# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=307 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 308 --- ## [Old car external voltage regulator woes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-car-external-voltage-regulator-woes/74506)
**Author:** [@W30post](https://community.cartalk.com/u/W30post)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-car-external-voltage-regulator-woes/74506 "2020-09-17T20:47:11Z")
On my 72 Cutlass over there \< I bought a Delco regulator about 4 years ago that required some tweaking to get a good charging voltage from. I got it set and haven't looked back. It is the 2 coil type. The only issue I h… --- ## [2010 Toyota Camry - Sounds like a bowling ball in trunk](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-camry-sounds-like-a-bowling-ball-in-trunk/170044)
**Author:** [@Margaret17](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Margaret17)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-camry-sounds-like-a-bowling-ball-in-trunk/170044 "2020-09-17T20:25:14Z")
Bowling ball noise in trunk --- ## [Big clunk when accelerating in a straight line](https://community.cartalk.com/t/big-clunk-when-accelerating-in-a-straight-line/170073)
**Author:** [@Matt311](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Matt311)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/big-clunk-when-accelerating-in-a-straight-line/170073 "2020-09-17T19:48:28Z")
Hey Everybody! I myself am not too familiar with car mechanics which is why I come to you for help. My brother is a mechanic and cannot seem to find the problem. A year ago, I purchased a 2010 Toyota Corolla LE from a d… --- ## [Brakes on car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-car/170076)
**Author:** [@jaceybush2\_170828](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaceybush2_170828)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-car/170076 "2020-09-17T19:47:15Z")
I just got new brakes installed in my car a couple of weeks ago. When I come to a complete stop my brakes make this really loud sound. But they only make it at a complete stop. I did the bedding in process and even took … --- ## [2020 Chevy Silverado 2500 hd](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-chevy-silverado-2500-hd/170067)
**Author:** [@Wrm1830](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wrm1830)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-chevy-silverado-2500-hd/170067 "2020-09-17T18:28:55Z")
I just bought a 2020 Chevy Silverado 2500 6.6L v8 and was wondering what kind of muffler I can or should put on it go give me a good sound to where I can hear it start up or drive down the street can’t find what would wo… --- ## [Screw in new tire - edge](https://community.cartalk.com/t/screw-in-new-tire-edge/169897)
**Author:** [@Talerco\_170713](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Talerco_170713)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/screw-in-new-tire-edge/169897 "2020-09-17T01:37:51Z")
3 days after getting new tires at Firestone I noticed a screw at the edge of front right. See picture. I opted out of the $89 sidewall coverage. I’ve been driving as is for 3 weeks now. No air loss. If- when I go bac… --- ## [Car making a noise at just over 2000rpm](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-making-a-noise-at-just-over-2000rpm/170063)
**Author:** [@Jimixbox1\_170820](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jimixbox1_170820)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-making-a-noise-at-just-over-2000rpm/170063 "2020-09-17T16:18:12Z")
Hello there I’ve got a noise just a little over 2000rpm it’s like a metal noise comming from underneath the car I have got a video of it but won’t let me upload for some reason any help or advice is appreciated --- ## [2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring - Timing chain](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-elantra-touring-timing-chain/167484)
**Author:** [@Rob-816](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rob-816)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-elantra-touring-timing-chain/167484 "2020-09-17T15:44:25Z")
Timing chain need replace on 2009 Hyundai Elantra dealer says. How can the dealer no when the timing chain need replaced? The car has 180,000 miles and chain never has been replaced. How long can a timing chain last? … --- ## [Interference Engines--Why?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/interference-engines-why/52277)
**Author:** [@elcastorgrande](https://community.cartalk.com/u/elcastorgrande)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/interference-engines-why/52277 "2020-09-17T14:56:51Z")
a naive question, but why, if a failed $23 serpentine belt will fry a $3000+ interference engine, would anyone build an interference engine? Is an interference engine so much more efficient, cheap, easier to repair or wh… --- ## [MAF fixed but engine light still coming on](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maf-fixed-but-engine-light-still-coming-on/169836)
**Author:** [@Emma-55](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Emma-55)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maf-fixed-but-engine-light-still-coming-on/169836 "2020-09-17T14:04:27Z")
So I bought my car (2013 Mini Cooper) a year ago from a car garage and three days after I bought it the half filled engine light came in and my car had reduced power. I brought it back and they told me that I wasn’t revi… --- ## [2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport - Crazy radio](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-outlander-sport-crazy-radio/170038)
**Author:** [@SteveHowell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveHowell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mitsubishi-outlander-sport-crazy-radio/170038 "2020-09-17T09:19:00Z")
Radio came on while car was not on and key was not in ignition at all. Back hatch was open for groceries. Radio was at high volume and would NOT turn off with the switch. After car was started, I kept pushing on/off butt… --- ## [Solution it wouldn't start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/solution-it-wouldnt-start/169972)
**Author:** [@Xanna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xanna)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/solution-it-wouldnt-start/169972 "2020-09-17T02:06:16Z")
It wouldn’t start Not sure what is going wrong --- ## [2011 Hyundai Elantra - Trouble starting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-elantra-trouble-starting/170023)
**Author:** [@SyedOsman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SyedOsman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-elantra-trouble-starting/170023 "2020-09-17T01:29:31Z")
Dear Sir. I have a Hyundai Elentra Manual transmission car, it is not getting start on morning time , what i have to do, still weather is hot in Saudi Arabia. Kindly advise. --- ## [2013 Ford Edge - Hazard lights won't go off](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-edge-hazard-lights-wont-go-off/162639)
**Author:** [@Donna59](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Donna59)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-edge-hazard-lights-wont-go-off/162639 "2020-09-17T00:14:57Z")
5 year old turned on the hazard lights some how. Now we can’t get them to turn off. --- ## ["High mileage" oil use](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-mileage-oil-use/170039)
**Author:** [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-mileage-oil-use/170039 "2020-09-16T22:16:41Z")
My wife grabbed the wrong oil–got high mileage syn for the lawn mower instead of normal syn. So, I read somewhere that if you put high mleage oil in a car, you should never go back or you may suddenly have leaks due to s… --- ## [Knocking brake sound](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knocking-brake-sound/169978)
**Author:** [@manhal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/manhal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knocking-brake-sound/169978 "2020-09-16T20:50:12Z")
I have noticed a strange knocking sound when I press the brake pedal all at once that is felt at my foot.However , when I press the pedal gradually nothing is heard or felt. I have the brake examined visually by a mecha… --- ## [Rusty Parts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusty-parts/169993)
**Author:** [@ArlHtsMelissa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ArlHtsMelissa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rusty-parts/169993 "2020-09-16T17:25:10Z")
What to do about this rust? --- ## [Spark plug only tightening tiny bit](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spark-plug-only-tightening-tiny-bit/169980)
**Author:** [@Dekastone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dekastone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/spark-plug-only-tightening-tiny-bit/169980 "2020-09-16T17:04:36Z")
Hey there, I’ve just changed the spark plugs on my Mazda Premacy. Tightened them to hand tight then used a socket wrench to further tighten them but could only tighten them about 1/16th of a turn before I basically can… --- ## [Is this a rod knock? Ticking noise (video)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-a-rod-knock-ticking-noise-video/169991)
**Author:** [@iag360\_141684](https://community.cartalk.com/u/iag360_141684)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-a-rod-knock-ticking-noise-video/169991 "2020-09-16T16:55:21Z")
04 kia amanti Ticking noise on cold starts after not driving for a few days. Usually it goes away within a minute of a cold start but it lasted 15 minutes today. Ticking speeds up as I rev the engine. Already got oil c… --- ## [Plastic Bumper Replacement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/plastic-bumper-replacement/169909)
**Author:** [@paulmurphy\_170180](https://community.cartalk.com/u/paulmurphy_170180)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/plastic-bumper-replacement/169909 "2020-09-16T16:13:11Z")
2015 Honda Accord. Hit a hole, kinda ripped up the Plastic front bumper and plastic undercarriage, which are held in place now by Gorilla tape. From the YouTube it looks like it’s fairly easy to replace the bumper cover … --- ## [2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid - Battery issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-highlander-hybrid-battery-issue/169982)
**Author:** [@Rydehe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rydehe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-toyota-highlander-hybrid-battery-issue/169982 "2020-09-16T12:57:15Z")
Battery drains when turned off and needs to be recharged. Toyota says hybrid battery cell is bad and eventually will die and car will no longer go. Mileage is 227,000. Synthetic oil and good maintenance, one owner. Has… --- ## [2013 BMW X3 - Oil pump chains?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-bmw-x3-oil-pump-chains/170010)
**Author:** [@DelorisMcdow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DelorisMcdow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-bmw-x3-oil-pump-chains/170010 "2020-09-16T12:09:14Z")
Are there any recalls on BMW 2013 X3 oil pump chains --- ## [2001 Honda Civic Engine Issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-engine-issue/170007)
**Author:** [@caitmarie31](https://community.cartalk.com/u/caitmarie31)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-civic-engine-issue/170007 "2020-09-16T09:18:41Z")
My boyfriend took his 2001 Honda Civic LX to valvoline to get his oil changed on Sunday 9/6, after the oil change he went to pick me up at the airport and once he picked me up we noticed a clanking noise in the hood. We … --- ## [Fuel Induction Service: Necessary or Not?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-induction-service-necessary-or-not/66590)
**Author:** [@salley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/salley)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-induction-service-necessary-or-not/66590 "2020-09-16T02:13:25Z")
I have a 2008 Honda Odyssey with 60,000 miles on it. It is well-maintained (has been serviced every 5,000 miles @ dealership). It was just taken to the dealership for a 60,000mi service. I was told there is "some carbo… --- ## [2008 Chevrolet Express Cargo Van - CEL and limp mode](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-express-cargo-van-cel-and-limp-mode/169974)
**Author:** [@Rich02](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rich02)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-express-cargo-van-cel-and-limp-mode/169974 "2020-09-16T01:45:40Z")
I have a 2008 3500 GMC cargo van engine light comes on says reduced engine power and all of a sudden I can’t drive more than about 20 miles an hour. We change the throttlebody,the gas pedal and the module. Do you have a… --- ## [2005 Toyota Sienna - Help with Cat recall](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-sienna-help-with-cat-recall/170014)
**Author:** [@fran03](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fran03)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-toyota-sienna-help-with-cat-recall/170014 "2020-09-16T00:13:40Z")
I am having problems passing the smog test the mechanic states that the Toyota sienna 2005 has a recall for the catalytic convertors. where can I get more information. I sienna has low miles. --- ## [2011 Chevrolet HHR - ESC light and the steering went](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-chevrolet-hhr-esc-light-and-the-steering-went/169947)
**Author:** [@WandaDorgan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WandaDorgan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-chevrolet-hhr-esc-light-and-the-steering-went/169947 "2020-09-15T23:51:04Z")
Lost steeri g control and traction light came on and ESC light is on state service require on both --- ## [Is the dealer being honest with me?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-the-dealer-being-honest-with-me/169950)
**Author:** [@baylesskyle\_170746](https://community.cartalk.com/u/baylesskyle_170746)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-the-dealer-being-honest-with-me/169950 "2020-09-15T23:23:28Z")
I have a 2019 Genesis G-70 Sport with 3.3 t engine, appx 7000 miles. Last month I took it to the Genesis dealer in Albuquerque for the first oil change and inspection and returned to my home 200 miles away the same day. … --- ## [2017 Jeep Compass - Glass exploded](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-jeep-compass-glass-exploded/169954)
**Author:** [@shatteredinMo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shatteredinMo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-jeep-compass-glass-exploded/169954 "2020-09-15T22:56:42Z")
Hello, I went out to go to work this morning. Got in the jeep and just as I turned to look out the back glass, the jeep was Not in motion, the back glass exploded. It shattered in small pieces from the inside out. It … --- ## [Washed engine now car stalls/sputters when warm](https://community.cartalk.com/t/washed-engine-now-car-stalls-sputters-when-warm/81664)
**Author:** [@Smoody](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Smoody)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/washed-engine-now-car-stalls-sputters-when-warm/81664 "2020-09-15T21:29:28Z")
1995 Camry 2.2 4cyl 165,000 miles FED (not CA). Two days ago while doing a routine oil change I noticed my kids engine compartment was real dirty as we had alot of flooding from rain a few weeks ago. I sprayed the eng… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=306) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=308)