Auto Repair

I have rust bubbles and the paint on the lip underneath the panels is gone with a lot of rust. Has anyone had this fixed before and how much should I expect for a good fix?

Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, USA Americans are about to spend a lot of money on gasoline. If the number crunchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) are correct, US drivers will spend a tidy $1.44 billion filling up for their Memorial Day travels as 31.2 million people use the long weekend to participate in the time-honored tradition of a road trip. Almost nine out of 10 Americans (89 percent, by UCS estimates) who will travel this weekend are expected to do so by passenger car or truck and therefore will spend the equivalent of 77 million bottles of sunscreen or 300 million cones of ice cream on petroleum. That gas tab will theoretically go up a tad after that ice cream's polished off and the collective weight's put on, of course. The holiday spending number would be cut in half if we had tomorrow's cars today. The UCS says that if we were driving the average new vehicle from 2025 - which will have an average fuel economy that's roughly twice as high today - we would be paying about $619 million less on gasoline this weekend. Which means more ice cream and sunscreen for all of us. Check out the UCS press release below.Continue reading Memorial Day weekend gas tab likely to hit $1.44 billion in US Memorial Day weekend gas tab likely to hit $1.44 billion in US originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments More...

I am trying to buy a new car soon. I am a 29 year old single woman with no kid. I think I probably do not need too much space. I want a sedan compact or midsize. I don't know much about cars, so I think when I will go to the cardealers, they will realize that pretty soon and probably take advantage of it. So I need as much info as possible prior to going. What are brands that you can recommend, my budget is lower than $25k. And what type of financing won't be a total rip off? Would you advise me to buy a brand new car, or is it better to buy a preowned certified car? I was told Honda civics are nice, reliable and affordable. What do you think?

I am attempting to replace the slave cylinder that is housed inside the tranmission housing. Problem being that I have the engine on a jack and blocked with engine support bar and chain through loop next to the top right side of the engine block. All of the transmission bolts are removed all the way around the bell housing and I also removed all of the mounts for the transmission. It does not want to separate apart. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. I have done the following steps: Pulled CV shafts Lowered Ball Joints Disconnected from Struts Removed Bolts from Transmission Housing Any Help is Greatly Appreciated.

A couple of the last threads I started, including my completed builds of a Ferrari 550 and Mercedes 500sl don't show up anywhere. What's up with that?

||Changed power steering pump, high pressure hose and gearbox.... |Fan spins slow ... Hydrolic |Fan Problem |???

Weird shudder from the back of my 1998 Trooper. felt like the parking brake was stuck. It was. All messed up with a greasy gunk that could only have come from the wheel bearing. Studied my manual and went to work. Removed brake caliper and speedsensor and parking brake parts, and pulled out the axle/bearingholder assembly, removed the circlip behind the bearing holder and tried to slide the axle out....... and tried a little harder.... and tried again. etc etc. tried wd40, tried heat, tried a bigger hammer, tried setting a couple of bolts between the hub and the bearingholder and then backing of the nuts untill they would pushing the hub out of the bearingholder..............added heat..........and the biggest hammer...... 45 minutes thinking this isn't too bad, rest of the day pure frustration. Anyone who ever changed the bearing and/or seals in the back of their troopy must have somehow gotten that darn axle out. Please tell me what I missed. Thanks

Hey all, I need some help diagnosing my problem... It used to be as soon as I turned the key to run, it seemed that a fan in the back would start. Maybe it was a pump? Well this is my wife's car and I don't drive it much but now when I drove it, I no longer get that at start up and it has to be driven a LONG time before going into battery mode. I've read about the MECS pump, blend door actuator, cooling fans... I don't know what SHOULD be happening and where to begin diagnosis... Help a guy out! Thanks!

About a week ago I got a stereo system installed. 2 amps, a sub, new speakers all around, a double din head unit, and the metra kit for the ac and whatnot. About 2 days after installing it my car wouldn't turn on and I had to jump it to get it going. Drove home from work. Parked the car. Next morning got in and it turned on no problem. Got to work and the car was dead. Tried to jump start it but still didn't turn on. Bought a new battery and when I went to turn the car on the lights on the dashboard were flickering on and off in the key accessory position. Tried to turn the car on completely and nothing. Left it at my job(which is a body shop) and came the next day to see if it would turn on but now it's even worse. Nothing will turn on. Not the dash, not the emergency lights, nothing. Checked all my fuses and my fuses are fine. Before I call an electrician to come check it out I wanna know if any one on here has any suggestions. Please help!!

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