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    _____Hit & Run on my house... 93-02 Camaro or Firebird_____

    It looks like a part that holds the window glass to the window regulator. That part is inside the door.The plastic was prolly from the door of the car.Could be a saturn or fiero.
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    Do you need a torque wrench for your lug nuts?

    Most pros will do the job right an torque the wheels to spec. No if ands or butts.Most dealerships pay flat rate so i can see why you would just use a impact gun.
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    Check Engine Light: Take or To Not Take In

    egr=exhaust gas recirculation.it is a valve that usually under decel. will open an allow exhaust gases to be reburned.for some reason it is not opening enough or the valve is not working at all.the ports could also be plugged.
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    separating fuel lines from fuel filter

    Here is what i do.Take a pair of needle nose pliers, wedge the tip between the end of the hose an the filter an push the pliers inward.Use them like a wedge.
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    DAMMIT! No wonder people don't work on their cars

    Welcome to my world.I like to call myself a auto. tech. rather than a mechanic.Yes things have changed quite a bit in the twenty years i have been working on cars.
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    Just passed 1000 gallons of biodiesel made this year

    One of our customers at the garage i work at had like 200 gallons of it.He makes it in his garage that is attatched to his parents house.Well the stuff caught on fire some how an the whole house is gone.I mean no walls standing.Just something to think about.
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    Just changed the spark plugs

    Did they also teach you how to fix the plugs that blow out of the expedition motors.lmao @ fords
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    Prolonged Sport Bike Burnout(Apparently not a Hayabusa)

    i would say it was running to lean. the front pipe didnt take long before it started glowing red hot.
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    Great new online shop for hard-to-find car parts/accessories/upgrades...

    Great i have been looking for some directional fluid for awhile now. Now if i can just find were to fill it.
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    Ratlle on my 2003 Tiburon

    Maybe a loose tin shield on the exhaust.
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    Rough Idle issue

    Yup there is your vacume leak. Glad ya found it.
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    Rough Idle issue

    Just for the sake of trying, tap on the idle speed motor and tps. If the idle changes while you are tapping on either one i would guess that is the problem.Also check for any vacume leaks.
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    tire question

    Sounds like the bead is leaking.Its where the tire seal against the rim.Are the alloy?
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    random ford taurus problem, any help?

    Yes thats what i would do.No need to take any chances. Glad to hear you are using one.
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    Oxygen sensor location?

    If it only has three o2 sensors than it will be the one after the converter.Or the one the farthest away from the motor.An so ya know in most cases when they refer to o2 sensors rule of thumb is bank 1 is the side that the #1 cylinder is located an bank 2 is the other side.Sensor 1 would be the...
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    is it possible for my brakes to unwarp themselves?

    Yup sorry to say but brake pads do not leave deposits on rotors.In my opinion alot of pulsations now a days has to do with poor metal that the use to make the rotors from.I see more an more hot spots and rotors that just rot.My wifes car has rear disc brakes an it only sits over night an is...
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    is it possible for my brakes to unwarp themselves?

    Hmm never new brake pads left deposits on rotors.You would think the rotors would get thicker as the pads wore. Every rotor i have put a mic on has been thinner than the original thickness.
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    SRS light constantly on

    SRS light=safety restraint system.Could have something to do with the seatbelt or the airbag system.More than likely it is a airbag problem.It is something you should have a qualified tech. look at.
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    Is it a good idea to have the timing belt replaced?

    If you plan on keeping it, have it done.Like they say if it brakes while she is driving down the highway it will bend the valves if not put one throught the piston. I have done the timing belt on a vue before. It was a dual overhead cam motor an it was quite the project. Trying to make sure all...
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    Check engine light and O2 sensor on a Toyota Echo

    The upstream o2 sensor on toyotas are called air fuel ratio sensors an can be very expensive.The down stream o2 sensor just monitors the efficency of the converter.More than likely it is the upstream o2 sensor. As someone said before it could be the heater circuit in the o2 sensor which is a...