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So your tank holds maybe 16 gallons (or how ever many Litres), and you empty the tank in about 1 or 2 miles? Impossible to burn that much, so you must have a big gas leak that should be dripping fuel profusely onto the ground. You should smell gasoline vapors all around the car when it's...

Batteries only last 4 or 5 years on average. Bite the bullet and get a new one and save yourself some agony!! Have the alternator charging voltage checked to be good at the same time for free!

Since it's very rare, try turning the engine off and restarting. If it goes back to normal, keep driving since it won't happen again for many months. When the problem gets bad enough so the repair garage can witness it, they will have a better chance of diagnosing the problem. Of course you can...

Run the engine until hot, constantly filling the open radiator and reservoir fill ports as necessary to prevent engine overheating. Then watch where any coolant leaks can be found. The radiator and reservoir caps can be removed when you have the engine running and are looking for any signs of a...

Your car's computer would control the solenoid. So I would see what the Chiltons and Motors auto repair manuals at your local public library (or a GM shop manual at http://www.helminc.com ) has information on about the computer and how it controls the solenoid that you hear clicking. You also...

The sensor heater element is electric and is used to heat the sensor as quickly as possible when you cold start the engine. But then the sensor element itself takes over to talk to your computer once the engine is hot. So you don't need the O2 sensor heater element except when the engine's cold...

I would increase the engine idle speed for now to solve the problem. You simply turn the idle screw adjustment on the carburetor clockwise about 1 turn to see if that keeps the engine from stalling.

Safety first!! Learn to quickly shift the transmission to neutral if you have "unattended acceleration". Practice doing that while your driving. It won't hurt the transmission and it will prepare you for an emergency. Since Toyota is fixing similar problems, try the dealer, but since your car is...

Safety first!! Learn to quickly shift the transmission to neutral if you have "unattended acceleration". Practice doing that while your driving. It won't hurt the transmission and it will prepare you for an emergency. Since Toyota is fixing similar problems, try the dealer, but since your car is...

Safety first!! Learn to quickly shift the transmission to neutral if you have "unattended acceleration". Practice doing that while your driving. It won't hurt the transmission and it will prepare you for an emergency. Since Toyota is fixing similar problems, try the dealer, but since your car is...

It might be best to buy another car now. Even though you've taken good care of the engine, you have to guess whether it will need a timing belt or new head gasket etc, both expensive repairs. The problem in my opinion is that the only good automatic transmission worth the money is a new...

You need to have a shop hook up an oil pressure gauge to your engine to make sure the oil pressure is normal since the gauge may be wrong. But your owner's manual tells you not to drive the vehicle until your sure the oil pressure is ok.

You need a good diagram of the ignition related components and a description of how they work together from a cold crank through to starting and running. The computer monitors the crank and start sensors and allows the proper signal triggers to the ignition module. A technician would use an...

You need a good diagram of the ignition related components and a description of how they work together from a cold crank through to starting and running. The computer monitors the crank and start sensors and allows the proper signal triggers to the ignition module. A technician would use an...

You need a good diagram of the ignition related components and a description of how they work together from a cold crank through to starting and running. The computer monitors the crank and start sensors and allows the proper signal triggers to the ignition module. A technician would use an...