Unanswered Questions
4,799 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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2002 Citroen Saxo - Clicking / tapping noise from inlet manifold
I have a clicking / tapping noise coming from the inlet manifold on my 2002 Citroen Saxo VTR (1.6 8v)
I have manually adjusted the valve clearances (see this video to hear what the engine sounded ...
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Knocking valve sound after gasket replacement
I changed the intake gaskets top and bottom along with valve cover gaskets on my Ford F-150. After I finished it was hard getting started but I finally got it started and now it sounds like the valves ...
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VW Jetta GLI making intermittent grinding noise on launch
I just saw a 2007 GLI with 120,000 kms that I was interested in purchasing today. There were 3 issues that I need help with:
Upon launching the car (gas pedal floored) I could hear some kind of ...
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2003 Buick Century Right Turn Signal Stuck when dark out, car dies when left gets used
I have a 2003 Buick Century and whenever it is dark out my car turns my lights on automatically upon turning the car on, the right blinker stays solid. This has been going on for a while but now when ...
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Th400 Transmission help
I pulled my Th400 out of my K20 Chevy and I'm in the middle of rebuilding it. I was reassembling it and when I went to put the completed gear train assembly in it, the centre support assembly gets ...
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2003 honda accord battery light
Battery light keeps coming on and off and power steering feels like it is going out. New battery a year ago, new alternator a year ago. Replaced the accessory belt a week ago as well as the accessory ...
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Audi A6 C6 on board computer is off
I'm not sure if it's something wrong with on-board computer or I just don't know how to turn it on. When the car is started the display is completely off. and only turns on sometimes when some kind of ...
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1993 Merc 300SE always stalling soon after startup, fuel pressure tests > 50psi
From the moment car starts to the moment engine stalls, which is about 40 - 60 seconds, fuel pressure is always above 50 psi.
Can I safely conclude stalling is not caused by fuel system problems?
I ...
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Idle drop in 1991 Buick Park Avenue
I have a 91 Buick park Ave that is experiencing these symptoms.
When starting from a cold start the engine will turn over, reach around 1000 rpm, then die.
When applying gas and turning the key the ...
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What causes an engine idle to increase briefly?
I have an 82 Honda 450 Nighthawk motorcycle that I'm rebuilding and I need to tune/balance the carbs. I have them bench-balanced and reset the idle screw on both. Now it runs a lot better, but every ...
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Does repeated turning on/off Xenon HID headlights harm them?
I've got Xenon headlights and my car has a feature which automatically turns the headlights on at night. Currently I'm hesitant to use the auto-on feature because the headlights turn on when I start ...
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Seat Ibiza Electronic power control
I lease a Seat Ibiza 1.4 16V Stella and have an interesting problem.
After 6 months the EPS light will show up occasionally. It's been back to the garage a few times for the issue where they reset ...
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Repairing broken power steering pump mounts
I replaced the power steering pump in my Mercedes and after Two days the mounts which are attached to what looks like the engine broke off. Not the mounts on the pump. What is the best way to fix ...
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On Board Diagnostics-II for Electric Vehicles
I'm learning about OBDII, and I'm wondering whether it is valid on EV's too.
According to Wikipedia's PIDs article, the Service 01 PID 51 (or Fuel Type) has a value 8 that means that the fuel type ...
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'07 Escalade - AC issues
2007 Escalade AWD.
Yesterday, I noticed that the air conditioning keeps turning on and off.
To clarify: the control unit does not indicate that it's turning off. I still have the fancy snowflake ...
