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If the oil is coming from the driver's side front corner, you may have a transmission fluid leak (which is common). If the oil is coming from closer to the left, the fluid may be a number of things. I...

As you may already know, your car's fuel pump is cooled by the fuel in the tank. Fuel pumps do tend to generate a fair amount of heat and so naturally, when it does run dry, it can easily damage...

Hi there. Typically a bad motor mount will make a clunking sounds as the vehicle begins to accelerate or decelerate. The grinding sound while acceleration and turning is a common symptom of a bad or failing wheel bearing (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-bad-or-failing-wheel-bearings) as...

Hey there. The heater in the car only requires the use of the heater blower to blow hot air out of the heater case. The heat is generated by blowing hot air across the heater core inside the A/C blower...

Backfiring through the exhaust (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-causes-a-car-to-backfire) generates sudden high-pressure events in the exhaust system that can do serious damage if left unchecked. Request a backfiring inspection (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/engine-is-backfiring-inspection) by a professional mechanic as soon as possible. Among the causes of backfiring is...

This may be related to a couple of different possibilities. You may have a faulty starter relay (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/starter-relay-replacement) or possibly a bad ignition starter switch. The starter relay directs power from the battery to the starter solenoid which then engages...

Hello. Your vehicle should be equipped with four different camshaft position sensors, one for each of the engine's camshafts. They are mounted in the front of the cylinder heads, near the camshaft actuators, across from each other. The sensors should...

Hello There, You are correct in that if the crankshaft position sensor or the pickup coil were bad there would likely not be any spark to the plugs. In relation to your no injector pulse problem, check the wiring harness...

Hi there. The best thing to do is remove both brake boosters from the 1997 and the 1978 truck and look at them. As the years went on, then design of the brake boosters changed a little bit. You will...