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Can I use spray paint to touch up my car?
I have several really small nicks and major scuffs on my car; the nicks from driving on the highway (flying debris hitting chassis) and the scuffs from two fender benders. The nicks have started to rust and the scuffs are just annoying, so I'd like…
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Do fast cars need to occasionally be driven fast?
In the broad spectrum of cars, there's higher end models with sport-focused engines. Examples would be an BMW M3, and even more so Ferraris and Koenigseggs etc. Apparently they're more fussy, in that new cars need a careful run in, special oil,…
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Front wheels not engaging when in 4wd
2010 Silverado 1500; 4wd; 525,000km; Ontario, Canada
4-low and 4-high appear on the surface to act normally when selected, but the front wheels do not engage.
Details:
4-low:
Put transmission into neutral.
Use the 4wd knob to select 4-low. The…
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What can happen if a damaged CV boot isn't repaired, allowed to operate until failure?
Seems to me that probably nothing good could come from it, but some people on forums, and one guy on a YouTube video (for a Subaru) in particular, claims he "does it all the time", (continues to operate the vehicle when the CV boot/ axle is leaking…
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Used car dealership refused to let me use my OBDII on their car, is this a red flag?
I'm looking to buy my first car and I went to a second hand car dealership to test drive one of their cars. I've got an OBDII fault code reader but when I wanted to plug it in the man said that in the past other people had plugged those things into…
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Why a relay frequently clicks when a battery is low?
Shouldn't the starter relay be closed while a car is starting? Why does it open/close frequently when key is turned, making a repeated clicking sound?
Does the relay behave this way only in the low battery case or it clicks always while a car is…
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1997 Subaru Legacy - Hood won't open
I went to check out the engine on my 97 Subaru Legacy and the hood latch is stuck. Now this one of those cars that has a double latch, I don't know if it's like that on all Subarus or not, but once I pull the little lever in the car that releases…
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What is causing my oil pan to fill with a mysterious fluid?
I have a 1967 Ford Mustang with a 289 small block V8. It had been sitting in the garage for a while (years, actually), so I did a fluid refresh, changed the fuel, changed the oil, and changed the coolant. After fixing an air pocket in the fuel…
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What happens when I shift gears without pressing the clutch in a manual transmission while the car is running?
Is it OK to change gear without pressing down the clutch when the car is running ?
Does it damage or wear anything?
Just wanted to know what actually happen to the car.
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Wax Coating For Bolts To Prevent Rust
After having replaced components such as tie rod ends etc the bolts and nut areas already have signs of rust starting on them, rusting further down the line. At times when these need to be undone to work/get to other components it is always a bit of…
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Does it make the most sense to replace an old car's entire exhaust system all at once?
Back story:
The Check Engine light came on in my 2005 Chevrolet Malibu LS Sedan (V6 3.5L). I took the car to a mechanic #1 (M1), an independent shop. They replaced the EGR valve.
A day later, the Check Engine light came on again. I took it back to…
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What to do with damaged alignment dowels in block?
Just took the second head off the 98 Subaru Outback I'm working on and I found one of the alignment dowels was badly crimped over the gasket for about 1/3 of its circumference. I have no idea how it got that way, but unless I do something about it,…
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changing a tire on a slope
So one of the tires on my car had a blowout on a road with a slight slope. I tried lifting the car up with a hydraulic jack but after the car got to a certain height the jack fell forward and the car lurched forward. I tried it twice and the same…
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Scraping sound in new small engine
I normally only work with really old engines often abandoned for a long time and in that case typically hearing crunchy or scraping noises when moving the piston is undoubtedly a bad sign and warrant at least taking off the head and inspecting the…
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What options do I have if I've stripped the threads for my Helicoil repair?
A while back I had repaired a stripped thread on my aluminium timing chain cover with a M6x1.0 Helicoil. This involved:
drilling out the damaged thread
tapping a slightly larger M8x1.0 internal thread
screwing in the M6x1.0 Helicoil
Lately I…
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