Q: Car lights not coming on. Were working before.

Hello. Anytime you smell gas coming from your vehicle, it is a serious issue. Gas fumes are highly flammable and can easily catch fire. Gas fumes may also make you feel dizzy or light headed. Both can make operating a...

Toyota has a TSB that states a no start condition due to water intrusion (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-check-for-water-damage-in-a-used-car) in the engine harness. This could be an intermittent condition and is caused due to poor contact from corrosion caused by water ingress. Fault codes...

Hello. It sounds like you have a steering lock or ignition switch problem. Most of the time the switch fails which will turn the ignition off and lock the steering. I typically take the steering column apart to inspect the...

Each of these codes are for different components and since you swapped the motor with a different size motor than what the car had may be a big problem. You would need to have each code diagnosed (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/warning-light-is-on-inspection) separately to...

Because you have a manual transmission, the mix of oil and coolant can be caused by a leaking intake manifold gasket, a blown head gasket or a cracked cylinder head. The intake manifold would need to be removed and inspected...

A faulty crankshaft position sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/crankshaft-position-sensor-replacement) could cause hard starting but to determine if the sensor itself is faulty it has to actually be tested. Often, there will be a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC), that is generated by the car's...

This may suggest you have a voltage regulator that is allowing the alternator to overcharge the battery causing it to boil as you describe. The voltage regulator is a unit that regulates the charging of the battery (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/battery-will-not-hold-a-charge-inspection) by the...

Unfortunately, the stripped bolt in your water pump housing may very well have backed out causing the seal on the water pump gasket to be compromised resulting in the pump leaking coolant which may cause the motor to overheat. Depending...

Hello, thank you for writing in. To start, we need to disclaim that we are not legal experts, but can give you some general guidelines on the subject. Each state varies rather greatly on their vehicle lighting laws, so keep...