Q: Eco light in dash

One way that brake fluid becomes contaminated is when moisture is absorbed by the brake fluid through rubber brake lines. This moisture will break down the brake fluid and cause rust in the brake system. Excess moisture in brake fluid...

When an oil pan starts to leak the cause would be the oil pan gasket. This is a thin piece of metal/rubber that fits between the bottom of the engine block and the top of the oil pan. When all...

Exhaust systems that glow red can be caused by a restriction in the exhaust, like a plugged up catalytic converter. In this case it has recently been changed. Another thing that can make an exhaust to glow red is an...

Hi there! The primary cause of excessive tire tread wear is a faulty tie rod or ball joint. A worn ball joint or tie rod will produce excessive tire wear because it causes the alignment to become out of spec....

If the vehicle has manually selectable 4WD, then you can get away with this, but it's obviously not ideal. If the vehicle is not selectable and is instead a full time AWD (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-all-wheel-drive-works), then you cannot do this, as the...

Hello. If your vehicle has thrown trouble codes (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-read-and-understand-check-engine-light-codes-by-jason-unrau) for a sensor and rocker arm then it may very well be possible that those are the related to your power loss issue. I would need to know the exact codes...

The Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-manifold-absolute-pressure-sensor-map-sensor) is primarily used to provide fuel percentages to the intake manifold. If it's damaged, it typically causes no problems except for excessive fuel consumption and loss of engine power. It should be OK...

If you are referring to engine oil, lack of engine oil might cause the engine to stop and that would cause loss of power steering. If, though, you are referring to the power steering hydraulic fluid (the PS system uses...

Hello, thank you for writing in. The vehicle may be having one of several problems. Make sure the engine is getting proper fuel by testing the fuel pressure. You can also test this by spraying starting fluid in the air...