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I have a friend if Taiwan who recently damaged her 2012 Ford Focus SE's front under engine plastic panel. I'm uncertain exactly what the part is called/the part number. Any help would be very much appreciated.

A friend of mine called me on Friday and said that his car was acting very strange. He would hit the gas, and the engine would rev, but the car wouldn't go anywhere. It would not accelerate. Then he would stop, turn the car off for a little while, and he could go again, but only for a short...

I did some work on a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe this week. Friend of a friend kind of thing. Her power steering cooler (which wasn't much of one) was leaking. It had rusted through in 2 spots causing her to have to add power steering fluid every week or so. When I removed the cooler, installed an...

My neighbor asked to borrow some tools to change his spark plugs a few days ago. He came back with the tools and this plug. Do you think it was time to change the plugs? This came out of a 2001 Dodge Durango with 160K on it. This might be the original plug from 2001. Unsurprisingly, he says the...

After discussion about my clutch issues in this post: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...ing#Post3786915 I went ahead and took the prevailing wisdom to repalce both the master and the slave. I replaced them both with Centric parts, which looked nice and installed without a problem. After...

I have a 1995 Lexus SC300 5 speed with just over 205K on it. Runs fine, except for a clutch problem. Sometimes when pushing down the clutch pedal, the pedal does not return as expected. It says depressed very nearly all the way to the floor. I can still shift with it like this. The pedal does...

Looking for all you C4 vette fans out there! Need some help with the dash electronics. 1991 C4 L98 auto with 55K on the clock. Just replaced the water pump (what a job!), and a few incidentals. Runs and drives pretty well. Been having this problem for a few years, figure it was about time I...

Ok, Dexron, I know. But I have in front of me, at this very moment, a GM service manual for a 1991 C4 Corvette with the L98 engine, copyright 1990 by General Motors Corporation, in which I am told to use only DEXTRON® II fluid. GM part number 1051855 or equivalent. Is this a misprint or did GM...

I've searched around and not really found a good answer to this. Let's say you had a Lexus GS300 and wanted to install a coolant filter. I understand the heater hoses are not always active, they are only active when the heat on. At least, that's how it is in my SC300. There is a coolant flow...

This K&N HP-2009 was in use for 14 months, 6,970 miles on a 2000 Lexus GS300. It was installed on 8-8-2013 and taken off on 10-2-2014. The oil used was Valvoline Maxlife Synthetic 10w-30. The vehicle was not used in the winter. As you can see, there is a tiny tear at the top of one of the...

Help! I have, in a great many pieces in my garage, my friend's 2004 Cadillac CTS with the 3.6L engine. The Center High Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL. this thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0GD6JTCPnA) is not working. It is not LED as I thought, but rather 2 neon bulbs. Neither of those bulbs...

Ok, so, not oil related in the slightest. What kind of flower is this?

I'm in need of a small tool cart to bring around with me when working in the garage. Just something I can put some tools in that are going to be used for whatever job I'm doing. I'm having the problem of tools everywhere! Especially in the case of doing brake jobs, picking up all the tools and...

I got this jug at Meijer in Oswego, IL. I noted that it was a little deformed, but I didn't really pay any attention to it when I purchased it. I got it home, and found that it was nearly 2 quarts light on oil (I verified by weight too, vs other NextGen jugs I have). Anyone seen this before...

I have not seen many stash pictures. The thread for them is old and most of the pics don't work anyway. Previous threads: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2315201&page=all http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1890181...

2001 Durango 4.7L V8. "Just started making noise 5 days ago. Sounds like it needs new pads." Sigh...

How much pressure is required to be in a system before the low pressure switch will allow the compressor to start? That is ,when the system is off (no low/high side) the system needs to be filled to X psi to allow the compressor to start. Or is this only measured on the low side after the...

Slight "oops" at a St Louis restaurant. I saw this and couldn't help but laugh. They had a line item on the computer for this? http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/06/1...intcmp=trending

I FINALLY got my SC300 back together! It's been in pieces in my garage for the last 2.5 years. Originally I took it apart to diagnose and fix a consistent misfire in cylinder 3, now fixed. Up until I took it apart I'd been running Valvoline SynPower or Maxlife in the SC. It's made it to 200K and...

Well, I just completed my first OHC valve adjustment on a Honda Odyssey van, J-series A4, with 144K miles on it. It was very well taking care of, under the front valve cover looked pristine. Sorry I didn't get any pics, wasn't really the priority. I have other pics of the engine, but not under...