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It sounds like you have a cylinder misfiring. I would recommend having a technician come out and check the code on the car (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/check-engine-light-is-on-inspection) to determine what is causing the misfire. It could be a wide range of things such...
Hi, there are three things you car need to start Air/fuel, compression, ignition. If one of these things is missing the car will not start. I would recommend having a technician come out and test these systems for failure. (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/car-is-not-starting-inspection)...
There are a few possible causes for your concern. Your engine needs several things in order to run properly: Fuel from the fuel tank, spark from the ignition system to ignite the fuel, and pressure in the cylinders generated by...
Check the lower left side of the engine to check to see if the crankshaft speed sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/crankshaft-position-sensor-replacement) was damaged when the belt was broke or when the new one was replaced. It has two wires and a connector. The...
When the Mass Airflow Sensor (MAF) is replaced it is not a requirement to clean the fuel injectors. The fuel injectors may be clogged for other reasons and maybe causing hesitations or lack of power (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/engine-hesitates-during-acceleration-inspection) and then they would...
Hello, thank you for writing in. The lowering of the engine oil is a sign that the oil is being burned in the engine. For the oil to get into the combustion chamber it must pass through a bad piston...
Hi there. A little window washer fluid will not cause any damage to your engine or the cooling system, in fact it will actually make the system work a little better as the fluid has alcohol in it. Alcohol will...
Your vehicle is constructed as a "unibody". Unibodies in general will have bolt on members, typically in the front and rear, that are referred to as cross-members or subframes. A sub frame structurally includes "cross-members" but a cross member itself...
Are Are you thinking of becoming a driver for Uber or Lyft? That could be an exciting career change – you’ll get to meet a lot of interesting people, and if you love to drive, what better way to spend...
2012 2012 was a great year in Alabama for auto manufacturing, but that wasn’t the only bright spot. Vehicle sales in Alabama were also robust in 2012. Nothing much changed in terms of the vehicle types that were most popular...