Unanswered Questions
6,039 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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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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Audible clicking at high speeds - what could it be?
I just recently started hearing an audible clicking sound in my 2015 Ford Mustang Ecoboost.
I only hear it in 3rd and 4th gear and only when I'm at about 3.5k rpm and higher. (I originally just ...
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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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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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why have car grounding strips disappeared?
When I was a child, I remember most cars having a grounding strip, like the one in the picture below:
But nowadays, I don't see any car having them. What is the reason they have disappeared / become ...
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How to test if turbo is properly working in a 2006 Forester XT
I recently had my Forester engine serviced and afterwards it didn't feel like I was getting boost and was getting a whirring/spinning noise while throttling. I brought it back and they realized they ...
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Steering wheel/gas pedal vibrations after new tires and wheels
I'm familiar with SE but new to the Mechanics side of the site.
Anyway, I bought new wheels and tires for my 2005 Mazda 3 S hatch back in June. I upgraded the then-current "MB" brand 16" aftermarket ...
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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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Power steering works normally to one side, but hard to the other
My Ford Mondeo was leaking from the steering rack. So it was repaired by a steering specialist. After about 1,000 kms it steers smoothly to right but when turning towards the left it feels like there ...
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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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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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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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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?
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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 ...
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