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It might be bulbs are burned out. Check them. It could be the flasher unit itself is worn out. Try this; put on the emergency flasher and look around for a bulb that doesn't flash. If they all do, replace the turn signal flasher unit. It's a can with wires plugged into it a couple of inches long...

If there are enough threads to hold a bolt in place, get a replacement and cut it with a Dremel and carbide wheel short enough to fit, then put that in with some blue loctite.

Those codes are useful to the mechanic who will do the work fixing the car. Bad solenoids and relays cannot be argued with like children to make them ammend their ways. You replace them. Are you going to do it or are you taking the car to a mechanic?

How old is the battery? If you don't know, maybe you should have it checked. Also make sure the alternator is up to snuff.

Check the tranny fluid hot and you'll see the correct level. It expands when hot. Too much puts seals at risk. When they blow, you replace them.

You shouldn't wait 6 years to get a tune up. Have the car tuned up, or at least put in new spark plugs. You can have it OBD2 checked to see if there are any trouble codes telling of bad parts or conditions.

Maybe your clutch is slipping, if it's a manual. Maybe your cambelt slipped a few teeth and your valve timing is very late so the top end accelleration is decreased. It could need new spark plugs. It could have a very dirty air filter. You have time to check half those things today before dark.

Maybe your clutch is slipping, if it's a manual. Maybe your cambelt slipped a few teeth and your valve timing is very late so the top end accelleration is decreased. It could need new spark plugs. It could have a very dirty air filter. You have time to check half those things today before dark.

First, get your hands on a repair manual. Don't remove anything you don't need to. The seals are like o-rings and press into the covers. Put RTV on the cam seals. Be sure and clean the groove where the cover seal inserts and get rid of any dirt and oil, or it will leak. The cover bolt torque is...

The brake light switch on the brake pedal is stuck or out of adjustment. Cleaning it with WD40 might free it up. Remove any grit and hair that's caught on it.

I just don't know, man. I just don't know.

Stick shift? Burned clutch, slipping and about to leave you stranded. Man, do they stink! Burned cheeze.

There could be a number of problems, but the cam belt is about due for a change. It could have jumped timing. a mechanic can determine this. That's one thing you never know about a used engine, unless the seller can tell you about the history.

If there's a "Pull your part", "Upull" or "pick-n-pull" kind of salvage yard near you, shop there. That way you can find what you need and learn disassembly by removing the part yourself. If you fail at the yard, then you know to not try the job on your own car at home. If you succed there, you...

Shoot some graphite in the locks and work them to free the sticking. Don't use oil. That attracts grime and the locks will become even stickier.

Shoot some graphite in the locks and work them to free the sticking. Don't use oil. That attracts grime and the locks will become even stickier.

Shoot some graphite in the locks and work them to free the sticking. Don't use oil. That attracts grime and the locks will become even stickier.

Back in the 1950's the jingle said, " Dollar for dollar, you can't beat a Pontiac". So keep adding the dollars to keep the Pontiac going. They were more performance engineered than the Chevys of the day, but that always came at a price of higher fuel consumption. Still, if you drive...

Look in Chiltons to see how to remove the bumper.

If a shock is soft and/or leaking, replace it. If it is not leaking and damps rebound the way it should, leave it alone. Your mechanic is a wallet vampire. I do not believe what he is saying. Get your hands on a Chiltons Auto Repair manual and see if what he told you is true or not. It may be if...