Q: Leaking rack and pinion

Your engine is equipped with a feature called fail-safe cooling. Essentially, this is a technology that helps minimize the damage caused by overheating the engine. If the engine begins to overheat, the Check Engine light will come on and the...

The brightness of the instrument panel gauges and warnings can be easily adjusted. To do so, first locate the Instrument Panel Illumination switch, which is on the left side of the dashboard. Press the + button to increase the brightness...

You will have to scan the computer when the engine is cold and look at the data to compare the ECT and the IAT. This is the inlet air temperature sensor and the engine coolant temperature sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/coolant-temperature-switch-sensor-replacement). Both sensors...

It is very common for the cylinder head gasket on these engines to leak oil and coolant. You may have to replace the cylinder head if it is damaged. If you have water mixed in the engine oil, then you...

Hi there. Once these parts are replaced you need to do the test procedure with the same plug otherwise the light will remain on. If you did the reset then the circuit will need to be tested. It can also...

This may be related to loose exhaust parts such as exhaust mounting brackets, or potentially a bad or failing catalytic converter. As you may know, the catalytic converter has a honeycomb-like structure inside of it which helps to convert toxic...

Hi and thank you for contacting YourMechanic about your backup camera installation (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-buy-a-good-quality-back-up-camera-system). The ignition switch harness is located inside the steering wheel column on the left side. If I'm not mistaken, the ACC wire will be an 18 gauge...

Hey there. Any number of electronic control modules or sensors can contribute to the vehicle stalling and/or not starting. Th crankshaft sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/crankshaft-position-sensor-replacement) tells the engine control unit to power up the fuel pump and ignition system when it senses...

Stop leak products will plug up cooling passageways, particularly in the radiator, and consequently OEM manufacturers such as Honda discourage use of these products. In any vehicle, if there is a "leak" (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/oil-fluid-leak-inspection), of anything (oil, refrigerant, coolant, etc.) the...