# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=729 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 730 --- ## [Valve Adjustment Help](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-adjustment-help/129901)
**Author:** [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-adjustment-help/129901 "2018-12-02T01:34:45Z")
A friend of mine called last night to let me know he just bought a mint condition 1955 Plymouth with a flathead six and Powerflite, and asked if he could bring it over next weekend for a tune-up. I would normally adjust … --- ## [Something fell from underneath my car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/something-fell-from-underneath-my-car/129769)
**Author:** [@Jarrett\_Douma](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jarrett_Douma)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/something-fell-from-underneath-my-car/129769 "2018-12-01T23:30:04Z")
I just got my oil changed today and when I got back to my house I shut the door to my car and heard a piece of metal fall onto the floor. This little guy was next to the passenger side front tire underneath my car. Any i… --- ## [2000 Chrysler Town & Country - only one turn signal works](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chrysler-town-country-only-one-turn-signal-works/130016)
**Author:** [@Tim43](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tim43)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chrysler-town-country-only-one-turn-signal-works/130016 "2018-12-01T23:46:45Z")
left signal doesn’t work right signal works all the time --- ## [2015 Honda CR-V - Dribbles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-cr-v-dribbles/130014)
**Author:** [@Patty16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Patty16)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-cr-v-dribbles/130014 "2018-12-01T22:45:02Z")
The washer fluid sprays out of one side and dribbles out of the other. Has anyone experienced this and is it fixable? --- ## [2004 Volkswagen Beetle - need glove box latch](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-volkswagen-beetle-need-glove-box-latch/129490)
**Author:** [@MichaelCorn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichaelCorn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-volkswagen-beetle-need-glove-box-latch/129490 "2018-12-01T21:03:43Z")
I have a 2004 VW Beetle. The glove box door lock/latch is broken. I can find other model door/lids reasonable but not for the Beetle. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks Mike --- ## [15’ Chevy Spark lost power after acceleration](https://community.cartalk.com/t/15-chevy-spark-lost-power-after-acceleration/124424)
**Author:** [@Dean\_Pax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dean_Pax)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/15-chevy-spark-lost-power-after-acceleration/124424 "2018-12-01T19:58:34Z")
Hey everyone. I bought a 2015 Spark in March 2017. It’s a weak car by my standard (84 Hp, very slow to take off and maintain interstate speeds). I haven’t had any acceleration issues beyond the understood slow take off… --- ## [1991 Chevrolet k1500 Extended Cab short box Auto Trans](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-chevrolet-k1500-extended-cab-short-box-auto-trans/129954)
**Author:** [@Kemp\_LaMunyon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kemp_LaMunyon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-chevrolet-k1500-extended-cab-short-box-auto-trans/129954 "2018-12-01T17:55:59Z")
I picked up a 1991 chevy k1500 extended cab 4x4 pickup yesterday that wont shift out of 1st unless it is revved to the hilt and moving about 30 mph. It bangs into 2 hard as heck. Reverse and first go into gear fine-No s… --- ## [Yet to know if it is alignment or not](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yet-to-know-if-it-is-alignment-or-not/129912)
**Author:** [@ulu4ulunnwa\_142512](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ulu4ulunnwa_142512)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yet-to-know-if-it-is-alignment-or-not/129912 "2018-12-01T15:02:06Z")
I have a 2003 Corolla that I have just bought though fairly used with about 90000km. Changed the four tyres with Michelin primacy fitted on them balancing and alignment was also carried out but to my surprise, after one … --- ## [1990 Nissan Pickup - Wet plugs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-nissan-pickup-wet-plugs/129972)
**Author:** [@Monica32](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Monica32)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-nissan-pickup-wet-plugs/129972 "2018-12-01T14:55:33Z")
1990 nissan 4x4 2.4l #1 spark plug is wet --- ## [Help with a PO140 code on a 1996 S10](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-a-po140-code-on-a-1996-s10/129927)
**Author:** [@carguy7766](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carguy7766)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-with-a-po140-code-on-a-1996-s10/129927 "2018-12-01T13:13:27Z")
First, have not been on this site in quite a while. Why ? Got sick and tired of working on cars. Well, now I got time on my hands and bought a 1996 S10 with 200,000 miles to keep me busy. This vehicle sure has not di… --- ## [2011 Subaru Forester - wawawawa](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-wawawawa/129941)
**Author:** [@PhilipMyers](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PhilipMyers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-wawawawa/129941 "2018-12-01T12:27:56Z")
My 2011 subaru forester is making a wawawawawa noise, vibrating noise, rubbing noise take your pick. The noise seems to occur only while turning right and accelerating. The noise also gets worse in wet conditions. Thanks… --- ## [Oil light turn on randomly and clicking noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light-turn-on-randomly-and-clicking-noise/129811)
**Author:** [@lakoniku](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lakoniku)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 11:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light-turn-on-randomly-and-clicking-noise/129811 "2018-12-01T11:29:43Z")
I drive a Toyota Avensis 2005, oil light will turn on randomly while driving and as soon as the light turns on the engine makes a terrible engine noise. If I stop and turn the engine off and on again the oil light turns… --- ## [Audi slipping in gear](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-slipping-in-gear/129889)
**Author:** [@james36](https://community.cartalk.com/u/james36)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-slipping-in-gear/129889 "2018-12-01T04:29:27Z")
My 2010 Audi A4 just recently started slipping in gear once I hit a certain speed. Im curious if its the spark plugs, needing a oil change, or even worse. --- ## [Plugging a Master Cylinder?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/plugging-a-master-cylinder/129805)
**Author:** [@jbora1788\_145159](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jbora1788_145159)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/plugging-a-master-cylinder/129805 "2018-12-01T03:33:53Z")
Hello, I have a bit of a strange question. I am currently living in Grenada where car parts are hard to come by, and I need to replace my master cylinder. My car, a 1997 Suzuki Sidekick, apparently utilizes several diff… --- ## [Too much play in the e-brake](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-much-play-in-the-e-brake/114169)
**Author:** [@bluekryptonite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bluekryptonite)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-much-play-in-the-e-brake/114169 "2018-12-01T02:35:40Z")
(I think) I messed up the ebrake on my wife’s car and I need to fix it. The car is a 1999 Chevrolet Prizm. My car has a manual transmission, so I have the habit of pulling the e-brake when I park. One time, by habit, di… --- ## [2008 Toyota RAV4 - Unintended Accel](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-rav4-unintended-accel/129924)
**Author:** [@Donna13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Donna13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-rav4-unintended-accel/129924 "2018-12-01T01:19:14Z")
Does your RAV4 suffer from unintended acceleration? I was parallel parking and the car lurched forward when it was supposed to be backing up. --- ## [2003 Jeep Liberty burnt oil smell](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-jeep-liberty-burnt-oil-smell/129931)
**Author:** [@BuddyMaggard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BuddyMaggard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-jeep-liberty-burnt-oil-smell/129931 "2018-11-30T23:55:32Z")
lSmells like burnt oil when driving. Doesn’t use any oil 170m miles… --- ## [Instrument Cluster, intermittent problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/instrument-cluster-intermittent-problem/129951)
**Author:** [@jpetruga\_145258](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jpetruga_145258)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/instrument-cluster-intermittent-problem/129951 "2018-11-30T23:03:18Z")
2009 Suburban with intermittent instrument cluster problem When starting the car the gauges and/or the cluster lights may not work. Problem can be fixed with a re-start. Or, it can be fixed by using the remote-start. Wh… --- ## [Valve Spring Compressing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949)
**Author:** [@raystownprimitives\_143914](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raystownprimitives_143914)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949 "2018-11-30T23:02:24Z")
Okay just when I thought I had this thing going back together smoothly a new problem as emerged. I put a new valve spring on because the other one busted. Now when I am putting the push rod back in the spring is compre… --- ## [1999 Pontiac Grand Am - turn signals don’t work, but hazards do](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-pontiac-grand-am-turn-signals-don-t-work-but-hazards-do/129943)
**Author:** [@ElenoraJimenez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ElenoraJimenez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-pontiac-grand-am-turn-signals-don-t-work-but-hazards-do/129943 "2018-11-30T22:15:35Z")
Hazard lights work but turn signals do not and it is not a fuse --- ## [Ford 2003 Focus Wont Start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-2003-focus-wont-start/129939)
**Author:** [@James\_Danaher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/James_Danaher)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-2003-focus-wont-start/129939 "2018-11-30T21:20:38Z")
After driving it for about 20 minutes just dies on me, it can crank but the engine wont start, i currently cleaned the catalytic converter, changed the fuel filter, and changed the spark plugs. After all that i tried to … --- ## [2015 Nissan Murano - Track skips](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-nissan-murano-track-skips/129938)
**Author:** [@ShannonAudette](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ShannonAudette)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-nissan-murano-track-skips/129938 "2018-11-30T20:58:43Z")
I’ll be listening to a CD or the radio and suddenly it skips to a different song or a different radio station on it’s own! Totally bizzare! Can anything to be done? Thanks for your feedback! :slight\_smile: --- ## [2007 Ford F150 - It's a little off center](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-f150-its-a-little-off-center/129936)
**Author:** [@dave33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dave33)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-f150-its-a-little-off-center/129936 "2018-11-30T20:58:10Z")
replaced both high and low pressure lines on the rack on my 07 F150 4x4 after my steering wheel was a few degrees off to the left. short time later started hearing a whining at higher speeds now a couple wks later it has… --- ## [2016 Acura MDX - Emissions warning](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-mdx-emissions-warning/129915)
**Author:** [@marksmitherman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/marksmitherman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-mdx-emissions-warning/129915 "2018-11-30T20:37:56Z")
dash board warning…“emission system warning” . car seems to run fine --- ## [2000 Buick Park Avenue - Clunker](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-park-avenue-clunker/129897)
**Author:** [@JimDegg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JimDegg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-park-avenue-clunker/129897 "2018-11-30T19:43:09Z")
When the weather gets colder and car is shifted into gear if I don’t let it warmup for a minute or two it “clunks” into gear and I am afraid it may eventually affect the transmission. Trans fluid was changed recently. Th… --- ## [2003 Chevrolet S-10 - Needs a bed](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-s-10-needs-a-bed/129920)
**Author:** [@BillCaplinger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillCaplinger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-s-10-needs-a-bed/129920 "2018-11-30T19:18:38Z")
My truck is rusting away, and I need a bed for it (crew cab S-10). I can’t find a bed worth dragging home that doesnt cost more than my truck. Anybody have any ideas? --- ## [2016 Toyota Corolla - Can a code be recovered?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-corolla-can-a-code-be-recovered/129867)
**Author:** [@SandyLindahl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SandyLindahl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-corolla-can-a-code-be-recovered/129867 "2018-11-30T18:53:44Z")
Can the car dealership retrieve a code once the check engine light is off? My car would not start so we thought it was the battery. Replaced battery still would not start. Called AAA to tow car to dealership. He got it s… --- ## [2013 Ford F150 - Clunker](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-f150-clunker/129926)
**Author:** [@Bill44](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill44)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-f150-clunker/129926 "2018-11-30T17:47:46Z")
My ecoboost is making a clunking sound and went to give it gas in traffic at a stop light and nothing happened. Then I jiggled the shifter and it proceeded normally. What’s up with this issue I am having? --- ## [2015 Chrysler 200 - stubborn windshield film](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chrysler-200-stubborn-windshield-film/129828)
**Author:** [@Vicki45](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vicki45)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chrysler-200-stubborn-windshield-film/129828 "2018-11-30T17:38:34Z")
Windshields has a film that won’t come off no matter what I do its hard to see at night and if it is rain or snow --- ## [2002 Chevrolet Suburban - brake line recall?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-suburban-brake-line-recall/129862)
**Author:** [@JohnSentyz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnSentyz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-suburban-brake-line-recall/129862 "2018-11-30T17:32:44Z")
Blew a brakeline,thanks to my "MECHANIC’, who shoved the pedal all the way to the floor,when I brought it to him to check it out…barely got it back home. Saw a article online that said GM had a recall or was planning t… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=728) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=730)