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The power steering fluid is at the normal level, but I'm not sure if the fluid is good or not. What would I be looking for if the fluid was burnt or abnormal? -Justin

Hey guys, A recent problem I've been dealing with is that after driving the car around a little while (maybe 6-7 miles or so), the suspension makes loud squeaks/squeals when turning or stopping. I also noticed that when I turn the vent on, it smells like power steering fluid. The mechanic...

That's kinda what I was figuring...but the odd part is that my gas mileage is still pretty good. I was under the impression that a bad o2 sensor would deteriorate my mileage pretty badly - especially one that would be causing problems of this sort. I'm not sure if that's sound logic though...

Hey guys, About a month ago my check engine light came on and stayed on. Went to AutoZone and they pulled the code and said that the left bank was running lean. They suggested some premium gas and some fuel injector cleaner, which didn't solve the problem. They then suggested the o2...

Doing city driving lately has gotten me between 19-23mpg. A few months ago, coming down to TX from PA, doing 70, no AC, and no stopping got me 37 mpg, though. Generally, 29-31 all highway (and a little faster) makes me happy, tho. It seems as though my car is not happy in the hot and humid...

Ah, I came here to ask a very similar question. I go to shift and it seems to hiccup once or twice right away, but that's about it for me. It feels almost like the clutch is slipping, but its only 5k miles old. I was thinking fuel filter or spark plugs or something like that. Anyone have any...

The check engine light came on the other day and I took it in to AutoZone to pull codes. It came up with 340 - Camshaft position sensor. So, today I replaced just the sensor, but the light is still on. Do I need to have them manually clear the codes (I had the battery off while I did the work...

So I started my car today after not driving it for about a week. It's about 30 degrees out. I start it, let it idle down, and drive away. About 30 seconds later I'm sitting at a light and feel a real strong miss..almost like it's about to stall. Even as I drive it, it sounds horrible (like a...

The old dishtowel trick worked really well. Took maybe 30 seconds a door. The rest of the door didn't go as easy (snapped some of the plastic things that hold the interior to the door, so hopefully once the glue sets that will all be ok tho. Thanks again. -Dubbs

Ok, I've been trying to get a screwdriver in between, pliers...nothing is getting the window crank off so i can get into the door to put the new speakers in. I'm beginning to think the autozone guy had no clue what to do but just told me thats what to do so he didn't have to look up the tool...

Oh crap, I hear a squeal until I push the clutch in, so I guess I'm in the same boat...but I've heard that sound for at least 10k miles, so are there any other warning signs to imminent clutch problems? -Justin

Lately my car has had a really loud whine coming from under the hood, so when it was in for inspection I asked the dealership about it. They said it was the tensioner bearings. They wanted $190 to fix it. Autozone has the part for $16. How hard would it be to replace this myself? Thanx...

Hey, the other day I drove into work and all my coworkers were telling me how loud my car sounded. I don't really notice it from the inside unless I listen closely for it, but outside (or with the windows down in a parking deck) it has a whining sound. I can't really pinpoint where its coming...

Yeah, mine did the same thing. It was a head gasket, but the thermostat was replaced at the same time, so I'm not sure if the thermostat caused the head gasket or if the shop I took it to didn't know what they were doing (highly likely). -Dubbs

When I had my 91, I didn't really think it was worth it to replace the 3 1/2" speaker in the dash. I'm not sure about the older ones, but the 91's had openings in the doors for 6 1/2" speakers, so I just spliced some wire in at the dash and ran it through the door and put the bigger ones in. I...

Ok, The dealership says my head gasket is blown on the #4 cylinder. I have a used car warranty that they said will cover repairs. What should I make sure gets replaced and fixed? My dad said to ask about shaving the heads and making sure that the O2 sensors get replaced. Any words of advice...

I just got a call from the dealership I took it to. They replaced the thermostat, but the #4 cylinder is misfiring AND it's losing coolant - blown head gasket :notnice: ....Thank God I got a warranty with this car :D -Dubbs

I opened the radiator and it sprayed out, so it's full. I also got the hood to close. The more I think about it the more it seems like a thermostat, but I don't have any tools or place to do something with fluids around so I just dropped it off at the dealership. I should find out what the...

I was checking out http://www.alldata.com/TSB/19/95191711.html and saw that there is a hood seperation recall. Does anyone know what this is about? It doesn't have anything to do with my 2nd hood latch not working does it? Any ideas on what would be messing up my latch or how to fix it? -Dubbs

I too, was originally thinking it was a bad sensor, but if that would be the case, then my heat/defroster would not be affected right? I can go pull codes the computer spits out, but I don't have a guide for this one yet that tells me what any of the numbers mean. Oh, and I just went out to...