Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Weekly Newsletter - Friday, November 28, 2014

Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair newsletter

Top new questions this week: Alternator draining battery My alternator has been draining my battery in my Datsun 240z since I swapped the engine (VQ35). It takes around 4 days to drain the battery to the point I can't start it. It charges it fine when the ... battery nissan alternator   asked by Mikey 4 votes answered by Allan Osborne 0 votes Repair or replace frayed fuel injection wiring harness? This is on a 2008 Chevy Impala, 3.5L V6, non-flexfuel. Recently got cylinder 1 misfire / ignition failure codes. An investigation revealed that mice had gotten into my garage, made themselves at ... electrical wiring gm fuel-injection   asked by mrdrbob 4 votes answered by Paulster2 2 votes Fitting age of tyres? Is there a maximum age of tyre you'd consider fitting to a vehicle? I'm looking at buying 4 new tyres, and they've been reduced (I believe) due to the DOT date being in 2012. Is there any problems ... tires wheels   asked by Bob Smith 3 votes answered by Paulster2 2 votes Are there any negative sides to using multiple air filters? My question is actually quite simple. Do you get any performance/sound/feel differences while driving with multiple air filters? For example, the stock filter that's built into most engines: and an ... performance air-filter   asked by Marco Geertsma 3 votes answered by Paulster2 3 votes Should I replace this stator? (2007, Suzuki, DL1000) I opened my stator case to inspect what I thought was a bad stator. I discovered the following issues with my magnets: Broken Magnets: Cracked Magnets: Not sure if I need to replace stator ... electrical motorcycle generator   asked by Tommie C. 3 votes answered by TNCreator 1 vote Gap a spark plug for another motor. How to be sure the correct gap for another model year motor? I have a 1993 C1500 with 4.3L that has a motor (also a 4.3L) from another truck installed. The truck is originally a 1993, but I'm not exactly sure what year the "new" motor is - it was pulled from a ... chevrolet sparkplugs motors   asked by SoilSciGuy 3 votes answered by Paulster2 2 votes Mazda 3 1.6 OBDII P0403 resolved after changing spark plugs? I had been plagued by intermittent OBDII P0403 check engine light for months. I changed the EGR valve, had the harness replaced but to no avail. The workshop said it is the PCM and quoted a hefty ... mazda egr p0403   asked by Andrew Tan 3 votes answered by Allan Osborne 0 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What is causing this terrible grinding/groaning noise when I come to a slow stop sometimes? (but not always!) Update 11/9/2013 After a good bit of driving, the noise reoccurred. I took it back to the mechanic and we decided it must be the brake pads. They're pretty worn out, and like I said before, they're ... civic noise brake-rotor vibration   asked by Agop 12 votes answered by Agop 0 votes Can I reprogram a used Mercedes smart key? I want a new key for my Mercedes Benz and I've heard that you can get a used smart key for much cheaper than a new one from a licensed Mercedes mechanic. Can I reuse an already programmed Mercedes ... mercedes-benz key   asked by Ben Brocka 4 votes answered by Ben Brocka 3 votes

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