Our son bottom out and bent the oil pan on a 1986
Chevy Celebrity 2.5L and pushed the plug up in the oil pan .. Is it
possible to pull that plug out and
replace it with another ..If so how?" the oil pan is not leaking.

what's the trick to greasing a throwout bearing?  ISTR you get a pot
full of boiling water, fill a smaller pot with grease, set in boiling
water and let warm up, dunk bearing in grease and let it "cook" for a
while, wipe clean, install.  Is this right?

today i purchased a 95 mazda mpv v6 with 109k miles. i test drove it,
went over everything including checking the trans fluid (which smelled
fine and was the correct color) and all was well. i was impressed! with
all the excitement, the one thing i didnt check was the reverse... i

Mitchell on Demand 5.7 w/ Shopkey, Manager, Repair, and Estimator- $250
(a $3499/year value)
Alldata 8.8- $300
Mitchell Transmissions 2005- $100

i have a 1990 honda accord 1990 4 doors   there is  water on the right
hand frt and rear floor
any idea, i have resealed the joint at the air entry for heating from
the outside  the trunk who use

Whenever I'm driving and come to a stop while at an intersection or
stopped at all my ranger starts making this gargaling sound and my
alternator makes a lot of noise to
I think that gargaling sound is coming from my fuel pump, becuz wen i

<sigh>
gmpartsdirect.com doesn't ship to Canada, and I go to ND to pick up my
stuff from a parcel service, but they require billing address = shipping
address now, so I'm screwed.

Once I get the broken water pump bolt removed from my 93 F150 5.0 liter...
the next question is what do I use for a replacement?
I'm assuming it's a Grade 5 type bolt - is that correct?
Do I need to go to a dealer or will any Grade 5 bolt (of the right size

I've got a '98 Ford Explorer Sport with the 4L SOHC V6 engine.
Unfortunately, it's starting getting very sluggish when trying to
start. One time it took me several minutes and several tries to get it
to finally start. I don't believe it's the starter or the battery since

Photos 2-5 (from top to bottom) at site
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/disconnect.html show what I
think are called, among other things, "Two Stage Ball Joint
Lifter" tools. How does the performance of these compare

I snapped on of the water pump bolts on the 5.0 liter in my 93 F150.
Based on the number for postings it appears as though this is a fairly
common problem.
The broken piece is buried - I can't get to it to weld on a nut, use vise

OK.... in the ongoing saga of my water pump replacement I found out the
Sears Hardware no longer sells stud extractors (or at least the one close by
to me doesn't sell them).
Searched online and found 3 alternatives.... the old fashioned offset cam,

I have just done a total front end and brake job on my van to the tune
of 1500.00 and it still vibrates or shakes on acceleration speacially
in slower speeds but is still there at high speeds just not as
noticable. Help Help.I have new tires ,ball joints, axles, you name it

Hello my name is sean i am from the uk and i have a issue with my
girlfriends car
I have just topped up the oil on my girlfriends m reg 1.2 vauxhall corsa
the oil they used on the service was a multigrade 15 w 40 i have just

I own a '92 Jeep Cherokee Laredo and I am trying everything to not get
rid of it. I love the car to death but I'm putting in more than it's
worth. My latest of problems is that the petcock/drain valve on the
radiator leaks coolant as if it weren't there. I have tried tightening