Q: Looking for the right muffler

It’s absolutely essential that you keep up with normal maintenance, like oil changes, tire rotations, air filter changes and the rest. Your car is designed with a reminder system designed to help make keeping your car serviced easier. If you...

Your car is showing all the classic signs of a bad battery. I would recommend having a mechanic inspect the battery (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/battery-is-dead-inspection). They will start with the battery and have it load tested. When batteries get old they may not...

Hello. If it starts and runs fine when you adjust the timing and then turns off right after you accelerate then the timing may be changing right then. It may be a distributor problem, or more commonly, a failing timing...

It would be recommended to replace the serpentine belts (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/serpentine-drive-belt-replacement), water pump (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/water-pump-replacement), and timing belt tensioner pulley with the timing belt (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/timing-belt-replacement). You might even consider replacing the valve cover gasket (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-long-does-a-valve-cover-gasket-last). If would like to have these repairs...

The passive anti-thief system (PATS) is programmed to work with your keys from the factory. Only a dealer with special programming tools and codes can reprogram the system to your key again. If you have one key that is programmed...

The brake fluid reservoir is part of the brake master cylinder. It is located on the drivers side of the engine bay at the back on the firewall. The reservoir will have markings on it as to the maximum fill...

The secondary air injection pump (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/air-pump-replacement) is well known for making noises such as this on all cars that use them. It only runs when the motor is below a preset temperature. So the longer you let the car sit,...

If the gauge is fluctuating "rapidly", it might be a gauge/sensor/wiring electrical fault. The engine temperature can be measured directly using a scan tool or infrared thermometer. If this fluctuation did not occur prior to the cooling system work, it...

I don't see any published Service Bulletins relative to your issue or comparable complaints (NHTSA database, etc.). Consequently, your situation will have to be diagnosed through the usual testing. What I would first suggest is determine if any trouble codes...