5-10 sec cycle time - goes up to about 2K rpm, then back down to 500 or so.
started couple weeks ago right after last visit to the dealer for a check
engine light (new computer installed)
settles down after warm up, and don't notice it once shifted into Drive

Hi All: Just wondering if anyone has ever proven that these fuels
additives at the automotive stores really work. I tried using Techron
and it seems odd that this little  amount of fluid diluted with a tank
of fuel is going to do anything at all.  I also recall that there are

I noticed this weekend that my 1999 Buick Century is developing the
classic symptons of Piston Slapping (ticking noise when cold ... goes
away as engine warms up).
Last night when leaving the office park lot, the engine begun miss

I've heard from a friend that 15000 mile maintenance is not really
necessary. You only need to do regular oil change/maintenance and
30,000 mile maintenances. He said 15000 mile maintenance is just a way
for dealers to get money out of you that's not that necessary. (well

I have a Quick Question...I have a 1993 Ford Taurus GL (3.8 Ltr V6 with
a Automatic Transmission) What should I expect to pay roughly to have
the Engine swapped out with a rebuilt engine that I would most likely
obtain from ATK or Jasper.

What is the allowable resistance for plug wires. Car is a 98 Subaru legacy
2.5L

One morning in  the winter, several years ago when I lived in Ontario,
Canada, my Maza pickup truck would not start. The fix? Putting a
stronger anti-freeze solution into the cooling system. I know why it
worked. Can anyone guess the reason?

The automobile companies are a bunch of gangsters who want that the
automobiles die after a few years.
Oldtimers are much more reliable than all the modern rubbish which is
made of cheap plastics !

I am considering buying a 2001 Audi A6 2.7T with the 6 speed.
I was kind of stunned when I saw that JD Power gave the 2001 model a
score of 2 for mechanical reliability in the midterm (1-3 yrs) time
frame.  This is the lowest score they show, lumping it in with "the

The shop manual for our 2000 Accord 4 cyl shows a block coolant drain plug
under and to the left (facing toward) of the oil filter.  But the only plugs
I see are the engine oil drain plug, and a 10mm allen head bolt directly
under the filter.  Could it be the allen head bolt, or do ...

I have a 95 passat VR6 5 speed
just now i was driving and it started making a knocking noice when in gear,
it doesnt make the noice when in clutch and it doesnt make a noice when its
in gear but im not touching the gas, it makes the same noice in every gear

The car was working with no problems. It then sat in the garage for 2
days, until I backed it into the driveway, where it sat another day. It
started with no problems when I backed it up. A freeze came in that
night if that is relevant.

I was watching TV last night and after one of the short
breaks to show programming I became interested in an Acura
commercial for the RL sedan. In the commercial the claim was
made that the AWD system "accelerates the outside rear wheel

A little puzzled by this one.  A miss problem that I thought I had fixed
came back.
Last summer our 2000 Contour Sport V6 (2.5L,  5-speed, 60K miles) developed
a miss with an intermittent Check Engine Light.  I took it to the local

hi,i just bought a used 1987 toyota cressida from a friend.as i was
driving it,i noticed that the gas pedal gets kinda hard to push down
when u accelerate.i looked inside the engine,and i guess its one of the
2 cables running to the carbuerator.the one cable is kinda bent and the