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Randomly, car stutters, idles, stalls, and won't start
The Volvo 850's are notorious for having main fuel relay failures (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/main-relay-computer-fuel-system-replacement) due to burned contacts in the relay. This will cause intermittent fuel delivery issues which result in stalling, shuddering, and no-starts. This is an inexpensive part to replace,...
Goes in gear but goes no where. Bleed the clutch
This sounds like you have a bad clutch or transmission input shaft is not turning for some reason. You should have the transmission removed to have the transmission and clutch checked to isolate the cause of the no clutch engagement....
hello i have a nissan np2oo bakkie. recently my temperature guage keeps goin up and down> 2013 Nissan NP200
Hello - there are several possible cooling system problems (https://www.yourmechanic.com/question/overheating-problem-with-my-car) which could cause this behavior, low coolant level, a thermostat that is failing - not holding constant temperature, a cooling system that has degraded, and cannot keep up with short-term...
Truck won't stay running no check engine codes
You should first identify if the vehicle has California emissions or not. The difference is one will have a mass air sensor in the air cleaner and the other will have a MAP sensor mounted on the a/c evaporator case...
1997 Honda CR-V cranks but won't fire. Changed fuel pump it ran for a few days. Then would crank and not start. The next day it st
Hello, thank you for writing in. If the issue seems to be fuel related, you are going to want to run some more tests, but they must be done when the vehicle is acting up. When the vehicle will not...
I have a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. 4 wheel drive. I have an oxygen sensor bad. Code p0152 and P0132. Are these upstream or
Hello - both of these sensors are "pre-catalytic converter" or in front of the cats in the exhaust stream (P0152 (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/p0152-obd-ii-trouble-code-o2-sensor-circuit-high-voltage-bank-2-sensor-1-by-jay-safford)/P0132 (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/p0132-obd-ii-trouble-code-o2-sensor-circuit-high-voltage-bank-1-sensor-1)). This is what the "Sensor 1" portion of the problem code means. I recommend an oxygen sensor replacement...
ok, so my Kwik Kar oil change place told me the oil pan needs to be replaced because the drain plug is stripped. So they put a la
Hi Eric. Sorry to hear this happened to you. Oil pan's bolts don't typically "just strip". It's typically always due to either over tightening, or cross threading. The problem is trying to prove whether it occurred with the previous oil...
I have a 02 Ford crown Victoria and it ran and drove fine until a little while back. I was at the gas station getting gas and noti
Hi Torrey. Thanks for contacting us today. The ticking noise is often caused by a lack of lubrication of cylinder head hardware. So, if you are two-quarts low, it's likely that the valve lifters are the source or have come...
Car noise while accelerating.
Without hearing the noise you may have a problem in the transaxle or axles and bearings. I recommend having a mechanic like one from YourMechanic to test and drive the vehicle to diagnose the problem for you.
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