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| Transmission Fluid Replace for 2012 RAV4 | 20Relevance | 3 years ago | jake5758 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... to change it, and it says to take off the bottom pan to replace the filter and fluid and to clean the bottom of the pan. I am still young not wanting to drop a lot of cash on a jack and jack stands. Because of all this, I was wondering if I could use a vacuum pump to pump out as much fluid as possible from the transmission dipstick hole. Then I would replace it with OEM Toyota WS fluid. Is changing the filter and cleaning the bottom of the pan something that is important for long life? I am guessing I would need to change the filter ... | |||||
| Answer to: Loud "Knock" Sound When Put Into Reverse | 20Relevance | 3 years ago | scottykilmer | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Jared is at CV joint they can wear internally. You see that grease coming out. All you have to do is jack it up in the air put on jack stands and then if you can replicate the sound have somebody put it in reverse and neutral reverse and neutral and you can put your hands there. You can feel if that's what's clunking | |||||
| Self Oil Change Bandwagon | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Billsie | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty, I want to get on the bandwagon of changing my oil myself. 1) To jack up the vehicle, do you have a preference on using a floor jack and stands over ramps? If so, what is the reason. I have not seen a video of you using ramps. 2) How do I determine the crush washer size (i.e. 12M) and type (aluminum vs. copper?)? I have a 2011 Nissan Titan with 119K miles. Thanks Bill | |||||
| Answer to: Trolley Jacks recommendations | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I personally have this one from Harbor Freight. Here is a good vid that compares a few: | |||||
| Answer to: Should I trust taking my car to a mechanic for an oil change? | 20Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ramps are easier a few bucks. Part stores usually have books or computers to look up the right one for your vehicle. Grab an oil filter wrench while you're at it in case the last person overtightened it. what for? Did you lose yours? Or do you mean a wrench for it? A wrench will cost you about $6 at most hardware stores. your owner's manual tells you what kind of oil you need. Just get the cheapest stuff that meets the specification. Changing oil is easy. Overall you're going to spend around $30 which is much less than taking it somewhere, and once you get good at it, it will only take you 15-20 mins at the comfort of your home, so it's even less hassle than going somewhere. It also gets your eyeballs on your car so you get more familiar with it , and can see out of place things. It would be ideal to have someone experienced there with you to instruct, but youtube will do. So can you, with the dipstick. Is the level going down? Drips on the driveway? No...then you're probably fine. Oil goes downhill so you'll see it when you're down there. Just be careful when you put the drain plug back in not to cross-thread it. And you don't need to crank it down wicked tight. | |||||
| Should I trust taking my car to a mechanic for an oil change? | 20Relevance | 3 years ago | MadeInJapanDude | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I’m conflicted. I’d have to buy the right jack and jack stands, oil filter, oil drain plug & the oil itself, but I’ve watched quite a few oil change tutorials on YouTube to know how to change my own oil. But at the same time, I’m still relatively new to changing my own car fluids. And I feel like an experienced mechanic could spot things like an oil leak if I bring my Toyota Sienna to them. Should I trust having a mechanic change my oil, or should I do it myself? I bought (about a week ago) my 2010 Toyota Sienna used with 204,000 miles, and it would ... | |||||
| Celica still rides rough after replacing struts | 20Relevance | 3 years ago | TeddytheTorkie | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... The car rides stiffer which was expected, its not bouncy anymore. The original rear shocks were completely shot. But after driving it for a day the ride just got worse. Its bad going over rough pavement and bumps. When I drive over rough pavement, it almost sounds likes I’m driving on gravel from inside the cabin. What puzzles me is that if I jack the car up and put it on 4 jack stands and then put it back down the car rides like it has a new suspension and the road noise is much more quiet. But after about 15 to 20 miles it starts getting worse and you sta ... | |||||
| Trolley Jacks recommendations | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | jxyooj71 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I've seen a lot of info on here for Floor jacks, but any info on trolley jacks? I don't have my own garage and maybe I'm considering just having some simple tools for smaller repairs. Scotty has a heavy duty jack in his Amazon store and two Big Red jack stands but no trolley jacks. | |||||
| Answer to: Should I buy metal or plastic car ramps | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Doc | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I would never use ramps anyway. I use a jack and sturdy metal jack stands. | |||||
| Jacking up 2011 GMC ACADIA | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | RTGeiger | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello Mr. Kilmer I own a 2011 GMC Acadia and I am not sure where to jack it it up and place the jack stands. I have looked all over the internet and in the owners manual, and no luck! Any help is greatly appreciated! -Thank you -Robert Geiger | |||||
| Answer to: Tire swap tools for Honda Civic 2020 | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Glen_stet | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| If you're going to do car stuff and want to do things the easy and safe way, get a floor jack (like Scotty uses) a basic socket set and a torque wrench (so you don't over or under-tighten the lugs).. I'd also get a couple jack stands for doing other stuff and a 12 volt air compressor and digital tire qauge. | |||||
| Answer to: Thoughts on plastic car ramps for DIY repair? | 20Relevance | 5 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a set of steel ramps that work fine on most of my vehicles but are too steep for those that have air dams that sit low in the front. I've been thinking of looking for some plastic ramps that have a shallower angle. (Currently I use a low-profile jack and jack stands.) I've looked at the Rhino ramps but they may be too steep, and most of the low profile ramps I've found are expensive and look like they only raise the vehicle up a few inches. "Cons... Ramp angle isn't suitable for low profile vehicles" | |||||
| Answer to: Thoughts on plastic car ramps for DIY repair? | 20Relevance | 5 years ago | OLD GUYS RULE | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I use 6000 lb. Rhino Ramps for an F-150 pick up with no problem at all. They're much quicker and easier than using a jack, but I still place jack stands and use a wheel chock. Redundant protection is your friend. | |||||
| Answer to: 2002 Nissan Frontier XE 2.4L 5-Speed Manual 180,000 miles | 20Relevance | 5 years ago | scottykilmer | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I would say try to get a new master cylinder and a new slave cylinder bleed the air out and pray that fixes it. If not you're going to have to pull the transmission and put a new clutch in which is doable watch my video on how to replace the transmission clutch and you can do it if you got jack stands in a jack a lot of time | |||||
| EVAP vent valve is stuck closed on Honda CR-V | 20Relevance | 5 years ago | JohnnyRemlik | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... the vent valve; check the fuel tank pressure sensor; clean/replace the carbon canister; check the hoses are not clogged. In order to fix temporary, you could: erase the code with any OBD2 reader; drive 50 miles (we were told so but why exactly 50 miles?); go to the emissions test station; pray to pass the test. The problem is that we do not have a jack and jack stands to lift the car and check the EVAP components. Can you give any ideas/directions as to what we could do in order to fix the problem (at least temporary)? | |||||