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I thought some folks here might be able to give me some info, i live on Long Island and im extremely familiar with the DMV and all things automotive here in the NYC meto area. But my question is what is the cost of getting a car in the road in Memphis or other parts of TN. I guess only people...

Well its more of a weep. Anyway, i picked up this 2010 Ford Transit Connect, with the 2.0 gas motor and an auto. Doing an Inspection i noticed some dampness and on tiny drip of oil forming around the area you would associate with a rear main seal leak. right at the bottom lowest point between...

I got a van off my neighbor for almost nothing, the title is NY and its "rebuilt salvage" He went and did the entire NYS salvage title fiasco and was issued this rebuilt title. My question is, WILL i have to go do that all over again? I only want info about people in NY with NY titles in the...

Forgive and spelling or grammar mistakes, im very shook up. INSANE: 1990 Mazda protege 1.8 DOHC motor. I picked up this old Mazda that only has 54K miles on it. The PO put a new alternator in it but the charge light sometimes would flash randomly. ANYWAY On a drive home tonight on a long...

This is a long post, with many spelling and other grammar mistakes. I have dyslexia so please go easy on me. So i picked up this Jeep liberty, 2003 3.7 with around 160K miles on it, its very clean seems almost new inside, original owner used to to drive from eastern long island to the city in...

2003 VW Jetta Wagon, 8V 2.0 motor. So installed a new timing belt, tensioner and water pump on my 2.0 wagon, i drove around maybe 45 miles and i come home to inspect everything and SEE THIS?!!? Ill have a video link up soon, the belt moves around on the cam gear and its moving in towards...

I have a new to me 2005 Ford Focus. I has a 5 speed (ford mtx75 gear box) It makes a CLICK or CLACK sound when letting off the clutch when driving. It also makes the sound if I'm stopped, put the clutch peddle down put in neutral and let off the clutch i hear "CLANK" coming from the gear box it...

I have this vague knock coming from the drivers side of the block. I used the stethoscope and the noise is only there from 1000RPM to 2000RPM then it either goes away or is drowned out by the sound of the motor. But it sounds like a knock. I know what piston slap is and i know what a lifter tap...

So I'm just getting used to the new van, my first time with one. 2006 Grand Caravan. 3.3, 114k miles. One question is when I first got it home I noticed a very pronounced tick on cold starts for about 1-2 seconds. So changed the unknown oil to fresh 5w20 synthetic and an oem mopar filer and I...

2004 Passat 2.8, 4MO, Auto After a drain and fill i have the following situation: Car is normal BUT lets say im a fast food drive up window or stopped at a long light when i take off i have a shift flare from gears 2-3 of about 50-100 RPM. The only time this happens is under those conditions...

VW Passat 1.8t When the car is cold, as soon as i turn the key and for only like a fraction of a second the motor has a slight knock. Im talking half a second to 1 second. I guess it takes a that much time for the oil pressure to kick up? Its this normal or could it be a slightly clogged pick...

I swapped out the old oil in my 1995 SAAB 900s's gear box and decided to try Synchromesh to see if would have any better shifting but what i do now have is a serious leak from the seal on the axle shafts that i did not have before. It seems this Synchromesh is just too thin and its coming out...

I have a 2006 Jetta 2.5 with the 6 Speed auto. The car has around 152K miles on it. 80% all highway mileage the PO had around close to 145 mile a day commute. Car runs and drives like my jetta with only 10K miles on it. What i would like to know is, should i change the fluid in the tranny or...

Very specific info here, 1996 Volkswagen Jetta with a 2.0 8v and 131K miles. When the car is cold a distinct piston slap or knock can be heard. Not super loud but it is there. It clears up 90% when warm. When hitting high RPM's in neutral still OK but under load the sound comes back in sequence...

I picked up a VW Jetta 1996 with a 2.0 i did an oil change and the oil that came out was horrid, looked 5 years old, the PO said he cant remember when the oil was last changed, it was black like coffee and like water, i put in Shell R T5 10-40 and after 15 miles, yes 15 miles the new oil is gray...

I just did a drain and fill with my 2003 Mazda Tribute (Ford CD4E Tranny) and now im having strange issues. It seems to hang longer in 3rd than normal and also seems to have TC lock up issues. Poor driveability in overdrive as well. Has anyone else had these issues? The tranny seemed to work...

I did a drain and fill on my 2003 Mazda tribute. I used Maxlife. The smell of that stuff is wicked strong and now i smell it after i drive. I can assure you i did not spill any and there is no leak. Its not a burnt smell but a fresh smell and at times a hint of something like gear oil. Its very...