Auto Repair

Last night i was driving and everything was fine...when i arrived home i suddenly saw a little bit of smoke coming out the right side of the car ( from the drivers perspective ). I open the hood and there was little bit of coolant squirting up. But i coulnt tell from were. The smoke was hot coolant vapor....so basically it seems im leaking from some where but i dont know from were....i was hoping some one could help me so i can patch it up or replace the part...here are some pictures i took... This is the front, the tube is right next to the coolant resevoir..i think i see a little puddle under the resevoir also... http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...1&d=1371672757 This is the middle at the bottom of the right side between the resevoiur and the firewall. http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...1&d=1371672757 This is all the way back behind the resevoiur, on the firewall. http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...1&d=1371672757 would it be possible to give an educated guess, as from were is the leak happening, from these pictures?...thank you. Attached Images Front Car.png (275.0 KB) Middle Bottom.png (287.0 KB) Back Firewall.png (247.5 KB)

Have only 78K miles on rebuilt and now i am experiencing a jerking -missing issue especially when accelerating or uphill driving, I have no codes that are set and no O/D blinking. It sure acts like a motor miss (electrical) and or fuel problem, just driving a constant speed it drives ok it seems to possibly occur at the 40-50 rpm. no i have not yet taken it to a tranny station to have it scanned I just want some foresight on the issue from you tech guys as i repaired and fixed many problems with this Auto Forums web site.(po171-po174 as an example) i'm wondering if any other sensor could be the problem. I think I know the obvious but still have wishful thinking. rp

Hi, the video shows the 10th Schlossberg Historic, a hill climbing race for classic sport and race cars in the Blackforest Mountains in Germany: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k8EHXUM97c Enjoy it, J?rgen

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Let me start by saying that this is the first new car since 1968 and all previous cars were American. I have followed the reliability of Toyota for sometime now, is there anything that I should be aware of that would make me feel as if I made an error in my judgement of buying a Toyota,all the others were v6s & v8s this is a four and I was very impressed with the power and smoothness.I have always thought of reliability over gas mileage. Thank's for any input.

Hi ALL I am thinking of purchasing the new Autel AULDS708 diagnostic and analysis system, does anyone have any specs or experience they can share with me .:confused:

Hey guys so I've got an XJ220 from Tamiya that I' trying to put extra detail into. I need help making hose fittings. I dont know how to use a solder and I dont really feel like using one. So I was thinking about buying a set of Top Studio resin hose joints. You get a lot of fittings for the money. My problem is that I have never used Top Studio joints before and they come in 3 sizes. I know that the large is too big but I was wondering if anyone had experience with the small and medium hose joints and how they look? Here's what I'm trying to replicate. Particularly the hoses around the fuel filters(the gold cylinder things). I have several options for braided lines already, I have some detail master braided lines and some other alternative options. I've read the how to on making hose fittings with styrene tube and I'll be using that as well. Any suggestions on this at all would be a huge help. What size do you think best replicates this? The medium or small set of hose joints? Here's a reference of size. While I understand the sizes from the photo I'd like to know how they look on an assembled engine or if anyone has personal photos of them I would appreciate it. Your advice is always appreciated. Thanks!

I've decided to replace my Iridium plugs with the OEM double platinum. Would it be prudent to replace the ignition wires also. The existing ignition wire set was installed about two years ago and has about 30K miles in it.

I just bought a 2006 MMH. Im not sure if all is functioning as it should. yesterday afternoon it would not go into EV mode. The outside temp was in the mid to upper 80's. I was in heavy traffic at times. This is what I have observed: in the morning it will shut down at stoplights and such. I have no warning lights or messages. I can here the battery fans running loud when its hot,also the rear A/C line is very cold sometimes other times when its hot out the line isn't cold and I hear the battery fans running loud. When i checked the gauge diagnostic (hold the trip down and start) its shows no DTC codes and the bat showed 43 at its hottest in the afternoon, at that time I was getting very little assist. I drove on the freeway in light traffic with the A/C on the non forced ice mode. It took 25-30 min for the bat tem to come down 1 degree. I have the navigation display. I do not have a Scangauge yet. Also I checked and replaced the battery filter and noticed whenever I check the blend door it is closed, I have never seen it open. I have checked it frequently car hot or cold running or not and its always closed. Is this normal because of the heat? also if the rear A/C door is stuck closed due to the actuator will there be a light?

Hey all, any insight is much apreciated! I have an 2008 Camry Hybrid with aprox 180k kilometers. Due to the sliders or somthing sticking I had to replace my left rear brake pads a few days ago. When I lifted the caliper the outer pad had been wore down to the metal along the top, inside pad was almost like new. I replaced both and did the same on the right rear (both right rear pads also like new but I changed them anyway) The job really coudnt have been easier. As soon as I started the car I got "check VSC System" and my e-brake, skid, abs & tire pressure lights are all now on. The brakes feel completely normal. I did not hit the sensor in back of the brake. Any Ideas?? I've tried disconecting the neg on battery & plugged one of those ODB readers in with no codes.