# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=1158 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1159 --- ## [Nissan Xterra - My tires are NOT round](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-xterra-my-tires-are-not-round/88788)
**Author:** [@RozMichele](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RozMichele)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-xterra-my-tires-are-not-round/88788 "2015-01-23T20:01:19Z")
I bought a beautiful 2003 Nissan Xterra last October. Part of the deal was that I would get a new set of tires with my purchase. I test drove the car, thought about it day and night and finally purchased it. When I pi… --- ## [Replacing a Side View Mirror to Look Like New](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-a-side-view-mirror-to-look-like-new/88786)
**Author:** [@JR\_in\_NYC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JR_in_NYC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-a-side-view-mirror-to-look-like-new/88786 "2015-01-23T17:43:01Z")
I have a 2006 Toyota Camry. A friend borrowed it and accidentally knocked off the passenger side mirror. The replacement process seems relatively straightforward but I am concerned about it looking like a cheap replaceme… --- ## [Weird Message from Computer at startup](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-message-from-computer-at-startup/88792)
**Author:** [@wonderingsamk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wonderingsamk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 7:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-message-from-computer-at-startup/88792 "2015-01-23T07:53:10Z")
Hello, I have a 1992 Buick Olds88 Regency. I just went out to start up my car, and it would not turn over and this message came up,"please clean your key and try again in a few minutes." It is cold outside, but its be… --- ## [Had a Side Job Done at the Dealer!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/had-a-side-job-done-at-the-dealer/88691)
**Author:** [@Demo\_Beta](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Demo_Beta)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 7:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/had-a-side-job-done-at-the-dealer/88691 "2015-01-23T07:18:51Z")
So I found a GM tech on Craigslist doing side jobs. After some e-mails and setting things up he said "just pull around to the back of the dealership and give me a text." So I did, he came out, took my car in through th… --- ## [2003 Ford Focus Weird Hesitation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-focus-weird-hesitation/88769)
**Author:** [@lorchbob](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lorchbob)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 6:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-focus-weird-hesitation/88769 "2015-01-23T06:15:11Z")
I have a really weird issue with my 2003 Ford Focus. Manual transmission, just over 50,000 miles. I've been noticing a stumble or hesitation (like the engine is cutting out) at steady speed, but ONLY when it is snowy out… --- ## [Car keeps stalling](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-keeps-stalling/88771)
**Author:** [@brdave](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brdave)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 6:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-keeps-stalling/88771 "2015-01-23T06:13:56Z")
I have a 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 6 cyl.The car starts up and runs with no problem. However every two to three weeks while I'm driving the motor will just die on me. It doesn't matter where I am or the speed I'm … --- ## [Cleaning car exterior (tar?)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-car-exterior-tar/88770)
**Author:** [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-car-exterior-tar/88770 "2015-01-23T04:00:18Z")
New Toyota. Stains down low on side of painted area, some but not all look like tar. They don't wash off, and GooGone didn't take them off. On my 57 Olds I would have use gasoline to clean the paint. Is that safe for cl… --- ## [The Magic Disappearing Oil](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-magic-disappearing-oil/87997)
**Author:** [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-magic-disappearing-oil/87997 "2015-01-22T23:39:05Z")
You folks should know me by now, so I hope you will help solve my dilemma. I have a 2001 Chevy Prizm - a Toyota Corolla clone. It has about 50K miles and uses oil at the rate of about 1 quart every couple hundred mile… --- ## [2008 Ford Escape - Engine Cylinder problem!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-engine-cylinder-problem/88781)
**Author:** [@DollyGr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DollyGr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-escape-engine-cylinder-problem/88781 "2015-01-22T23:30:58Z")
My mechanic just told me I have one of my six cylinders that has a compression rate of only 25. I am weeping as I continue to pay my car loan :frowning: Can someone tell me if this can be repaired vs. putting in a replac… --- ## [Unauthorized repairs made to my vehicle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unauthorized-repairs-made-to-my-vehicle/88756)
**Author:** [@joyfuljennyof4](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joyfuljennyof4)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unauthorized-repairs-made-to-my-vehicle/88756 "2015-01-22T20:00:30Z")
I need some advice. I scheduled our van to get some work done which would have run us about $1300. After talking with my husband about it, he said no way, we don't have the money for that. He said he'd take it in to t… --- ## [If you regularly replenish the fluid of your coolant system (or oil lubrication system) due 2 a leak](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-regularly-replenish-the-fluid-of-your-coolant-system-or-oil-lubrication-system-due-2-a-leak/88760)
**Author:** [@mareakin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mareakin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 8:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-regularly-replenish-the-fluid-of-your-coolant-system-or-oil-lubrication-system-due-2-a-leak/88760 "2015-01-22T08:20:26Z")
.. are you in effect, changing your coolant and/or changing your oil? To be more clear, if your cooling system has a slow leak problem, let's say you notice pink or green coolant "cake" around the radiator and/or you … --- ## [1995 Ford Explorer clutch mystery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-ford-explorer-clutch-mystery/88775)
**Author:** [@RWT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RWT)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 7:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-ford-explorer-clutch-mystery/88775 "2015-01-22T07:31:12Z")
I had a clutch, slave cylinder, and master cylinder replaced about 20,000 miles ago. Everything seemed to be working fine until I drove across the Rockies from OR to TN around Thanksgiving 2013. The transmission was ex… --- ## [Occasional HUGE gas smell in home garage](https://community.cartalk.com/t/occasional-huge-gas-smell-in-home-garage/88754)
**Author:** [@mistertudball](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mistertudball)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 6:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/occasional-huge-gas-smell-in-home-garage/88754 "2015-01-22T06:35:45Z")
I have a 2000 Chrysler LHS, and from time to time when I fill it with gas and drive home, the smell is SO strong I'm almost afraid to keep the garage door down. I see no drips on the concrete. I don't always go to the … --- ## [Brake Light Issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-issues/88773)
**Author:** [@Zula](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zula)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-light-issues/88773 "2015-01-22T03:31:30Z")
So my brake lights aren't working on my 1997 Buick Park Avenue, not even my middle one. All my bulbs, fuses, relays are good. My tail lights and hazards work fine. The circuit has continuity when pedal is pressed and pow… --- ## [TPMS light](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tpms-light/88542)
**Author:** [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tpms-light/88542 "2015-01-22T02:46:46Z")
So, long story short . . . bought custom wheels and new tires from Tire Rack last October for my daily driver, opted out of the tire pressure sensors, price was pretty high, friend does my yearly inspections, and I reall… --- ## [2006 Suzuki Forenza/Reno (Rebadged Daewoo Lacetti) - Possible pitfalls/problems?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-suzuki-forenza-reno-rebadged-daewoo-lacetti-possible-pitfalls-problems/88731)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-suzuki-forenza-reno-rebadged-daewoo-lacetti-possible-pitfalls-problems/88731 "2015-01-22T02:44:27Z")
My GF drives a 2006 Suzuki Reno and it has had some minor repairs needed. IT had no history on the timing belt so I did that job as well as all the idlers, tensioner, and the waterpump at the same time. I seem to find … --- ## [Questionable Mechanic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/questionable-mechanic/88739)
**Author:** [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/questionable-mechanic/88739 "2015-01-22T01:30:14Z")
My son's car. They told me there were two oil leaks that need to be addressed, but there are and never have been any drips under the car. They said it needed a new battery (true) and wanted to charge me $200 for a new on… --- ## [Ford Ranger EDGE SuperCab Clutch Issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-edge-supercab-clutch-issue/88752)
**Author:** [@Jersey\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jersey_Ray)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-edge-supercab-clutch-issue/88752 "2015-01-22T00:53:58Z")
I have a 5-speed transmission pickup (’04 Ford Ranger EDGE SuperCab). Clutch pedal feels "normal", No resistance when shifting gears. Will go into gear with ease, except for 2nd gear (grinding noise), must push clutch to… --- ## [Need Help! Unsure of whether to take Saturn to dealer or local mechanic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-unsure-of-whether-to-take-saturn-to-dealer-or-local-mechanic/88449)
**Author:** [@teddie78](https://community.cartalk.com/u/teddie78)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-unsure-of-whether-to-take-saturn-to-dealer-or-local-mechanic/88449 "2015-01-21T23:04:46Z")
Saturn Ion 2003......need help and tons of advice!! This past weekend I have had an issue with my vehicle thinking that I am trying to steal it...ugh! Whenever I park the car and proceed to turn it off, all of the indica… --- ## [1991 Ford Ranger Fuel Problems.... and my own crazy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-ford-ranger-fuel-problems-and-my-own-crazy/88763)
**Author:** [@Shannon.Lane](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shannon.Lane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-ford-ranger-fuel-problems-and-my-own-crazy/88763 "2015-01-21T20:34:56Z")
So. I have a '91 ford Ranger, and I'm having a great time working on this pickup, using it for dirty jobs, that sort of thing. Fun truck to mess around with. At least - until it sprang the sort of fuel leak that loo… --- ## [98 Toyota Camry MELTDOWN!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-toyota-camry-meltdown/88761)
**Author:** [@justin23](https://community.cartalk.com/u/justin23)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-toyota-camry-meltdown/88761 "2015-01-21T16:29:29Z")
Ok not completely. However, the alternator cable on the top of the alternator has completely burned through! The plastic cover started smoking after my battery light came on, so I popped the hood and, there it was crispy… --- ## [2000 GMC Safari blower motor and heat/ac issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-gmc-safari-blower-motor-and-heat-ac-issues/88747)
**Author:** [@kawadley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kawadley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 8:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-gmc-safari-blower-motor-and-heat-ac-issues/88747 "2015-01-21T08:55:09Z")
Symptoms: 1. The max blower position does not blow at all, but the other positions blow just a little (heat and a/c). 2. The heater seems to take a bit to get going. Once it is hot, it seems to do okay. Questions: 1. … --- ## ['05 Honda Pilot Cooling Issue?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-honda-pilot-cooling-issue/88767)
**Author:** [@chemigal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chemigal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 8:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-honda-pilot-cooling-issue/88767 "2015-01-21T08:50:13Z")
I have an '05 Honda Pilot that is experiencing the following symptoms: 1 - sound of liquid moving (coming from under the hood) when the vehicle is idle or in motion.\\ 2 - temperature gauge on dash reading high when veh… --- ## [Need Help Diagnosing Compression Test Results](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-diagnosing-compression-test-results/88757)
**Author:** [@Woogies](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Woogies)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 8:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-diagnosing-compression-test-results/88757 "2015-01-21T08:19:52Z")
A little back ground first. I have a 1991 CRX. 125k. Recently took it on a 1600 mi journey and since then, all hell has broken lose. During this trip I was going through 1qt of oil every 350mi and near the end of the tri… --- ## [Help!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help/88746)
**Author:** [@Davestictac](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Davestictac)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help/88746 "2015-01-21T03:47:09Z")
Hi there, recently my brother put my battery in my geo metro backwards ( having the best intentions) as I'm sure you know this blew quite a few fuses, I have also changed the computer, the cluster , all the relays , the … --- ## [Blowby?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blowby/88755)
**Author:** [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blowby/88755 "2015-01-21T02:38:15Z")
I'm probably just being stupid, or behind the times. I opened the oil cap on my car with the engine running, and found strong positive pressure under the valve cover. Does this mean blowby? Old days I always used to add … --- ## [Grease on brake pushrod : bad idea?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grease-on-brake-pushrod-bad-idea/88237)
**Author:** [@JuniorMint](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JuniorMint)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grease-on-brake-pushrod-bad-idea/88237 "2015-01-21T00:07:54Z")
\['87 Porsche 944\] I think this is a general question: is grease on the brake pushrod a bad idea? I figure moly grease would be best, maybe white lithium. I noticed some rust on the brake pushrod - the one that goes i… --- ## [Power failure on 2014 Roush Raptor (and nothing from Ford)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/power-failure-on-2014-roush-raptor-and-nothing-from-ford/88661)
**Author:** [@mjables](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mjables)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/power-failure-on-2014-roush-raptor-and-nothing-from-ford/88661 "2015-01-20T21:57:35Z")
I got a brand new 590 HP Ford F150 Raptor with the Roush Supercharger. The car's electronics have completely shut down twice (first at about 800 miles and again at 2500 miles). I called the dealer the first time it happe… --- ## [2002 Sienna dripping oil on ground](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-sienna-dripping-oil-on-ground/88759)
**Author:** [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-sienna-dripping-oil-on-ground/88759 "2015-01-20T19:26:14Z")
I have written a lot over past years about my 2002 Sienna. It has always been very low on oil consumption, even over 200,000 miles. In Sept/Oct during my annual visit to the States it used a quart in 3200 miles, which … --- ## [Ball Joint Nut](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ball-joint-nut/88735)
**Author:** [@joshranwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joshranwest)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ball-joint-nut/88735 "2015-01-20T18:09:57Z")
Hello all. Just did the entire front end swap/install with new equipment on my grand marquis. My question: I installed the lower control arm and torqued the nut at the steering knuckle to specs listed in the manual I … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=1157) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=1159)