Q: Takes gears but it's not moving

Hi, Your engine most likely has major head gasket failure and possible oil pump failure also. Running for a long time with the oil light on could have caused major internal failure of the bearings if the light being on...

Before replacing all the coils and plugs you may need to have the engine decarbonized. The engine can have excessive carbon build up on the exhaust valves, cylinder head, and exhaust manifold. You should use engine combustion chamber cleaner on...

From the description it almost sounds like an air/fuel mixture issue. Possibly caused by unmetered air being sucked in at closed throttle. The vacuum system should be checked along with the intake manifold gasket. If no leaks are obvious, a...

What you are feeling is likely the brake rotors are warped, as you suspected. The rotors may need to be replaced. The rotors can get warped when they get hot and then hit water or excessive braking. Have the brakes...

Just like with motor oils, different operating environments require different characteristics of different grease products. For example, some characteristics of the grease to consider are the temperature tolerance and the "shear" qualities. Do tolerances get tighter with operating temperatures? What...

Hi there. If the valvetrain is out of adjustment or the lifters are stuck and making a tapping noise on the top of the engine, then that could damage the engine when driven. I recommend changing the engine oil and...

Overheating can be caused by a number of things such as low coolant levels, a faulty thermostat (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/thermostat-replacement), a clogged radiator (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/radiator-replacement) or a failing coolant fan switch. As you may know the coolant fan switch (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/cooling-fan-relay-replacement) helps to maintain...

The engine shuts down in drive because once in drive the transmission places a load on the engine and obviously the engine's operation is marginal enough that it can't accommodate that load. The engine has an ignition, fuel, or air...

Hi Mari. Thanks for sending your question to us today. In most cases, a lack of acceleration like you're describing is due to the transmission slipping. Sometimes this is due to dirty transmission fluid while in other cases, it's a...