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#1978 of 4944 honda civic 93 not a mechanic pls bear with me by aliplah Sep 05, 2005 (4:19 am)
i have a honda civic 93. done about 230,000 km. i know its a lot. just lately, i tipped in too much engine oil into the engine. started blowing white smoke. drained it, tipped new engine oil (right amount this time), no more smoke. then, it worked for one day. the next day it wouldnt start, so i decided to change the spark plugs. it worked again. didnt touch it, then wanted to drive it. then it starts {it started, however, the car sorta died, very very unstable sort of start. engine sounds like almost dying, but not actually dead} am i making sense??? is it the spark plugs?? please help me. i really will appreciate it. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 05, 2005 8:36 am)
#1979 of 4944 Re: heat and ac problem [crankshaft] by rangerguy Sep 05, 2005 (7:01 am)
Replying to: crankshaft (Sep 04, 2005 5:08 pm) The Ac compressor will not turn on but is not seize the control blows out luke warm air and i think it might be the control unit
#1980 of 4944 Re: honda civic 93 not a mechanic pls bear with me [aliplah] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 05, 2005 (8:36 am)
Replying to: aliplah (Sep 05, 2005 4:19 am) You might have sent your tired old catalytic converter over the edge with that big doge of oil smoke.
#1981 of 4944 Delayed starting by ghostrider84 Sep 05, 2005 (12:59 pm)
My 2000 GMC Savana with a 7.4L motor has delayed starting that is intermitting. It happens sometimes at first starting or after its warm it is verry inconsistant. It also starts at the first turn over. It has 145000 miles, I have just tuned it up including a new ign coil, cap, rotor, wires, plugs, Is there something that will delay the starting if there is low oil pressure or what. It has great oil pressure. I have replaced the fuel pump, filter and just about anything that I can. Can you help.
#1982 of 4944 330ci fluids by nshaw Sep 05, 2005 (5:33 pm)
Okay, our 2001BMW car has a "motor oil, Castrol recommended" cap and another cap that says ATF Oil Only. What is that? We think it's the power steering, but do you use automatic transmission fluid in the power steering? Is it possible it's an incorrect cap? It's in front of the engine and is a small cylinder about 4 inches across. Also, whatever that fill thing is, what level should it be up to? Nothing in our owners manual about this fill cap. Replies to this message: tearex (Sep 05, 2005 7:17 pm)
#1983 of 4944 Caravan Highbeams by tearex Sep 05, 2005 (7:01 pm)
1999 Dodge Caravan High beams don't work. -High Beam fuses both good (Visibly good and checked with multimeter.) -Relay good in fuse block (constant power to proper terminal. Also swapped with known good relay of same type.) -Both bulbs good (Visibly good and checked with multimeter. Also replaced with known good bulbs) -Multiswitch on steering column good (Checked with multimeter - power to Orange/White wire when switched to brights. Also replaced with known good switch.) -High Beam light in light cluster doesn't come on and brights don't work. I am at a loss for what to check next. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
#1985 of 4944 Re: 330ci fluids [nshaw] by tearex Sep 05, 2005 (7:17 pm)
Replying to: nshaw (Sep 05, 2005 5:33 pm) The cap you're looking at is indeed the power steering fluid reservoir and, oddly enough, the cap is correct. It calls for "DEXRON III or equivilent ATF fluid". My 2002 530i Sport (same 3.0L engine) has the same thing right next to the oil filter housing. The stem under the cap has a lower ring (the MIN. level) and an upper ring (the MAX. level). No drain in the system, so it shouldn't need any additional fluid unless your system has a leak. Great car though, huh?
#1986 of 4944 rocker arms chrysler 300m by sel Sep 05, 2005 (8:40 pm)
I am the owner of a 1999 chyrsler 300m purchased new in dec of 99. I have 112000mi on it. When you start the car there is a lot of clatering noise it quiets down a little after a few seconds but is still noisey. I metioned this to the dealer when the car was still in warranty. They said this was normal for this engine. Having owned many cars over the years and never having this problem I thought it was odd. But i never owned a Chyrsler product before so i thought maybe so. I don't know that much about cars but to me I thought that when first started not enough oil was getting up to the top of the engine liffters? I have the oil changed every 3000mi. The chyrsler dealer has done all service work. The noise has gotten louder so when I went in for my last oil change I ask them to look at it. They tell me its the Rocker arms and it will cost $1150 to fix.I am disapointed. The car is in very good condition and I had hoped to get another 5 years out of it. My last car a Mazda 626 I drove 226000mi. Could this really be Rocker arms and if I have them fixed could there be a good chance of other serious engine problems to follow soon? Sorry for the long post but I really Love this car and want to keep driving it. Thanks SEL Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 06, 2005 6:08 am)
#1987 of 4944 Re: rocker arms chrysler 300m [sel] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 06, 2005 (6:08 am)
Replying to: sel (Sep 05, 2005 8:40 pm) Well that's a lot of miles and engines do wear out, but it would be good to know if the rockers arm bushing failed from their own natural wear (cheap materials maybe or not a great design or not frequent enough maintenance?) or if they failed from some type of oil starvation. I suppose the best you could do is repair the damage but not until you assess how good the oil pressure is for the engine in general. It is possible that the rockers failed due to you not being on a severe maintenance schedule, or maybe the engine is full of sludge, and these things have affected oil pressure. It's all hard to say why these things happen, but by all means have the engine's oil pressure checked with a numerical read-out before you repair anything and also have the engine carefully examined for sludge. My point is you don't want to end up just repairing the symptoms and not the disease.