Q: My car is spilling oil and now when I start it it sputters and turns off

Climate control and air conditioning (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-is-the-difference-between-climate-control-and-air-conditioning) are terms that are very often used interchangeably. These two systems are related, but they are not the same. The climate control system is used to achieve and maintain a temperature inside a vehicle...

Hi. Noisy lifters can occur for a number of different reasons. The most common being low or old oil or a poor quality oil filter. If the oil filter is restricted or if it is full of debris, then the...

Hi there, thanks for writing in about your 1997 Mercedes-Benz S420. The fuel light circuit receives information from the fuel level sending unit (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/fuel-gauge-sender-replacement) to show the approximate fuel level and give a warning as the level becomes low. There...

As you know, your car is equipped with an anti-theft system that is operated by sensors typically on the doors that allow the anti theft system to be set when the doors are shut. When you shut your car door...

It sounds like you may have a clogged catalytic converter. As you may already know, the catalytic converter converts toxic exhaust gases into less harmful pollutants that are suitable to be expelled into the atmosphere. When this is clogged, this...

Hi there. Sometimes certain fuel injector cleaners can aggressively remove carbon deposits from sensors and cause a service light to illuminate but it is very rare. What is more likely is that the service light came on due to the...

You might have to remove the sub-frame center beam. The removal instructions do NOT refer to that component but, strangely, the oil pan installation instructions refer to it. It should be evident if the center bean is in the way...

When you unplugged the part while the engine was running, the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) saw it as a component failure and lit up the check engine light. There will now be a code stored for the air mass meter....

A code of P0300 can be caused by vacuum leak in the PCV system or in the intake manifold gasket. It can also be caused by excessive water or alcohol in the fuel. Try adding dry gas or Heat to...