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Car & Truck Tips For Buying, Selling, Service And Quick Fixes
Welcome to Car & Truck Tips! Browse our site and you will find quality information about sales and service related to cars, trucks, vans, suvs, and all other new and used vehicles. Our car and truck tips are brought to you by people who have spent their entire careers in the automotive industry selling, buying and servicing cars at the dealership level. Our primary goal is to provide you, the consumer, with quality and sound advisement concerning your car and truck buying, selling and servicing. Whether it is a routine tune up or buying a used car or truck online, the advice and tips on this website will help you to make wise and informed decisions and feel confident negotiating a deal on and offline with car dealers and negotiating service contracts with dealer service departments or your local mechanic. |
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 Starter Problems: How To Remove Your Car Starter
Question: I have a 2003 Mercury Sable that needs a new starter but the problem is that I can't get the starter loose. I have the 2 bolts out but the starter wont budge. What could be the problem and how can I fix it?
Answer: The problem of removing the starter is not unusual. What is happening is the guide pin that aligns the starter to the bellhousing is holding the starter in place. Usually by grasping the starter and shaking the daylights out of it will free it up enough to release it. If that fails, tap the starter with a hammer from a couple of different directions. Thank you for visiting carandtrucktips.com. I hope we are able to help you keep your 03 Sable on the road.
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Fix Rust: How To Fix Rust Spots On Your Car
As more people are hanging onto their automobiles longer (9.4 years is the median age in this country) during this latest economic downturn, not only are there mechanical concerns to consider but you must also keep an eye out for rust. If you live in a part of the country where winters involve snow and ice removal from the roadways, your automobile is more susceptible to rust than someone living in a warm dry climate. Whether you can do something about the rust yourself or if it should be left to the professionals depends a great deal on how much rust and what you are expecting when the job is done. If you have rust areas that are
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Fix Starter: How To Repair Car Starters
I just got off the phone with a customer asking me to help diagnose the no start problem he is experiencing with his automobile. This is not an uncommon inquiry, but it takes some information gathering each time to provide the best response. My first question to him was when you turn the key what do you hear? Is the engine turning over? Is there a clicking sound? In this case the reply was, "when I try to start it nothing happens, the lights and radio are fine. Also I tried to start it with jumper cables hooked up and still there was no sound when I turned the key." With that information my first
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Fix Bumper: How To Repair Car Bumpers
Visitors to this site are often looking for tips on how to repair damage to the bumpers of their automobiles. What they are actually asking is if the plastic material that covers the structural bumper can be repaired. Bumper repairs to today's polyurethane bumper covers are possible but somewhat limited. For the do it yourselfer, you are limited to removing damage where the bumper has been dented. The plastic used in these bumper covers has a memory. So in some cases you can
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Fix Battery: How To Fix Car Battery Problems
You turn the key and the only response from under the hood, is a rapid clicking noise. After connecting jumper cables from a Good Samaritan's battery to yours, you turn the key and your vehicle responds by coming to life. It sounds like you have a bad battery. To determine if the battery is bad, you will need a voltmeter. To test the battery, you need the engine to be shut off. If the engine has recently been running then I suggest that you turn the headlights on for about 30 seconds. This will
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Fix Rust: How To Fix Rust Holes On Your Car
So you just came from the repair shop where your vehicle failed State Inspection due to holes in the floorboard. You're first thought might be that it is going to be expensive to repair, or perhaps you should replace the vehicle. Well this is not necessarily so, it all depends on how much of the floor pan is effected. If you are a little handy, this is a job you can do yourself. If you don't feel comfortable taking on the task, there are inexpensive ways to patch the floorboards at a repair shop. The process begins with removing the
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Fix Thermostats: How To Diagnose & Replace A Car Thermostat
A malfunctioning thermostat may be the cause when you find you are feeling nothing but cold air coming out of the heater vents of your car or truck. The purpose of a thermostat in an internal combustion engine is to control the flow of coolant so that the engine runs at the proper temperature. The thermostat is a simple device that opens and closes depending on the temperature of the engine coolant. As the engine coolant heats up the spring-loaded thermostat opens and allows coolant to flow to the engine's systems and back to the radiator to re-cool. When the engine is
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Fix Alternator: How To Test & Replace Your Car's Alternator
If the alternator on your automobile fails, the battery can not hold a state of charge; this results in a vehicle that will not start. Your alternator is driven by the mechanical force of the engine. The alternator converts that mechanical power into electrical power and puts it into the battery for storage. Most often when an alternator fails, there will be a warning light on the dash that will come on to alert you of the failure. However, in some cases the alternator output has decreased to a point where the battery won't charge but the warning light is not illuminated. If you find that you have to
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Fix Radiator: How To Repair Leaking Car Radiators
The cooling system of your automobile is essential to the longevity of your vehicle's engine. It is never safe to ignore the warning signs of a coolant leak. While driving your automobile, you may notice the temperature gauge is going towards hot. Inspecting the cooling system, you determine that you have a radiator leaking coolant, thus causing the engine to overheat. What options do you have to get your vehicle back on the road? The radiators in cars of yesterday were made of brass and copper. These radiators were relatively easy to repair. Today's radiators are
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