# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=82 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 83 --- ## [Long Crank on Cold Start After Valve Clearance Adjustment at Dealership?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/long-crank-on-cold-start-after-valve-clearance-adjustment-at-dealership/191738)
**Author:** [@YoshiMoshi3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/YoshiMoshi3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/long-crank-on-cold-start-after-valve-clearance-adjustment-at-dealership/191738 "2023-07-16T23:01:59Z")
2014 Acura TSX, 108,000 miles. 2.4 L I gave up with doing valve clearance adjustment on this car myself. Would take me to long in the heat. Save myself some frustration and time and just brought it to the Honda dealer a… --- ## [2016 Chrysler 300 - Carrier bearing thoughts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chrysler-300-carrier-bearing-thoughts/191726)
**Author:** [@BrionP](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BrionP)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chrysler-300-carrier-bearing-thoughts/191726 "2023-07-16T22:51:19Z")
Carrier bearing failure @ 86000 miles. They sell a aftermarket bearing hanger however in order to change it whole driveshaft has to be replaced. --- ## [No rear fender liners available?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-rear-fender-liners-available/191715)
**Author:** [@myusername1234](https://community.cartalk.com/u/myusername1234)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-rear-fender-liners-available/191715 "2023-07-16T17:34:46Z")
Missing a rear fender liner for 2006 Toyota corolla, cant locate any rear liners anywhere, everything is just front fender liners. Any good sources I can a rear liner that I am missing? May have to DIY my own fender line… --- ## [Used Car Catastrophe - Constant Problems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/used-car-catastrophe-constant-problems/191640)
**Author:** [@wildlight](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wildlight)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/used-car-catastrophe-constant-problems/191640 "2023-07-16T16:47:21Z")
Hi everyone, I seem to have ended up with a disaster of a used car. Sparing the long story of how we ended up with the car, we didn’t pay a lot for it and my friend who didn’t know much about cars conducted the deal. Unf… --- ## [2009 Volkswagen Beetle - Any recalls?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-volkswagen-beetle-any-recalls/191720)
**Author:** [@Lindamosakowski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lindamosakowski)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-volkswagen-beetle-any-recalls/191720 "2023-07-16T13:32:46Z")
Any recalls engine light on and airbags lghts horn does not work --- ## [Should I change transmission oil on old, high mileage Volvo XC70](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-change-transmission-oil-on-old-high-mileage-volvo-xc70/191713)
**Author:** [@grudzibp\_185943](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grudzibp_185943)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-change-transmission-oil-on-old-high-mileage-volvo-xc70/191713 "2023-07-16T12:22:51Z")
Hi everyone, I have a 2005 XC70 with 175K miles on it. I bought it with 110K. It runs great! I’ve heard that changing the trans oil on such an old and high mileage car can do more harm than good. I haven’t changed it yet… --- ## [2019 Subaru Forester Multi Function Display gone dark](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-subaru-forester-multi-function-display-gone-dark/191731)
**Author:** [@LLCARL84](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LLCARL84)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-subaru-forester-multi-function-display-gone-dark/191731 "2023-07-16T12:02:34Z")
The Multi Function Display on my 2019 Subaru Forester (43,500 miles ) has gone out. My Google search has come up empty, and the local Subaru dealership says they haven’t seen this problem before…but for $170 they will a… --- ## [Wet spark plugs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wet-spark-plugs/191672)
**Author:** [@MilanS02](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MilanS02)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wet-spark-plugs/191672 "2023-07-15T22:57:45Z")
I have a problem with hard starts and bad emmissions which I think are caused by wet spark plugs. They were changed few months ago because the car couldn’t start, all of them were black (some of them had 1 some 4 “legs”,… --- ## [Need help! Jeep Compass Anti Theft engages during radio installation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-jeep-compass-anti-theft-engages-during-radio-installation/191718)
**Author:** [@Shawnron11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shawnron11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-jeep-compass-anti-theft-engages-during-radio-installation/191718 "2023-07-15T22:53:51Z")
2010 Jeep Compass 4x4. No radio in when I bought the car(may be the reason why?). Bought an original used radio, when I plugged it in the radio did not seem to power on. And it almost immediately tripped the Anti-theft, … --- ## [Help, burned part inside engine bay of new toyota!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-burned-part-inside-engine-bay-of-new-toyota/191621)
**Author:** [@ravioli4](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ravioli4)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-burned-part-inside-engine-bay-of-new-toyota/191621 "2023-07-15T22:25:09Z")
hey, i need your help guys, 5 months ago I bought a Rav 4 gas model xle premium, everything was fine until yesterday when I opened the engine bay and saw a little piece of plastic that was burned with some white dry wet… --- ## [Gas in EVAP lines](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-in-evap-lines/191358)
**Author:** [@Carnewbie2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carnewbie2)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-in-evap-lines/191358 "2023-07-15T21:49:21Z")
My Sorento has been hesitating and now stalling at times when coming to a stop and it’s now apparent that it’s for sure related to getting gas ( it only happens after getting gas and then typically smooths out). I have … --- ## [1996 4Runner front and rear wipers](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-4runner-front-and-rear-wipers/191714)
**Author:** [@jdmere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdmere)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-4runner-front-and-rear-wipers/191714 "2023-07-15T18:25:16Z")
Neither the front nor the rear wipers on my daughter’s 1996 4Runner are working. Also the windshield washer pump does not work. Is this likely something as simple as a fuse (which has not yet been checked) or could som… --- ## [2001 Oldsmobile Bravada - Bulb whack-a-mole game](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-oldsmobile-bravada-bulb-whack-a-mole-game/191587)
**Author:** [@tucoramirez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tucoramirez)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-oldsmobile-bravada-bulb-whack-a-mole-game/191587 "2023-07-15T12:33:35Z")
The right low beam bulb worked. The left side low beam did not work. The high beams worked. Both bulbs were replaced. Both the low beam and high beam worked. After driving about 30 minutes in the highway at night (70 mil… --- ## [2007 Toyota Camry - Missing oil](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-camry-missing-oil/191623)
**Author:** [@LVH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LVH)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-camry-missing-oil/191623 "2023-07-15T12:37:03Z")
My oil disappears after every 600km. There are no leaks and it isn’t burning it. No smell or blue/black smoke from the exhaust is visible. After 650 km no oil is can be seen on the dipstick and the oil light never comes… --- ## [Walmart put different sized tires on my jeep and it cost me 5k+](https://community.cartalk.com/t/walmart-put-different-sized-tires-on-my-jeep-and-it-cost-me-5k/191690)
**Author:** [@bradicody](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bradicody)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/walmart-put-different-sized-tires-on-my-jeep-and-it-cost-me-5k/191690 "2023-07-15T00:08:10Z")
Long story short, I had 2 of my tires replaced at Walmart on May 25 (for the past 3 years I have gone to this Walmart everytime I needed tires), and on June 6th my car broke down. I took it to a shop and they replaced th… --- ## [Is my car salvageable? Or is it gonna snap on the highway?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-my-car-salvageable-or-is-it-gonna-snap-on-the-highway/191603)
**Author:** [@myusername1234](https://community.cartalk.com/u/myusername1234)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-my-car-salvageable-or-is-it-gonna-snap-on-the-highway/191603 "2023-07-14T23:58:23Z")
Toyota corolla 2006 car quiet rusted, part of the body gone, and a section of the suspension has a connector bolted to a piece of chassis almost completely rusted away (circled in red)… Is this connector necessary to dri… --- ## [Part on a 1987 Ford Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/t/part-on-a-1987-ford-ranger/191711)
**Author:** [@mmvp911\_185967](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mmvp911_185967)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/part-on-a-1987-ford-ranger/191711 "2023-07-14T22:25:15Z")
I have a 1987 Ford Ranger V6 2.9L Regular Cab. I have no idea what this part is can anyone tell me what this is it is under the vehicle underneath the driver’s seat. --- ## [What type of car battery do I have?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-type-of-car-battery-do-i-have/191685)
**Author:** [@btroiano12\_185558](https://community.cartalk.com/u/btroiano12_185558)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-type-of-car-battery-do-i-have/191685 "2023-07-14T22:11:11Z")
I recently bought a Diehard Gold battery. This is the specific one: Is this an AGM flat plate battery? It’s not a flooded battery, right? I bought a battery tester and it asks for the type. Nowhere online can I find c… --- ## [Coated undercarriage with fluid film, now got check engine light :(](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coated-undercarriage-with-fluid-film-now-got-check-engine-light/191684)
**Author:** [@myusername1234](https://community.cartalk.com/u/myusername1234)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coated-undercarriage-with-fluid-film-now-got-check-engine-light/191684 "2023-07-14T21:30:08Z")
2006 corolla. Coated undercarriage in black fluid film. Now get this error: P0420 - Powertrain Catalyst system efficiency below threshold (bank 1). From what I can guess, this could be from coating an O2 sensor in fl… --- ## [Transmission shift solenoid](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-shift-solenoid/191074)
**Author:** [@bbranham5\_185578](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bbranham5_185578)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-shift-solenoid/191074 "2023-07-14T20:21:25Z")
I have gotten a p0751 shift solenoid performance a stuck off code on a 2 l 05 zx4 I’ve changed the transmission filter solenoids A and B and gasket put new fluid inside and now I’m hard shifting getting the same error co… --- ## [1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera - Won't stop - No sign of fluid leak](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-wont-stop-no-sign-of-fluid-leak/191683)
**Author:** [@triplea](https://community.cartalk.com/u/triplea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-wont-stop-no-sign-of-fluid-leak/191683 "2023-07-14T20:13:10Z")
brake barly stops but no visial of fluid leaking --- ## [Transmission Oil Level Confusion](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-oil-level-confusion/191668)
**Author:** [@grudzibp\_185943](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grudzibp_185943)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-oil-level-confusion/191668 "2023-07-14T18:48:54Z")
Hi everyone, Yesterday I did a transmission drain and fill on my 2009 V6. I accidentally added an extra .25 quarts. I checked the oil level afterwards and it was a bit above the top marker on the dip stick, maybe .25 of… --- ## [Pencil Tire Gauges](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pencil-tire-gauges/12625)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Bakker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bruce_Bakker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pencil-tire-gauges/12625 "2023-07-14T18:12:55Z")
Years ago Click and Clack complained that pencil tire gauges were junk. I have had $.99 to $10.00 pencil gauges plus ones that were supplied by the car manufacturer (Two bueatifull Rover 2000 guages). They all read ac… --- ## [2014 Buick Verano - AC issue. It wasn't the refrigerant](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-buick-verano-ac-issue-it-wasnt-the-refrigerant/191697)
**Author:** [@Tee04](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tee04)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-buick-verano-ac-issue-it-wasnt-the-refrigerant/191697 "2023-07-14T16:29:46Z")
A/C is still blowing warm air after freon has been add to car. --- ## [2013 Chevrolet Impala - HVAC issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-impala-hvac-issues/191643)
**Author:** [@ClintonRMorgan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ClintonRMorgan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-impala-hvac-issues/191643 "2023-07-14T13:12:17Z")
I had my heater core replaced. right after my acuators started locking up. replaced them. now the system won;t reset and the as blows hot and cold no matter where it is set. tried to reste a dealer but won’t. they h… --- ## [2012 Honda CR-V - Noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-cr-v-noise/191662)
**Author:** [@Carlos10](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carlos10)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-cr-v-noise/191662 "2023-07-14T12:10:49Z")
small Noise (fiiii) starts at 80 km/h and ends at 100km/h, no-noise when de acceletaor pedal off, I do not know the cause, could you help me, the dealer says no major problem is that true? --- ## [2012 Toyota RAV4 - Do I need rear dampers if I am doing front?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-rav4-do-i-need-rear-dampers-if-i-am-doing-front/191613)
**Author:** [@Liz33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Liz33)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-toyota-rav4-do-i-need-rear-dampers-if-i-am-doing-front/191613 "2023-07-14T03:30:00Z")
When replacing front struts should rear shocks also be replaced? General cost of each? I’m getting quoted $800 for struts and $500 for shocks. Does that sound right? --- ## [Limp Steering Wheel? Adjustment Lever Broken/Lost Part](https://community.cartalk.com/t/limp-steering-wheel-adjustment-lever-broken-lost-part/191632)
**Author:** [@dylan\_mcd](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dylan_mcd)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/limp-steering-wheel-adjustment-lever-broken-lost-part/191632 "2023-07-13T23:41:45Z")
Recently while my brother was driving my car, a piece fell out of the steering column at his feet, and the steering wheel fell limp. I can only assume it acts as a washer, or some kind of catch for the block to grab onto… --- ## [2010 Elantra - steering without power?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-elantra-steering-without-power/191647)
**Author:** [@Mark-B](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mark-B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-elantra-steering-without-power/191647 "2023-07-13T23:33:48Z")
Good day. Long-time lurker, first-time poster. I own a paid-off 2010 Elantra and have had few problems with it until now - the power steering motor has gone kaput. It’s got a touch under 200 000 kms, and my trusted mecha… --- ## [Not sure about 3rd wire to terminal](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-sure-about-3rd-wire-to-terminal/191679)
**Author:** [@Kwroloff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kwroloff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-sure-about-3rd-wire-to-terminal/191679 "2023-07-13T22:41:52Z")
Hi I’m replacing faulty terminals and my battery on a 1989 chevy g20 and i noticed a 3rd wire that looks like it ought to be attached to one of my terminals, though i don’t recall pulling it off of the last battery. Whi… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=81) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=83)