I'm an old Yale Divinity School graduate with a question for you Why don't any auto makers make an oil dipstick of any color except steel That's the exact color of clean motor oil A different-colored dipstick would make it...
My Honda Civic stinks Last summer we found mice in our Honda They were living in the blower housing We knew this because when we turned the fan on it sounded like the car was going to reach a resonant...
I would appreciate your help with a matter that has really been putting a wedge between my husband and me I am driving a Volvo with miles My daughter will start to drive in six months and I want to...
My girlfriend and I read your column all the time Lately we've been trying to come up with an easy and convenient way to get more exercise I started wondering Is it safe to remove the power steering from a...
I have a very vexing car question I have an extremely antagonistic older brother I'm he's I'm looking for the most devious possible practical jokes to play on him He's very bright and mechanically inclined so I thought I'd go...
We've had a spate of flats lately The latest was on our Ford Taurus The puncture was right at the edge of the tread We had it fixed at a gas station and the attendant used only a plunger with...
My father-in-law keeps pushing me to purchase any turbo diesel-powered car I drive miles a day to work and he keeps telling me about how much I could save The problem is he's not advocating that I use diesel fuel...
Help My friend has a Dodge Caravan V with an automatic transmission The driver's-side axle has been replaced three times in four days The same thing keeps happening The inner CV joint keeps blowing apart within about yards All three...
In your experience do people who purchase extended warranties have to take what is offered when their vehicle is in need of repair or may we demand replacement parts better than scrap-yard parts -- David TOM Even though extended warranties...
How do you tell when a particular U-joint is bad I have the classic squeaking noise of a bad U-joint but my truck a Ford F has three different U-joints I tried prying each of them with a screwdriver figuring...
We are buying a very popular car the Honda Accord and I was wondering what we should expect to get the car for based on the fact that they sell so well I asked the dealer to sell it to...
I recently bought a Ford Bronco II It has a fairly bad pulling problem It's been pulling to the right since I've had it When I took it to the shop they replaced the two front bushings which connect the...
Help me out here I need to know if I have to start wearing my flameproof sweater next time I fill up at the neighborhood gas station The last two times that I filled up the tank at the local...
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