My Nissan Sentra 2013 had arm control replaced by a small mechanic shop and when they finished working on it they called me to pick it up, I went there and as soon as I started the car traction light was on, they red the code as “steering angle sensor faulty” mechanic claims he had nothing to do with it, is that possible?

I took my Ligier to a mechanical so he can make a overall check if the car while changing the tires.

He then pointes this part of the châssis saying its too rusted to get back on the road.

I just rechecked this rust spot this morning and i used a screwdriver to poke it, its still sturdy.

I gived it a scrub with a wire scrub, no hole underneath, soldering is still ok and its seems to be only surface rust.

So i redid the worn paint and use a spécial black protector paint thing for chassis and the rust its now invisible.

Should i later get this part reinforced to prevent it from breaking?

Recently inhereted my grandpas 8ft bed f250, and wow has it been a learning curve. How do you park??? Whenever i park i either overshoot, undershoot, end up all cockeyed, or almost hit the car next to me. Can someone give me some pointers?

What are the brightest / best 9005 halogen bulbs for downroad visibility? Looking to keep my factory housings

More or less just want advice here..

Found a website i can finally purchase a carpet for my truck from, but they allow me different options.

In terms of material, they ask if i want: plush cut, ultra plush cut or neon plush cut (bright colors)

Now im currently not overly worried about what color im going for, but im worried about the plush.

I live in canada, where during the colder months it it always wet, dirty, sandy, salt everywhere.. point being i dont want to ruin a brand new carpet.

Question: whats the difference between plush cut & ultra plush cut?

None of thr interior lights won't turn on in the car. One rainy day something happened to thr battery and it turned on for a split second after never turning on again. My car does have a bit of rust on the and the doors. I also have a sunroof. Fuses are all ok which is the main concern. I'm thinking it might just be the switches which are so rusted they can't give a signal I have a whole new switch module which I will replace.

What do I do?

Car also has some transmission issues and a CEL and dsc ( its probably some sensors and an o2 sensor but thats not an issue for now )

I'll stick to the important bits to keep this short and forward.

As mentioned, car's mileage is around 150 miles. Owner says car's been sitting in the garage all this time.

A huge point to take into consideration is, he's never changed the oil ever since he purchased it.

Please first explain the LIKELY issues I might face with this car if I decide to buy it. Then add the lesser likely issues.

And most importantly, please, give me an overview of how easy or hard it is to resolve the major likely issues associated with this car, and it would mean the world to me if you gave practical ideas and options of these types of fixes.

FWIW, car's listed for $8K.

And I've test driven it around the neighbourhood and on a few kilometres of highway, and didn't notice anything wrong with the drive (it was responsive and handled well actually!), but I'm no expert obviously.

Please share your knowledge with me. And thank you in advance, everyone.

I am driving Ford Kuga, 2018 and due to this cold weather if mirrors are frozen, it could easily break the motor inside.

I was thinking to turn off the folding mirrors but i cannot find the option in settings and there is no button for on/off.
Does anyone have a solution here?

I’ve had a recent problem with my 2005 hilux n70 where when I accelerate there will be a loud noise until I reach 60-75kph and I wanted to see if it’s more likely to be a timing belt or an alternator belt, I’m having no problems with how my cars runs and starts so I’m leaning towards it being the t belt

I rolled down the windows in my car and one of the back ones won’t roll up again. It’s midnight where I am right now so I’m thinking of leaving it and fixing it in the morning.

I managed to get it halfway up and I live in a decent neighborhood so I’m not too worried about theft. However, I’m wondering if it’s safe to do this due to environmental factors. It’s only for tonight so I’m thinking it should be fine but it also gets cold enough but moisture and ice to form on the windows so I’m not too sure.

Any advice would be appreciated

I'm seriously upset and stressed out rn I've spent the last almost 3 days now searching EVERYWHERE for my keys and no luck it's a 02 Lexus es300 I bought used and only came with one key I know it's expensive because it's a Lexus alone which is dumb but what would be the easiest cheapest route of getting another made I'm broke and not trying to spend a couple hundred. I had a so called "friend" over and she had to have taken them at this point which o found out sadly she is a thief and stole a few other items,she swears up and down she doesn't have them and I know I do have very severe ADHD and have lost my keys many many times but I have literally searched my entire house car everything thoroughly for the best 3 days and I still can't find them so I'm trying to figure out the best bet to get another key made would it be cheaper option to order Alexis key off of team U like uncut it still has to be programmed and I'd like I said I don't know if she has the keys so I'd really prefer to get another cylinder ignition cylinder with another key if possible but I know it's going to cost money to get it reprogrammed or does anybody know how to reprogram it cheaply myself possibly I'm sure you probably have to have the right kind of scanner for that I'm really not sure how it works but if anybody could give you a cheap alternative it would greatly be appreciated thanks

came down to my apartment garage after parking my car there for barely 20 minutes and noticed these cracks on my passenger window. do these look intentional (like someone trying to break in) or accidental?

I got a chance to ride in a Lotus recently, it felt pretty different from other cars. It’s not about speed or fancy features, but how it drives. The car responds so quickly to every little movement, and you really feel connected to the road. It’s one of those experiences that’s hard to describe, but definitely stands out...

Considering this vehicle at $11k.

Do you recommend? Is there anything I should be looking out for? I'd like to have my mechanic inspect it prior to purchase... what should I ask him to look closely at?

Thank you.

Hello,

Are there any car meet ups upcoming in Dallas? I’d love to attend one, but I’m having trouble finding ones online. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

I have a 2019 with 30k miles on it. I drive 2-3 times a week. Usually a few short trips (2-3 miles) and one longer trip (maybe 10-20 miles). I do all the scheduled maintenance etc. my question is, should I expect problems at a certain age mark or mileage mark. Like 10 years in will things start to go south no matter what or can I expect to get 100k miles east no matter how long it takes me.

Hey everyone,

I just replaced the timing chain on my 5.4 Triton, but I didn’t set it to top dead center (TDC). Instead, I marked the phasers, chain, and bottom sprocket with a paint pen and made sure everything went back on the same way. After reinstalling, I rotated the engine by hand 10 times, and I didn’t feel any pushback or binding. However, I did notice that the marks that I made never lined back up.

The thing is, I watched a detailed video on how to do it after I finished the job, and now I’m second-guessing myself. Should I go back and redo it properly with TDC, or am I fine since the engine turns freely?

Would love to hear from those with experience!

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to add a 12v outlet to my car with a switch that allows me to toggle between "always on" and switched (only on when the car is running). I believe this can done using an SPDT relay.

Here is the diagram that I came up with. What do you think? Is there any issues with this?

The reason for this setup is that I occasionally need the outlet to stay powered when the car is off, but also want the option to have it turn off automatically with the car.

Thanks!

https://preview.redd.it/bmjfhgkuwmge1.png?width=822&format=png&auto=webp&s=def0c4dd145bc0ea2ea2ec67b9623b0b6f45d176

Just for shits and giggles what could I do to add some hrsprs to my 96 ford explorer. It’s the 4.0 v6 I think, just wondering what I could do to give it some more ‘umph’ lol what would the process of putting a turbo in it look like aswell if anyone knows? Just curious probably won’t ever have the money to actually do that lol

I have a 2003 Subaru Baja and it looks like it has a burnt valve causing a misfire. I know that a proper valve job would be costly and essentially in line with the cost of replacing the whole engine with something like a lower mileage JDM one or just putting re-manufactured heads on it.

What is the better course of action? I feel like in any case it would involve replacing the timing belt components and upgrading the head gaskets.

The engine wasn't showing other issues before, but I don't know which can of worms to open necessarily as all the costs are pretty similar.

I have an 1991. W124 230E with an Automatic Transmission and it has a strange problem. When I start the engine cold, it idles pretty normally, around 700-800 RPM. But as it starts to heat up, the idle RPM start to rise with the temps. When the temp reaches 80 Celsius it idles around 1400. But it only happens when I put it in P or N. If I put it in any other mode it drops to 800RPM (when the motor is cold it drops to around 550). Also if I turn on the headlights and start the seat heating the RPM drops with 100-150. This problem is not really new, when I bought this car years ago I was told that the Engine Control Unit is faulty and I will have to replace it to fix this issue, but I don't think thats the case. I start to read forums and I found that it could be a vacuum related problem. But I don't have any problem with the ABS. I only have a problem with the ASD unit, but I think it does not affect this. Could it be a Transmission issue? Do you have any ideas? Can it really be the ECU? Thanks!

I am looking to engine swap my 2008 f250 with a cat v8 diesel engine but I’m not sure which one will fit or where to even find one that will if you have any ideas please lmk

Car knocks loud when steering at fullest while driving slow only on uneven road, what is weird is sometimes after a while you wont hear anything is like when the car gets warm it doesn't make the noise that often, also when it does that feels like the steering wheel is stuck a bit and i have to turn it back.

Changing the control arms on a 2004 Rav4. The new front control arm bushing has these 2 green rubber tabs/ spacers that go through to the other side. Haven't seen/ heard about these. They're in there pretty good. Do they need to be removed before installing the arm? Or leave in? And what are they exactly?