We were in the midst of doing a quickie alternator change the other day, had pulled the new one out of the box, and were getting
ready to swap the fan over, when I heard a rattle from inside the new one. I turned it over a couple of times, and could see though
the holes in the case ...

Hello all...any advise/help will be highly appreciated....
I bought a  2000 Pontiac Grand Prix last year and have had no
problems, untill now.
For the last month or so it seems to sputter a little while

In regards to 3.4 GM motor, what does "Dis O-Ring" mean?
thx

Does anyone know what would cause the electric radiator fan to come on
within a minute or so of starting a cold engine and staying on the entire
time the car is being driven? Sometimes it only takes a few seconds after
starting the engine until it comes on. It is keeping the engine ...

I am having some issues with my van and I am a pretty good mechanic
but this has got me stumped. The van started overheating so i checked
it out the radiator had a hole ,ok so i fixed that bought a new one
and it was leaking from some where else so i looked around found the

What would cause the engine light to stay on in an '04 Honda CRV?
Manual says not to continue driving if it stays on, then says to make
sure the gas cap is on tightly, but that it would take two or three
days of driving for the light to go off, if that's the problem.

I was driving to work at about 60 mph when my car just suddenly
stopped.  There is a faint smell of burning plastic.  When I try to
restart, the engine turns over but won't start.  Any suggestions as to
what the problem is?  Thanks.

    I've heard there is a "wrong" way to install an exhaust clamp,
therefore am concerned about the fact that the exhaust clamp on my car
has rusted off and needs to be replaced.
   It's the clamp just in front of the cat converter.  There is an

It has 190,000 miles.  It losses oil quickly.  I just assumed it
burned it.  However, I just recently put it up for sale and an
interested buyer took it to the local mechanic.  He returned and
stated that the mechanic found that the oil loss is due to a faulty

My wife has a 2000 Chevy Impala. Recently the dash lights have begun to be
dim and then later brighten to normal. Sometimes, or maybe always, the
symptom is accompanied by a whine. Yesterday she drove the car about a mile,
shut it off, and when she tried to lock the doors, nothing ...

At a local mall they had 4 Smartcars for people to test drive on the
mall parking lot.  The rep said that Mercedes has invested in it but it
has NO mercedes engineering or parts.  The thing is made in France by
some unknown start up company with zero experience in making cars.

Do you remember how it felt the very first time you engaged cruise
control? That momentary sense of no longer being in control, that the
car had assumed command? That's how Toyota's new crawl mode in the
2008 Land Cruiser feels at first. You select the function, take your

My idle on my 2001 ford explorer sport trak is....mmm not idling basically.
The battery got ground down pretty good and I cnahged it, but I think the
idle issue was there before hand.
I changed the battery, nice and fresh, but I cant get it to run unless I

98 Ford Windstar.  fuel tank has a large amount of water in the fuel
tank. What effect will this have on the operation of the vehicle ?
What steps should be taken to correct it? Are there any long term
effects of the water

so i got my car detailed today. when i drove off from the detail shop,
i noticed the check engine light was on and steady.
the seats were very warm, and the heater was turned up hot all the
way. it looks like the detail shop left my car in idle for a while,