Tag Archives: Mechanic
Jeep ABS And Rear Brake Lights Problems
I was driving with my emergency brakes up and my ABS light came on. I checked and my brakes fluid was low I put some in but the light is still coming on. ProTech So, you were driving with the emergency brakes applied? It was up. The ABS light doesn’t have anything to do with fluid level in the master cylinder. What kind of vehicle…
Pontiac Grand Prix Knocking Noise- Will Not Crank Over
Yes, I have a 2005 Grand Prix and every time it shifts it makes a slight knocking noise. Shifts sorry. That’s OK, something like that could be a bad motor or transmission mount. Or, possibly something inside the transmission. Does it do it every up-shift in every gear? No just once OK, so is it like right from a stop when it does it? Yeah…
Ford Explorer Smog Test And Engine Noises
Yes I have to go for an emissions test. What will they be looking for? What year is your vehicle? It’s a 1999 Ford Explorer. Alright, usually with vehicles 1996 and newer, the emissions facility will just plug into your vehicle’s diagnostic port and see if there are any trouble codes stored or failures present. They may also check the gas cap to see if…
Chevy Lumina Hard To Shift Gears
I have a 1997 Chevy Lumina. Last couple days I was having trouble shifting into gear – park to neutal to drive. Very hard to pull. I took the car to several mechanics who said it was the transmission – cable. So, I had it replaced, mechanic said the old cable was locked up causing the problem Then he asked me if I had trouble…
2006 Pontiac Grand Prix Seconday Air Injection Code
My 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix’s check engine light came on and the mechanic replaced the air pump. The light came back on and now they are replacing a secondary valve tomorrow and they can’t guarantee that’s the problem. I’m already at $600 worth of repairs and it probably won’t take care of it. I have researched this on the Internet and it seems there is…
Knock In 2002 Chevy Malibu Engine
Why would a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu with a 3100 knock through the intake only when opening the throttle body. Protech: Hello, is the sound like an engine knock or valve train noise? .Or more like a backfire. Like metal hitting the inside of intake but only when giving it gas. its not a ping or backfire. OK, that is a valve train issue. You could…
1999 Chevy Malibu Low Coolant Light Flickering
I had just put in a brand new radiator on my 1999 Malibu, and the coolant low light will not turn off, the coolant should be full up, but the light doesn’t turn off and the car stays at a even temperature just a hair above the mid point. Mechanic JK: OK. I think i know what the problem is. First, are you sure the…
Jaguar XJ6 Six Cylinder Won’t Start
I have a Jaguar xj6 that won’t start. It is a 6 cylinder with fuel injection. I think that it has a problem with the module. The same module is used in a 78 Chevrolet. What is the function of the module? Protech: Not familiar with Jaquar. What module are you referring to? It is an ignition module. It is about 1-1/2 inches long and…
Buick Lesabre Stalls Out And Check Engine Light
1995 Buick Lesabre-check engine light would come on; car would die in traffic; and car would buck or lung while in drive. a complete tune up of replacement wires and plugs were done.Crank sensor and computer was changed 2 weeks ago. This past weekend the car returned to same problems and computer was burned up. Had to be replaced today. i feel it laboring while…
Rear Brakes Noisy But No Money To Fix Car
A customer came in with a complaint of his rear brakes are making a grinding sound on his car. He said that it just started. We get that a lot- “It just started”. Usually that means the brakes have been noisy for quite some time, but they finally now have brought it in for repairs because it got so bad. So I took his car…