Recent content by Maddy

Thanks for your suggestions. I will try this out! Also, I am taking my mechanic's suggestion to change the oil more frequently, about every 3-4K miles so that I can try the Valvoline oil to get better protection. I want to keep my K24 engine running for another 10-15 years. It's purring right...

WARNING WARNING!!!!! You will need to check the A/C compressor and not try to disconnect it!!! It is not only used for cooling during the summer but also for the defroster!! I thought my transmission was causing a horrible whine/groan, and my 2010 Honda CRV with 124K miles kept stalling...

Yes you are correct. This happened in 1980's when I was at the NYPA. The main point is that if someone doesn't change oil, do required maintenance, then they will get engine failure, even if they have some engineering education. Hopefully now when car manufacturers give "warranties" they make...

Exactly!! That is why I was shocked at her naivete on what K car's warranty meant.

Yes Mary had a Master's in ME with tribology courses and just didn't change the oil. We were at the mechanic shop on the same day, when I was getting another oil change, and her K car's engine had seized, because she had not changed the oil. I was in shock too. She and her family lived in...

Just a thought here. Getting oil changed 3000 miles or at least 4000 miles if you drive small trips is INSURANCE really. Better to spend the money at the lube oil/JiffyLube at $100 and change the filter than to have your Honda engine clog up, get major deposits, etc. or ruin the engine. It's...

There is a transmission fluid filter in CRV 2010. There is a pan and a magnetic bolt. I checked this out with other mechanics' manuals. See this nice short video...

The idea was to see if the recent battery change resulted in the transmission needing to "reset" or relearn, as needed in some modern variable Transmissions. I just used the brake, and tested each one, park, neutral, reverse, drive, to see that the engine would function ok. This was to...

Just some information. Buffalo Tanks Inc. puts the "BUFFHIDE" epoxy on the OUTSIDE of their tanks to handle the corrosion/moisture from the dirt/soil outside the tank!! Inside is steal, no coatings. We used them at the New York Power Authority (nuclear plants and for Comstock forms without the...

I changed and checked both the inline and cabin filters. Easy to do!! On the engine, and spark plugs, I will need to change the oil every 3-4K miles or sooner, and new spark plugs will be next on the fix-it list. My mechanic will replace the bolt at the exhaust manifold and add...

Thanks for the information. I don't have a manual clutch but the transmission, pully etc. would be at risk. At least he saw the smoke, and we did not have a fire under the hood. YIKES!!!

It's not over until the compressor gets replaced, the CRV stops stalling, the transmission fluid level is corrected.....needless to say, I am NOT traveling 300 miles this Thanksgiving with a car that is having problems. The good thing is that the fixes should be reasonable and certainly less...

Folks, The verdict is in somewhat. MY mechanic drove the car around and it stalled out with the whine. HE opened the hood and there was SMOKE and determined that the AC compressor was burning up!!! Now I am not sure why the AC would cause a power failure, but the fix is going to take some...

I would ask if he is having a loss of coolant accident (LOCA) ......

Columbia Engineering, Nuclear and Mechanical, BS, MS nuclear MPhil (Mechanical) and PhD. But I am not a car mechanic by any means.... ;)