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This is a loaded question. The answer completely depends on what you intend to do with the vehicle. For normal usage, daily driving, or what-have-you, EPDM hoses are the material of choice. They work extremely well and can last for...
If the battery in your remote keyless entry (RKE) transmitter dies, then you will need to replace it. Usually you will be warned by a message from the Driver Information Center that reads “Replace Battery in Remote Key.” Replacing the...
Hello. If oil is entering the combustion chamber it will coat the spark plug and cause a misfire. Oil can do this if there is a failure in a valve stem seal or if there is a piston ring failure....
It sounds like this is an intermittent issue. These are generally the hardest to diagnose because they are just infrequent enough to not trip the ECU into triggering a code, but they still have a fault somewhere. The most common...
Hello. Ford or Motorcraft brand would be the OEM fluid brand that your vehicle came equipped with from the factory. However, any brand of oil and transmission fluid will work fine as long as it meets the API certification rating,...
A clogged catalytic converter will cause the performance of the engine to suffer. It will run rough, could begin to misfire or lose power, and the gas mileage will suffer. A clogged catalytic converter can also cause engine damage, and...
You may have a dirty or failing idle air control valve. The idle air control valve reads the air intake as it is mixed with fuel prior to being injected into the engine at low speeds and at idle. Since...
Hi There, It sounds like you may have a voltage regulator issue that might not be allowing the alternator to charge the battery sufficiently. The voltage regulator could be allowing the alternator to supply too much or too little amperage...
Hello, thank you for writing in. If the vehicle is loosing power while it sits and is off, then a parasitic draw would stop it from starting. If you have excess draw while the vehicle is running, you will want...
Minivans Minivans may not be the sportiest, sleekest, or sexiest vehicles on the road, and people in the market for a vehicle to haul all of their kids, pets, and gear around may not be too preoccupied with how that...
Depending Depending on where you live in Arizona, the weather is either arid or there may be periods of heavy snow – such as in the mountain areas. The vehicles that have been popular in previous years for the area,...