Q: How much is the 255,000 scheduled maintenance on a 99 F250 SD 7.3 diesel

Your car’s touchscreen lets you access a lot of different functions, including traffic information, GPS navigation, hands-free calling and more. However, you’ll need to know how to navigate the menus on the screen to find what you want. Here’s a...

While your car is designed primarily to carry passengers and cargo, it can tow a trailer. If you have the 2.5-liter engine, your towing capacity is 1500 pounds. If you have the 3.5-liter engine without the tow package, your towing...

Your vehicle has two front cupholders, which are both located in the center console. Your car may also have two rear cupholders, which are located in the folding rear center armrest.

Hi there. There are many things that can produce a tapping noise when idling. It’s not always the engine internals, but usually. There have been cases of your serpentine belt tensioner making a tapping noise. Check your oil level and...

Not really if you think about it. You've got a a catalytic converter which is on the exhaust system. The hot gas comes out of the engine in the manifold and then goes through the exhaust system to the catalytic...

The speed sensor itself does not have a gear permanently attached to it. The driven gear as it is known, should be already installed in the transmission. There is most likely a single slot that engages with the top of...

EML refers to the electronic throttle control system. It's a system integrated into the engine and body controllers to select the proper the throttle position for whatever the driver is demanding. There are several sensors and actuators in play and...

Ethanol is a chemical compound that has very specific, defined combustion characteristics once used as a fuel in an engine, or once mixed with other fuels such as gasoline. Voluminous data documenting the advantages and disadvantages of ethanol as a...

The odor of gas is due to misfiring. Check engine compression and check for any exhaust restriction preferably by measuring exhaust back pressure but you can also infer exhaust back pressure by testing engine vacuum. If compression is good and...