Search results for query: *

i have the same problem. i think. a faint clicking of metal that sounds like its coming from the rear.

thanks for responding. gcwimmer- 2001, v8, 169k, no CEL. i don't know the answers to the other 2 questions. I don't know the difference between a leaking valve cover or anywhere else. aren't the valve covers just the plastic cover to access the coils and plugs? and the valve gaskets are...

I get smoke out the driver's side tailpipe. also, i recently had to have my oil changed after less than 3,000 miles when i was informed during an alignment that there was no oil showing up on the dipstick. maybe the last place i went for an oil change didn't do the job? i've been through...

170k

I just did mine on the passengers side. it was $450 i think at meineke. sucks but i couldn't weld a piece in such a space like that. passed emissions, and got the check engine light off.

I could not agree more. yuck.

jk52781, is your muffler all rusty on that side? mine has white and red rust blotches on the bad side, whereas the other side is clean. water seems to be pooling in the back of the muffler at the end opposite the tailpipe. and it drips slightly from this area. Also, the exhaust coming...

yes, I have the p0420 code. which means the oxygen sensors are reading too similar and the converter may not be working. It seems as if I have a bit less exhaust pressure coming out of the tailpipe on the problem side. Also water sometimes drips from the beginning of the muffler (under the...

have a broken stud too.

good looking out . thanks. I think my tires are ok, a bit worn but not too bad they are just regular tires, i think the brand and type is yokohama geolandar g900. could even be the problem.

i do tend to feel it more when i get up to speed. also today i noticed a bit of a groan when accelerating from a stop. it seemed to be shifting related because it was only for a moment as I believe the car was shifting. it seemed like the second time the car shifted i heard it. kinda like...

Alright, this is going to be kinda vague. I get a vibration of sorts when accelerating and pressing the gas pedal. it almost feels a bit like scraping, or like a rough road. I feel it through the pedal and through the floor a bit with my foot that is not on the gas. It is pretty subtle, so...

what in particular would you damage if you were to bottom out on a speed bump. I hit this one bump about 4 times when i first got the car and wasn't as careful/would forget. after the front tires go over, it sort of bounced on top of the bump as the shocks compressed. awful. When looking...

i know what you are talking about with the odd smell. mine was misfiring and shaking, and although after replacing two coils it stopped shaking, the odd smell still remains. i get the 0420 code with the CEL. which means the cats is not functioning properly. i am looking into the O2 sensors...

its actually more like btw 15.5 and 18 mpg

i can relate steagle. thanks for the info. i was coming to this conclusion after reading a bit. im getting a lot better mileage after replacing the two coils but i know there are still problems there with the coils and plugs. im getting around 18 now. i haven't seen the drivers side yet...

thanks for the replies. yeah, i wasn't going to super glue the whole cover back on. i'm talking about the little piece that each bolt screws into. they should be joined to what is under the plastic cover. i want to call them the bolt anchors. I don't know if he broke it or what, but...

I really had no idea what i was talking about when I started this thread, as anyone who may have read the previous posts would see. Didn't help taking it to someone who didn't know or care about what my problem was. Thinking it was a blown head gasket he put block sealer in the coolant...

also, an 02 sensor was replaced at 123k. it doesn't say which one.

went to get it looked at again by the guy who looked at it on friday (diagnosed a head gasket problem), and he said that their was no oil in the spark plug wells. just a little bit of water. anyway so it was running poorly and smelling a bit until he reset the computer. now it runs fine...