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| Answer to: blue smoke on start up | 30Relevance | 5 years ago | jack62 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Since you've already changed the PCV valve, it sounds like you're describing a small valve stem seal leak. blue smoke on startup. Pretty easy to distinguish it from leaking piston rings. With leaking piston rings, if you mash down on the gas pedal, blue smoke will pour from the exhaust pipe. With leaking valve seals, it won't. Also, with rings, not only will oil get into the combustion chamber, gas will get into the crankcase oil so your oil will smell like gas. To remedy that blue smoke on startup, aside from actually replacing the valve stem seals, you can try adding AT-205 Re-Seal to your engine oil. Scotty did a video on this stuff, using it to fix a leaky transmission seal. It worked. Other people have posted youtubes on using this stuff to remedy leaky valve stem seals (and other engine seals). I just watched one where this guy's little Suzuki jeep was belching blue smoke on startup. He added the stuff, put about 20 hours of driving time on the jeep, and it stopped the jeep from smoking on startup. So maybe watch Scotty's video and some other youtubes. You may want to give it a try. It certainly won't hurt anything. | |||||
| Answer to: Amazon electric book for reading from Scan tools | 27Relevance | 4 years ago | omarm | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello everyone, Scotty made a video where he talked about a book for everyone to read and learn electrical diagnostics in cars. Anyone know what that video is or what the book is? It was a recent video I believe | |||||
| Answer to: Amazon electric book for reading from Scan tools | 27Relevance | 4 years ago | MrBob | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| If you want to learn basic electronics here is the bible: It is an excellent reference book. You can buy them used on Ebay. The ARRL come out with a new addition every year but the old ones are just as good they just don't have the latest stuff. I like the book because it shows practical construction and repair practices like what a good solder joint looks like , how to properly attach connectors and how to use a multi-meter without blowing stuff up. It is geared toward ham radio operators but it has all the basics of electronics written in layman's terms. As far as scan tools are concerned if you want a all encompassing scan tool you are going to spend thousands of dollars. There are simple tools that do 90% of whats needed for a couple of hundred bucks. Scotti has a bunch of videos on ones he has critiqued. | |||||
| Answer to: Book suggestions for espiring mechanic. | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | jack62 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I became interested in auto repair when I was around Waylon's age. I became interested in car electrical systems. Of course that was around 1972 and the electrical systems were pretty simple. But through the years I've kept up on the changes. How an engine works is pretty simple. Air/fuel, Spark, Compression. But today's vehicles use dozens of sensors, control modules, and some networks on which the computer modules communicate with each other. If I were young and just starting out today, I'd want to learn about those . Good mechanics are diagnosticians. They don't just see a code and replace the part the code is referencing. Most mechanics today can't even use a scope. So I'll preface this by saying I have no affiliation. I don't belong to his premium channel and I didn't buy his book. I've already learned that stuff. But I like his teaching material. (he has a free youtube channel. ) You can get an idea of what he does watching the free videos. Paul Danner is a teacher at Rosedale Technical College. He teaches electronics and electrical systems on cars. He has a premium channel for something like $11/month and a textbook that goes along with it. (the printed book is pricey, around $100, The ebook is around 1/2 of that) The premium subscription is recordings of his technical college classroom lessons with his students. He teaches, they ask questions, and Waylon would be sitting in on an automotive technical college classroom for $11/month. That's a cheap education. Maybe look into that if the free videos appeal to Waylon. | |||||
| Answer to: Can I charge my battery while it's still hooked up | 27Relevance | 4 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Absolutely. In fact it's better if you do charge it that way, so the computer doesn't reset, and you don't lose your radio stations and stuff. Just be careful to hook up + to + , and - to - , and you'll be just fine. Read the charger manual thoroughly. Usually, you must hook up the battery first, THEN plug the charger into the power outlet. | |||||
| Answer to: Douglas tires at WalMart? | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I use kelly-Springfield tires when I want a budget tire. If they're made in the same plant as Douglas tires, I wouldn't question them at all. I have a set of kelly Edge All-Terrain tires on my Ford Ranger and they're great tires for $500, Made in USA. Generally, anything in the "Budget" category Made in USA will be of much better quality than anything that's Hencho en China under the "Budget" category. | |||||
| Answer to: P0171 code | 25Relevance | 10 months ago | Bingray | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I've driven on that code before. Driving on it just depends on how serious the reason for you having it is. How's the car been acting lately? Here's the kelly blue book on it: You can spray the MAF sensor with MAF spray, and get it checked out to see if you need a new fuel pump, fuel filter, etc down the line. It's worth checking out if you're going on that big of a trip | |||||
| Answer to: Should I buy a 19-year-old Chrysler Crossfire? | 25Relevance | 1 year ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| $13,000 for a nearly 2-decades-old Chrysler product is insane, and smacks of why dealers have earned the nickname "stealerships". The mileage is highly suspicious and would need to be verified. Even if true age still takes its toll, and cars don't like to sit unused for long periods of time which would be the case here with less than 1,000 per year on the clock. kelly blue book (whose prices tend to be inflated) peg the fair dealer price on that car to be about $9700, and that's if the mileage is true. If you want a fun roadster a Miata would be a better choice. (Heck even an old MG or Triumph would probably be a better choice.) | |||||
| Tire noise at specific speeds? | 27Relevance | 3 years ago | UptonOGoode | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey Scotty, own a 2012 Sonata. Used to have all 4 of the same tires (Kelly A/S) but got a flat and had 2 of the kelly A/S moved to the back and 2 new GT Radial Champiro A/S placed on the front. Mainly do highway driving and when I get to about 60 mph the right front tire starts making a lot of road noise but starts to dampen as I reach my top speed of 65 mph. Have taken off and reinstalled both front tires myself and also made sure each tire is the correct pressure but the problem still persists. Haven't noticed any change in my excellent fuel economy (abo ... | |||||
| Answer to: What is a fair price to pay for these cars ? | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Best thing to do is to look for comps in your area. Look how much dealers are selling used ones. Look how much used car lots are selling them. And look for how much private sales are going for. Also look at kelly blue book for the range. This will give you a guesstimate. And remember, most of the prices you see will be the asking price. The actual transaction price could be lower if you know how to wheel and deal. Or it could be higher, if the seller wheel and deals you. | |||||
| Answer to: Should I have my son's engine replaced? | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Is that for a used engine? Labor alone costs $$$$, let alone the cost of a rebuilt engine. kelly blue book pegs the value of that car at about $5500, so probably not worth it. You could easily spend all that money on the engine and then have the transmission crater on you. | |||||
| Answer to: Looking for decent $3K car | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | FrozenDonut13 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Trying to find a decent used car in that price range will be quite hard. You would want to get some form of inspection done on the car before purchasing, maybe a 2009 Ford Taurus sedan? (Obviously a lower trim) They are safe, cheap, and are spacious. Car complaints and kelly blue book seem to have overall good records on the car too. You shouldn't take my advice too seriously as I'm not really an expert at all, but I've seen tons for sale around your price range. | |||||
| Answer to: Needed repairs are near value of the car | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | Novo DuPont | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Yes, fixing it would be the best way, remember the used car market is all crazy right now. What kelly blue book and other valuation groups tell you what it is worth and what it is selling on the open market have been way off last couple of years, also Toyota and Honda sell for a high premium in the used car market because of high reliability. plus, you will already know what is fixed and be able save money for future fixes that you know will be needed from wear and tear. | |||||
| Needed repairs are near value of the car | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | neileresnick | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... filled once or twice, started was replaced once, changed air filters. kelly blue book says its value is about 5-6k as it is at 100k miles. Everything on the car is standard. It have some leaks that need fixing: valve cover and power steering. It’s time for breaks, spark plugs and a couple other maintenance items for a car this age. It also needs tires and an alignment. I have been told several times Rt front lower control arm bushing completely broken, left side cracked and about to break completely. Recommend 2 lower control arm Assy needs to be done. All ... | |||||
| Answer to: Should I repair a 2003 Hyundai Elantra GT | 25Relevance | 4 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| kelly blue book (which tends to inflate used car prices) shows that car to be worth about $3000 in good condition - not needing any repairs. You're pretty much looking at repairs at least equal to and possibly in excess of the car's value, and then who knows what else will go wrong with it. | |||||