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#3231 of 4960 Re: 95 corolla engine hard to start when hot also water coming from exhaust [user777] by toyota95coroll Feb 28, 2007 (8:49 am)
Replying to: user777 (Feb 27, 2007 9:23 am) Thats a pretty good tip..there..Maybe that is whats happening,I will get the new manifold today or if i can get it faster ill just go to the wrecker..one thing i did notice was when i tried to weld that manifold it started up fine but then as it got hotter it stopped responding..another thing is that i dont step on the gas, i first off try to start it with little cranks and it looks like it does want to start and as i gradually increase the amount of crank time it tends to want to start only when i let the ignition go, and also i took off the filter replaced it and i noticed white smoke came out of the throttle body.
#3232 of 4960 Re: 95 corolla engine hard to start when hot also water coming from exhaust [qbrozen] by user777 Feb 28, 2007 (9:25 am)
Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 27, 2007 10:22 am) yeah, i'm not so sure the 02 and emissions controls is in closed loop mode when first starting, but, perhaps with a cracked manifold, the back-pressure on the engine is grossly off.
#3233 of 4960 Re: Pontiac Aztek - Can't remove ignition key [ray80] by swissdude Mar 01, 2007 (12:24 pm)
Replying to: ray80 (Feb 20, 2007 6:37 am) It turned out the ignition lock had a mechanical problem. I had it replaced - things are working again. Thanks for all contributions here.
#3234 of 4960 whistle noise by jhapino Mar 03, 2007 (2:15 pm)
2002 forester: There is a high pitched whistling noise comming from someplace around the radiator what the car is off, if I un hook the battery is stops and hooking it back up starts is again, I can't seem to pinpoint where it is coming from because it is such a shrill high pitched noise it echoes around a lot. any ideas?
#3235 of 4960 Question on Rear End Fluid...Jeep by skates89 Mar 04, 2007 (11:07 am)
Hi everyone I have a question in regard to changing my fluid. I changed the fluid in the rear end of my 1997 jeep yesterday. It was a windy day and I noticed that a few particles of road sand may have splashed up into my differential while I had the case open. I did not see very much if any and I did wipe it clean but Im sure there is some microscopic sand particles in there. My question is..Do I have anything to worry about.? Should I change the fluid again? Or does my logic which believes that if there was any very fine sand pebbles in there it will all get crunched up over time serve me right. Or could even he smallest dust particles ultimately cause any damage? The fluid change with lucas rear differential fluid really did quite the rear down. I had not changed it in 120k and it does sound great. Any help with this question will be greatly appreciated Mike
#3236 of 4960 oil leaking into coolant by maxx4me Mar 04, 2007 (12:34 pm)
My 2003 Pontiac Vibe has been losing around 2 quarts in between 6,000 mile oil changes. I took out a sample of the coolant and it looks like mulch in the coolant. What has happened to allow the mixing of the two, and what kind of damage has been done to the engine? I have no external leaks, and I have not detected any coolant on the dipstick; only brown gunk (oil I presume) in the radiator. Replies to this message: kiawah (Mar 04, 2007 12:40 pm) imidazol97 (Mar 04, 2007 12:58 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Mar 04, 2007 1:03 pm) imidazol97 (Mar 04, 2007 1:07 pm) and 6 more... imidazol97 (Mar 06, 2007 4:19 pm) maxx4me (Mar 07, 2007 1:22 am)
#3237 of 4960 Re: oil leaking into coolant [maxx4me] by kiawah Mar 04, 2007 (12:40 pm)
Replying to: maxx4me (Mar 04, 2007 12:34 pm) Get it to the dealer quick...not a good mixture.
#3238 of 4960 Re: oil leaking into coolant [maxx4me] by imidazol97 Mar 04, 2007 (12:58 pm)
Replying to: maxx4me (Mar 04, 2007 12:34 pm) Agree with taking it to a dealer or good mechanical shop and checking it visually. Do you mean you lose two quarts of oil in 6000 miles? That's one quart per 3000 which is good from what I've always thought. You don't say how many mile are on the car and if you know the whole history from new or it you bought it used. If you mean the orange coolant is brownish with gunk in it, that may mean the Dexcool coolant has never been changed or someone added green stuff to it. The Dexcool will turn dark and form goop when overheated or run low with air in the radiator (even though the overflow reseroir is full) the air mixes with DexCool while running hot and causes deterioration. If your crankcase has coolant that has gotten into it, the oil looks milky and like chocolate milk is in it. I'm not hearing that to be what you're saying. But the car needs a professional, trustable person checking it. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 04, 2007 1:03 pm) imidazol97 (Mar 04, 2007 1:07 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Mar 04, 2007 1:10 pm) and 5 more...
#3239 of 4960 Re: oil leaking into coolant [imidazol97] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Mar 04, 2007 (1:03 pm)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Mar 04, 2007 12:58 pm) Isn't a Vibe a Toyota or am I all confused? Might not have the dreaded Dexcool then....but either a coolant mishap or another idea is a bad radiator tank, which is allowing transmission fluid into the coolant (the radiator cools the transmission fluid). How's the tranny fluid (if it's an AT I mean). Replies to this message: imidazol97 (Mar 04, 2007 1:07 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Mar 04, 2007 1:10 pm) imidazol97 (Mar 04, 2007 1:16 pm) and 4 more...
#3240 of 4960 Re: oil leaking into coolant [Mr_Shiftright] by imidazol97 Mar 04, 2007 (1:07 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 04, 2007 1:03 pm) I've never looked into the hood of a Vibe to see if they use the GM coolant or the Toyota (is it red?) stuff. The description of the goopy precipitate sounds like descriptions of other Dexcool stories and the Fords had a similar description years back. One factor is mixing with air in a system that's not been purged. A seep around the radiator cap allowing air into the radiator instead of recalling coolant from the reservoir allows that air. Mix with hot DexCool and they describe it as crud in the reservoir. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 04, 2007 1:10 pm) imidazol97 (Mar 04, 2007 1:16 pm) maxx4me (Mar 04, 2007 4:04 pm) and 3 more...