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The dealer stated he just did a few changes with new fluid, and put synthetic fluid into it. He was going to put some Lucas in when I bought it, but I asked him not to.

I just bought a 1998 Hyundai Elantra with 39000 miles. The dealer bought the vehicle, which shifted poorly, and then made numerous ATF flushes to help re-wet the seals, and also installed new generators. It helped the alot, but he stated there still is a hard shift from 1st to 2nd when cold, but...

You have been extremely lucky. If you have the DOHC that is your saving grace. The heads for the SOHC are known to crack in the first overheat. My daughter just did that to hers. It had oil in the coolant. I had to replace the head.

Thanks for the ideas. He called me today saying that he hears water moving around under the dash. He is thinking about putting in a new radiator(coolant is rusty looking) so I will drain and refill then. I had never seen a a needle move 30 degrees like that.

A friend has a 1994 Chevy S10 with the 4.3 V6 TBI. The thermostat was staying around 160 and he had no heat, so I changed the thermostat. He has heat now, but the gauge needle will go up to 195, the stat opens, and the needle dives to 160. What would cause this behavior? For the temp to change...

My daughter is driving a 1995 Saturn SC1 with 166,000 miles on it. She cannot afford a payment(college student), I cannot either, so this vehicle will keep going. Still cheaper to maintain than to have a monthly payment plus higher insurance.

Usually right above the filter on the side of the housing.

What does the manual call for? If it calls for power steering fluid, use power steering fluid.

I will see what the laptop can handle in RAM and upgrade. Thanks

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Would playing World of Warcraft on a laptop for hours at a time stress the hard drive? I ask because my daughters hard drive started struggling since she started playing the game, and now it is toast, and needs replaced.

Yes, that should be the camshaft position sensor.

Check your front struts. Probably due for an upgrade anyway.

Depending on the tune, you may be running higher RPM,s between shifts, creating the severe driving condition. It would definitely alter the oil life.

You really should not have to do much. Take off the drums, inspect the wheel cylinders for moisture/leaks, clean off with a brake cleaner, a adjust the fit of the drums. Like was stated before, drum brakes have self adjusters, and by backing up and making complete stops completes the task. To...