read More →

Nissan Maxima Check Engine Light Comes On Then Goes Off

I have a 1999 Nissan Maxima with 106,000 miles. For about a year now, the service engine soon light (yellow indicator) has been coming on and staying on for a month or so, then goes off for several weeks before coming back on again. The car drives fine and seems to have no symptoms of a problem. When it first happened, I took the car to my mechanic, with whom I’ve done business for 20 years and trust very much. He told me he hooked the car up to the computer, but got no codes to indicate anything was wrong. He said not to be concerned unless the light started blinking. Do you know if this is a common problem among Maximas? As I said, I trust my mechanic, but I’m still concerned when I drive the car long distances. What’s your advice?

Posted in: Check Engine Lights
By July 17, 20060 Comments Read More →

Check Engine Light Continues to Come on In my Buick Rivieria – why?

I have a 1995 Supercharged Buick Riviera. I have had the fuel pump, transmission, brake module, radiator, water pump, fuel regulator, powertrain modulle,replaced and other things I am sure. the car has 143,000 miles on it so I would expect these things to go wrong. Recently I have had the EGR valve replaced and the mechanic told me that the service engine soon light would still come on but he was not sure. He told me that my car stored a trouble code that there was no code for. He said the engine light might go on and it may not.

Posted in: Check Engine Lights
By July 12, 20060 Comments Read More →

Quick Oil Change Business – How To Make a Profit

If you own a mobile oil change business and you have at least 100 monthly customers or 300 customers total you may wish to consider buying bulk oil to save costs. Oil is a large cost in the mobile oil change business, although not as much as labor. But any savings you get means more profit for your small business.

Posted in: Fluid Leaks
By July 12, 20060 Comments Read More →

Ford Escape Hybrid – What You Should Know

sales of the new Ford Escape hybrid are breaking all sales records and doing better than expected, as sales go through the roof and into orbit. Ford dealers across the country are flooded with consumers who want hybrid cars. What is fueling this incredible run on the market for American made hybrid mini-SUV Ford Escape? What do you think? That’s right high gasoline prices at the pump in President Bush’s statement; America is addicted to Middle Eastern foreign oil and some consumers are saying; the hell we are!

Posted in: Car Reviews
By July 12, 20060 Comments Read More →

What Octane Rating Fuel Should I Use In My Car?

What octane fuel rating should I be using in my car? Does using a low octane fuel damage the engine of a car? Will it cause the check engine light to come on?

Posted in: Check Engine Lights
By July 10, 20060 Comments Read More →

Oldsmobile Cutlass Air Conditioner Not Blowing Cold Air

I have been having recent problems with Air Conditioning in my 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Last week, the air conditioning stopped working. Air still flows out of the vents, but the air is warm around the same temperature as the vent setting. Usually when I switch from ventilation mode to air conditioning, I am able to hear the compressor click and turn on. The engine also revs up. I no longer observe this.

Posted in: A/C and Heating
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