I've got a Golf VR6, which has been on the road for about 2 months.
The problem I've got is when I turn the ignition on (not yet starting  the
engine) the lights will come on (as normall), but when I start the engine,
the lights go dim insteadof going off complete.

Greetings all
Does anyone have any idea as to modifying Bimmers?
FWIW, I have '97 Z3 1.9 4cyl. It's prob worth about $15K (Australian),
and I'm not in the position to upgrade to a newer car anytime soon, as

My engine all of a sudden seems to have developed knocking on low RPM
yesterday. This is a 1999 Nissan Maxima at 110,000 miles and I did all
the required maintenance. While I was bring it to a local mechanic,
the "service engine soon" light came on. The mechanics read the code

Refrigerant oil is visible on the threads outside the center shaft.
Can just the seal/gasket be replaced?
Or does the whole compressor need replacing?
1995 Chevy S-10 pickup.

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do you have to take the cat out when putting in a dumpvalve into a
diesel to make it sound like a diesel dumpvalve rather than a petrol

I have a vauxhall corsa. Recently I have noticed a loud squeaking
noise coming from the back of the car. It only seems to be on the left
(passsenger side).and it only happens on occasion.
If I have the window down the noise is unbearable. It doesn’t matter

I was on the freeway after a 2 hour 75mph trip but never exceeded 3k
RPM on the tack, when I got off, I had a ticking sound as if it were a
lifter that progressively got worse.  I'd had castrol 5-30 in the
engine from the winter and stopped by a lube outfit and had it changed

I recently brought my 2002 Mazda Tribute in for service due to my
steering making noise. I brought it in to a local Mazda dealer in
Durham, NC. They said I needed a new Rack & Pinion. They quoted me
$1100.00 !  When I asked them to break it down for me, they said the

i just bought a car yesturday 2000 maxima GLE...its got 121K...oil
changes done regulary, drives fine, this morning when i went to start
it up after a minute or 2 the RPM's dropped and went back up and
stalled, i restarted it and it did it again...i restrted it and it

My transmission is working fine when cold.  After first starting, all gears
shift normally for about 5 minutes.  Then it starts to slip. After 10
minutes, it won't catch in any gears - forward or reverse.  Then if I let it
sit for awhile, it will start catching again.

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Does anyone here use their vehicle to advertise for others? I have
googled car wrapping and other advertising options, but i have only
found one company and i have yet to receive a call from them. If you
use or know of a company i could contract with, please let me know, as

I've posted a pic of a serpentine belt we removed after only being on
a week from a '92 Jeep.  Not sure if it's a case of just super old
material (on the store rack for 2 years) or what that caused it to
fray and break.  Couldn't find any obvious problem with bearings or

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