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Yes. It's wearing out and on those Accords it costs an awful lot of money. You might look at real professionally rebuilt ones, those guys really do a good job on them. You can find them on the Internet. You...

Your vehicle use a two belt system as depicted in this diagram. If you desire, a mechanic dispatched by YourMechanic can re-install the belt and, as is required during any belt replacement, inspect all of the rolling elements driven by...

Your car is equipped with power windows in the front and rear (unless you drive a coupe, in which case you only have front windows anyway). The passenger side power window switch offers the ability to do three things: ...

You don’t have to use the auto functionality of your Intelligent Key to lock the doors. You can use the remote to do so. Here’s how: Make sure the car is in park. Make sure the ignition is off...

moon roofs are great – they let in light and air, and they make your car feel larger than it is. Your car’s moon roof offers simple operation, but there are a few things you need to know before you...

There are many things that can cause the fuel mileage to go down or be lower than what others are getting. The most important thing is to not use performance parts like filters or sensors. These only increase the power...

When you leaked out all the oil, the oil pressure was lost in the engine. This loss of pressure caused all the moving parts to be starved of oil and no longer lubricated. You most likely seized the engine bearings....

Hi there, thanks for writing in about your 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The noise you may be hearing is the blend door actuator clicking until the door gets into the position it needs to be in. When these actuators go bad...

Hi there, thanks for writing in. It's hard to give a specific answer with no specific details regarding your vehicle or your exact problem, though I can tell you that there are several possibilities of what could be wrong. It...

The CV axle has to be replaced first because removal and installation of an axle can alter wheel alignment. If you align the car first and replace the axle, you might have to align it again, or at the very...

Hi there - I think there are perhaps 2 problems here. the excess fuel, white smoke issue is not likely caused by a cam phaser problem. This seems more like a rich fuel mixture issue - leaking injector(s), or malfunctioning...

The vehicle information display is meant to provide you with both critical and convenience information. The low windshield washer fluid light means just that – the level of fluid in your reservoir has dropped below the minimum. Attempting to use...

It would probably be an old Shelby Cobra from the '60s. That would be a fun one to restore. There are not many of them left, original ones at least. That would be a fun car to have even though...

Hello. If the fluid was really low, then there is a leak that needs to be found and fixed. Most of the time on this car though when the steering is hard it is because the power steering pump has...

Sounds like you might be having an issue with your hub bearing. The hub bearing is a sealed bearing that the tire rotates on. These bearings wear out over time and usually make growling/scraping type noises. The noises are sometimes...

Depending on your trim level and how your car is equipped, it will have a number of cup holders in the interior. Here’s where you should look: In the center console: There are two potential styles of cup holders...

Hello. It is possible that the radiator needs to be replaced. Sometimes, flushing out the radiator will solve a problem like this, but when it doesn’t, replacing the radiator is necessary. It may also be possible that your car...

Hello there. When major sensors like the O2 sensors are replaced, and are followed by acceleration and performance issues, it is typically caused by poor electrical connections to the sensors or the ECU needing to be cleared of previous stored...

Hi Wendy. Thanks for contacting us tonight. After these repairs are completed, 80% of the time, this symptom is caused by the spark plug wires being connected to the wrong plugs, a vacuum line that is loose or an electrical...

Oil on the spark plugs can come from a failed seal, or it can come from a failed valve cover gasket. The spark plug well seals you are referring to can be changed. It is a slightly lengthy process to...

Hi there, thanks for writing in. I'd be happy to offer my insight. Judging by the mileage and age of the car, I would suspect the car has been sitting for a length of time. With that being said, I...

You should put the vehicle in park and check to make sure the fluid is full first. If it is full, then you may have a bad reverse control band or servo in the transmission, and it would need to...

A common cause of the type of noise you are describing is one or more failed wheel bearings. The exact wheel position can be determined using chassis ears (remote wireless microphones). Not to worry, as replacing wheel bearings on most...

Brake pads are replaced when the amount of friction material on the pad falls below a certain minimum depth, generally around 1 to 2 millimeter depth of pad material. You should first confirm that the pads are actually worn to...