Fuel Doctor FD-47 Fuel Saving DeviceAs a vehicle gets older, the power systems often will generate and experience more electrical noise or electrical interference. This electrical noise ... Read More >
I have a grand prix, and for the last couple months whenever I come to a stop and then press on the gas again, I hear liquid moving around. It’s coming from the front, maybe the dash? Could this just be old rain water? And how will it effect my car? Thanks.
We have a 1995 Pontiac Bonneville SE. 3800 series II engine, 6 cylinders, no supercharger, with air conditioning and have been having an ongoing problem for quite some time now. The car starts fine and runs for a while and then it’ll stall and we’re left waiting 15-20 mins, sometime longer before we can start it again. It doesn’t matter if the engine is hot or cold, and doesn’t seem to coincide with the weather. We’ve taken it to 2 different mechanics and had these things fixed already, but the problem persists!: Fuel Pressure regulator, Starter, water pump and vacuum linkage. If anyone has an idea as to what might be causing this I’d appreciate your advice. We’ve already had over 1000 dollars in repairs in 2 months and certainly can not afford a new vehicle.
*we have had the fuel filter checked and it’s fine, thank you.
I know nothing about cars and I have a 2005 Chevy Impala that I bought 2 months ago. Aside from it not cranking right all the time, or not starting (and then starting a minute later), and the heat not working in the driver’s side I have had no major problems. It runs well and I often drive 200 miles every other weekend. However, recently, I was on my way out of state and stopped at a gas station. When I turned the car back on and went to drive out of the parking lot I heard what sounded like water running through tubes… and ever since I have heard it off an on… I feel like my car sounds strange anyway (drove a PT Cruiser previously) and always sounded like stuff moving through tubes but this was very noticeable… And was not what I’ve been hearing for the last two months.
Anyone have an idea what this may mean or how this may be related to my other problems (heater, cranking)?
Tomorrow, Sunday we are going to look at a 1984 Winnebago Chieftan motor home. It has only 43,000 miles on it. it uses gas and has new frig, water heater, tires and tune up, the guy selling said it MAY need an exhaust system, and the generator cuts out after about 10 minutes.
I’ve checked what they are selling for and find $5-7000. We can pick this one up for 4500.
Am I making a mistake?
I tried taking my car on a 2 hour trip and unfortunately did not succeed. About thirty minutes in, it started squeaking loudly every time I touched the gas pedal. The squeaking did not cease. I had taken the car on an hour to and an hour back drive with NO problems the day before, and this had not happened. This car has been nothing but problems, so I’ve been irresponsible and rolling my eyes everytime I notice something new that’s going wrong (the thermostat is broken as well as odometer, door handles, radio, a/c, etc. etc.). Anyway, after a check under the hood (oil, fuel, water good, no leaks, etc.), I kept driving, and after an hour and 45 minutes later, I was having to floor it to keep it at 60mph. I pulled over into a parking lot and while we were pulling in, I could have sworn the car next to us had their bass up too loud because my car was booming and vibrating. Turns out…it was me.
I managed to get my car home- after a fun time experiencing complete brake failure ten minutes away from home- and now it’s sitting at the shop. My mechanic can’t drive it without fixing the brakes, but he said all he can do is lift it up and take a look. I’d honestly like to just burn the car, but what does the problem sound like? I don’t want to have to buy a new car, but I’m NOT going to spend another thousand dollars just to get this car running again. (I’ve put in about 3k for parts and repairs).
I mean come on who wants to pay more for something that’s all ready too high(fuel for your vehicle)!!! I understand that it’s good for the environment but ,lets be real most of us are living pay check to pay check as it is.Even if the price of gas goes down E-85 will still be up there.Make sense to you it sure doesn’t to me.What ever happened to methane,electric or even hydrogen. Maybe the best solution would be an electric/steam engine would be best with the electric helping to produce the steam with of course water.20 gallons at 160 lbs.(water)doesn’t weigh much and theoretically that 20 gallons could get you 500 miles.With the steam being force feed by a turbine or some other device.the steam would be made the same way your electric hot water heater makes the water hot and produces steam maybe some thought should go to this?!
ok so for the past few days while driving my 02 trans am I have noticed that I’d be stepping on the gas and all of a sudden i would feel a sudden loss of power, kind of like te car was chugging along for a bit, then the horsepower would kick in, also to add in within the last 2 months I’ve heard while idling, I’ve heard a rattling sound in the exhaust, now does anyone have any idea what this may be, because tonight while I was driving i had the same sudden loss in power, while driving i felt the power loss so i pushed the gas in harder and noticed that the car was still slowing down so i down shifted to 1st gear then stepped on the gas again and all of a sudden the power was back, does this sound like a case of gas that has too much water in it or could this be something much more serious.?
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