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A battery drain is a term for a component in your vehicle that is staying on and draining battery power even after you have shut the car off and exited the vehicle. It could take a day for it to...
Hello. I am so sorry to hear that this has occurred, as it can be a very expensive repair. If the vehicle has not been ran since this occurred then the fuel tank needs to be removed and cleaned. If...
Hi there, thanks for writing in. First of all, removing a catalytic converter is illegal in all 50 states. They are federal emissions items, and there is a very stiff fine for removing or tampering with them on a vehicle...
Hello - I agree with you that this is likely a fuel supply issue (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-often-should-the-fuel-system-be-inspected). There are several possibilities as the source of the problem fuel pump or fuel pump relay (runs, but gets hot and fails), fuel filter clogged,...
There are a number of issues that may cause an ignition system to not produce spark. A bad crankshaft position (CKP) sensor (on engines that do not have a distributor), or broken, loose or corroded wires from the sensor to...
Hi there. Depends on what type of smoke was coming from the engine and where it was coming from. If the smoke was coming from the exhaust pipe, then either fuel or oil has entered into the exhaust system through...
Hi there - a timing chain "kit" for this engine includes multiple timing chains (3), multiple timing chain guides (2), 3 timing chain tensioners (1 primary, and one for each cylinder head chain), idler gears, and a handful of seals...
ETC pertains to the electronic throttle control system. It is possible that a fault exists in the ETC system and so the first thing to do is check for stored diagnostic trouble codes. Be sure you have a fully charged...
P0116 P0116 code definition Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor circuit range performance problem What the P0116 code means P0116 is the OBD-II generic code that indicates the engine control module (ECM) ECT monitor has read that the ECT sensor range...
P2553 P2553 code definition The P2553 OBD-II fault code means the Engine Control Module (ECM) has detected an issue with the the throttle or fuel inhibitor circuit, causing a voltage reading more than 10 percent outside of accepted parameters to...