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How to Use GhosTrack as a Vehicle Tracking Application
The The GhosTrack application (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=soalib.android.location&hl=en) allows you to track a variety of important things in your life, including your children and your vehicle. The app can help prevent theft (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-keep-your-vehicle-safe-from-theft) by allowing you to use two mobile devices to track...
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How to Decide Which Car Tracking System to Buy
There There are vehicles for every kind of purpose, whether it’s for personal use or business. Sometimes, you may need to know where a your vehicle is. It can be because: You can’t recall where your car is parked You...
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How to Choose a LoJack System For Your Car
LoJack LoJack is the trade name for a radio transmitter technology system that allows vehicles to be tracked if they have been moved unwantedly, or have been stolen. LoJack’s trademark technology is the only one on the market used directly...
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Something draining the battery

If it ran for 30 minutes after a jump, the alternator is probably ok. I would start by checking the battery first. Alternators are not designed to charge a dead battery. A good battery, that is completely dead, takes more...
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loww coolant, resevoir empty, need to know how to add more

If the white smoke is coming from the exhaust tailpipe, you may have a coolant leak into the exhaust system via a leaking head gasket. If the smoke is in the passenger compartment, that could be due to a leaking...
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Car shakes and shuts off

It is possible that you can have a wiring issue or a faulty sensor of some kind on your engine. I would recommend having your vehicle inspected by a qualified professional to determine if all wiring and sensors on your...
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Manual gear shift hard to move

This may suggest the transmission synchros may be wearing out. Your transmission has small gear synchronizer rings that help to move the transmission in and out of the various gears. When these begin to wear out, you may notice it...
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would fuel system cleaning gas fuel injection cause service engine soon light to come on?

Hi there. Sometimes certain fuel injector cleaners can aggressively remove carbon deposits from sensors and cause a service light to illuminate but it is very rare. What is more likely is that the service light came on due to the...
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I think there is a tracking device on my car

Many commercially available trackers plug into the vehicles on board diagnostic (OBD) port, which is located under the dash on the driver's side. If you're concerned, I would check there first. There are other types of standalone trackers that don't...
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Break Pedal Started to make noise when pressing and releasing it

Hello there, a variety of issues will cause noise when the brake pedal is pressed and released on your 2002 Chevrolet Tracker. The most common issues is the pedal return spring, the pedal mount, or the brake pedal rod itself....
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EGR code and Cylinder number 4 misfire detected.

Hi there. The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve may be the wrong one or the cheap design could be not designed for the emissions requirements for U.S. standards. If the EGR is pulling from cylinder number 4 and after replacing...
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Where do the two coolant lines on bottom of the thermostat run to? On a 96 Geo Tracker.

Hello. In most cases coolant hoses below or near the thermostat will run to either the vehicle's heater core, or function as bypass hoses, and connect to the manifold. If there are any ports on the manifold that are missing...
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Do you have to remove the transmission on a 2003 Chevy Tracker with a 4 cyl. engine to replace the crankshaft position sensor?

Hi there. The crankshaft sensor is mounted behind the engine flex plate flywheel. The transmission and the flex plate flywheel needs to be removed to replace the crankshaft sensor. If you need help with a crankshaft sensor replacement (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/crankshaft-position-sensor-replacement), a...
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Crank but no start

Hi there. This problem might be cause by an ignition system component failure, such as a crankshaft or cam position sensor. It's also possible that a fuel system component might be the source of your issue. It's best to have...
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I bled my clutch master cylinder and now how do I get my clutch pedel back up after bleeding Master Clutch Cylinder? Wha asked by

If you refer to YourMechanic's on-line clutch system tutorial (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-troubleshoot-a-clutch-pedal-sticking-to-the-floor-by-marvin-sunderland) you will see that there are four possible reasons why the clutch pedal would fail to return, namely: 1) a failed clutch release bearing; 2) a failed slave cylinder; 3)...
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My battery is brand new but my car won't start. I tried hitting the starter with a hammer and nothing changed. My car is turning o

Just by pouring Coke on cables do not clean the cables enough to get good voltage to the starter. I suggest you have the cables and clamps cleaned properly and if still will not crank then have the new battery...
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Engine shut off while driving will not start

If the timing chain broke, there would be no (or little) compression and upon re-starting it might not seem as though the starter is engaging because the mechanical resistance to turning is so low. Of course it is also possible...
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Car shakes violently when idle.

Shaking or vibration (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/engine-is-shaking-pulsating-or-vibrating-inspection) may be caused by many different things such as faulty spark plugs, poor fuel pressure or misfires. Other things such as a faulty idle air control valve (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/idle-control-valve-replacement) may cause the engine idle to drop below...
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Car trying to start but won't turn over

Be sure you have a fully charged battery that passes a load test (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/battery-is-dead-inspection). With a fully charged battery, if the starter motor does not run that signifies an electrical problem in the starter circuit or a problem with the...
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EGR code, Cylinder 4 misfire code 0304 detected.

Hi there. The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve may be not designed for the emissions requirements for U.S. standards. If the EGR is pulling from cylinder number 4 and after replacing the EGR and the computer detects a misfire, then...
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Can a gps/tracking device placed on my vehicle cause my car alarm to malfunction?

Hi there. Its no possible for a GPS unit to set off the car alarm unless the ground wire to the GPS unit is wired into the same ground as the alarm system. If the alarm is all of a...
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How to track a car with a mobile device and how to clean a car in simple steps.

Hi there. Your mobile device has a maps app that will view where the vehicle is at all times when the app is on. This is done by satellite reception. To was a car fully, first rinse off the car...
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Finding a GPS Tracking Device if it's broken

Hey there. The majority of the GPS tracking devices operate using a signal that is emitted from the unit transmitting this signal to the receiver. There are various tools on the market that can be used to detect the presence...
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