Q: I put a some washers in my down pipe before my muffler to make my car sound louder and unfortunately hydroplaned and banged up my

If your car is equipped with an automatic climate control system, using it is actually very simple. Here’s what you need to know. For the heater and air conditioner to work in auto mode, you need to first press the...

Hi there, The Honda VTEC system relies on two main electrical components to function properly. One of these components is the VTEC oil pressure switch which tells the engine computer that the oil pressure is sufficient for VTEC operation. The...

Hello. This can be caused by a number of different issues. Most of the time this is caused by a bad brake switch (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-cruise-control-brake-release-switch). If the switch is shorting out, then it will cause the computer to think that the...

Hey there. Blinking lights indicates there is a code stored. This is good news because it will help diagnose the problem. If all the lights blink, then the climate control unit will need to be put into self diagnostic mode....

Hi, thanks for writing in. The factory alarm system is integrated into the modules of the vehicle and cannot be bypassed. If they could, then this would defeat the original purpose to stop theft of the vehicle. You will need...

Hi there. Any solution will help clean out the fuel system. I recommend getting Sea Foam and putting the whole bottle in the fuel tank and fueling up the tank. This solution will remove all water in the fuel, debris...

Hi there. Sounds as if the engine has a vacuum leak. When the engine is running at idle, if there is a vacuum leak, the engine will tend to stall out or come near stalling out as the engine is...

Hi there. Thanks for the video. The angle on the video is a bit misleading, but could be a strut mount that is the source. Another possible source could be a wheel bearing. If you are not hearing any harmonic...

Sounds like the overheating caused coolant to fill up one of the cylinder or it lost compression from a warped cylinder head. A compression test would need to be done to see if the head is warped and blew the...