YACT: test my auto mechanic knowledge

[NeoPTLD]

Just want to see how much of questions you people ask I can answer without researching.

I prefer if you already have an answer. Otherwise it's not really quizzing me.

PS: don't expect me to be able to answer specific specifications. That's not the kind of stuff mechanics memorize on each and evey make and model.

 

[Slvrtg277]

My car goes rattle rattle thunder clatter boom boom boom.

???

 

[Accipiter22]

my car whines when it turns, it's either the power steering fluid or the power steering pump is dying...how do i tell which it is...without checking the fluid...

 

[GasX]

Why does my car pull to the right?

 

[jlee]

Car: 1986 Toyota MR2
Problem: Fluctuating idle (not a vacuum line issue)

It seems to be an MR2 thing..let's see how close you can get.

 

[Mark R]

How would a failing one way clutch mainfest itself?

 

[NuroMancer]

My engine seems a little rough right above 1500 rpm. So like 1520-1550. Why?

 

[NeoPTLD]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
my car whines when it turns, it's either the power steering fluid or the power steering pump is dying...how do i tell which it is...without checking the fluid...

And the point of not checking the fluid is?

 

[NeoPTLD]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Why does my car pull to the right?

I would guess wheel alignment, drastic tire pressure difference between two sides or frame distortion from a collision.

 

[Trygve]

I've got a Jeep Cherokee that will run normally for a while and then abruptly start overheating. When it starts overheating, if I turn the vent to "hot," cool air comes out. When it's not overheating, turning the vent to "hot" produces hot air. What's your diagnosis and estimated cost-to-repair?

 

[NeoPTLD]

Originally posted by: NuroMancer
My engine seems a little rough right above 1500 rpm. So like 1520-1550. Why?

Under load, with no load or either way?

 

[iamtrout]

I flipped my car through a forest and into a river. Now it doesn't run.

Did I do something wrong?

 

[NeoPTLD]

Originally posted by: Trygve
I've got a Jeep Cherokee that will run normally for a while and then abruptly start overheating. When it starts overheating, if I turn the vent to "hot," cool air comes out. When it's not overheating, turning the vent to "hot" produces hot air. What's your diagnosis and estimated cost-to-repair?

Age and mileage of the vehicle would help me come up with a guess.

 

[NuroMancer]

Originally posted by: NeoPTLD

Originally posted by: NuroMancer
My engine seems a little rough right above 1500 rpm. So like 1520-1550. Why?

Under load, with no load or either way?

I've noticed it with no load. Well other then me. I can't remember if I felt it when I had the trailer on the back or not, the engine is a 5.2 V8.

 

[elektrolokomotive]

1995 Mustang V6:
Why does my check engine light come on and random times, and then go off again at some later point?
ex: goes on, a week or two later goes off; a month or two later, goes back on again.

 

[NeoPTLD]

Originally posted by: NuroMancer

Originally posted by: NeoPTLD

Originally posted by: NuroMancer
My engine seems a little rough right above 1500 rpm. So like 1520-1550. Why?

Under load, with no load or either way?

I've noticed it with no load. Well other then me. I can't remember if I felt it when I had the trailer on the back or not, the engine is a 5.2 V8.

With the very small range of RPM you feel roughness in you're just hanging out in naturally resonant frequency.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: NuroMancer

Originally posted by: NeoPTLD

Originally posted by: NuroMancer
My engine seems a little rough right above 1500 rpm. So like 1520-1550. Why?

Under load, with no load or either way?

I've noticed it with no load. Well other then me. I can't remember if I felt it when I had the trailer on the back or not, the engine is a 5.2 V8.

I'm going to jump in and guess plugs/wires..

 

[m2kewl]

where goes the blinker fluid?

 

[Trygve]

Originally posted by: NeoPTLD

Originally posted by: Trygve
I've got a Jeep Cherokee that will run normally for a while and then abruptly start overheating. When it starts overheating, if I turn the vent to "hot," cool air comes out. When it's not overheating, turning the vent to "hot" produces hot air. What's your diagnosis and estimated cost-to-repair?

Age and mileage of the vehicle would help me come up with a guess.

1991, 130k. I replaced the water pump just over a year ago.

 

[Compudork]

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[iamwiz82]

Mystery squeal coming from the drivers front of a 99 Wrangler. Only occurs between 5-30mph and the pitch does not change with tire rotation or engine rotation. It only shows up after driving more than 5-6 miles, before then it's fine.

I've replaced the wheel bearing, ujoints, removed the front driveshaft, greased everything.

 

[NuroMancer]

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: NuroMancer

Originally posted by: NeoPTLD

Originally posted by: NuroMancer
My engine seems a little rough right above 1500 rpm. So like 1520-1550. Why?

Under load, with no load or either way?

I've noticed it with no load. Well other then me. I can't remember if I felt it when I had the trailer on the back or not, the engine is a 5.2 V8.

I'm going to jump in and guess plugs/wires..

Ok, I was thinking maybe a clogged injector. But you think I should redo the wires and plugs?

 

[KLin]

what would the correct ignition timing be on a 1955 Bel Air Chevrolet, with a 327 cubic-inch engine and a four-barrel carburetor?

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: NeoPTLD
Just want to see how much of questions you people ask I can answer without researching.

FOR ALL THE PEOPLE ASKING : You need to know the answer, otherwise you're not testing him.

audi a4:

fluctuating idle that drops down to the point of stalling and bounces back up

Deep rumbling noise throughoutthe car that goes away when making sharp right hand turns

 

[brtspears2]

GM 3100 V6

If I sit in traffic, the temp goes up to halfway to overheat levels. I turn on the A/C, the temp drops rapidly. I turn on the heat and the temp doesn't drop. No one can figure it out, even the GM goodwrench folks.