![]() Q: My 2009 Caddy CTS has some moisture inside the headlights. I would also try online sites as well as salvage yards. At this point, I would take a picture of the tensioner on your car and try to match it up. What should I be looking for?Ī: There are actually three possible belt tensioners. How many styles of tensioners were made for that car? Is it possible the engine is not a 1992? I was told I needed the one that has the tensioner attached to a bracket. Each time I buy one, the mechanic tells me it’s the wrong one. Q: I’m having trouble finding a belt tensioner for my 1992 Pontiac SE Grand Am with a four-cylinder engine. The internal bands and clutches of an automatic transmission in your 11-year-old-car are not designed for manual down-shifting. Can you tell me if I am damaging or incurring excess wear on my transmission by shifting down and letting the engine do the braking rather than using (and saving) the brakes?Ī: In my opinion, it is much cheaper and more efficient to uses the brakes rather than the transmission to slow the car. Q: I drive a nice 2003 Buick Century that only has 50,000 miles on it. When buying any six- to eight-year-old used car, my advice is that no matter where purchased, have a used car inspection performed before buying the vehicle. The advantage of new car dealers is that they may get a low-mileage trade-in from a previous customer and this could be a better car. Am I correct in believing that buying this car from a Honda dealer is a safer bet for a better quality car than buying from a neighborhood used-car dealer?Ī: Many times, the local used-car lot and dealers all buy vehicles from the same place, a used-car auction. Q: I am in the market for a six- to eight-year-old Honda CR-V for my son to take to college in Vermont. If the timing belt fails, the engine will be badly damaged and will cost much more than $915 to perform the necessary preventative maintenance. What’s the real scoop? Should I try to push it or give up and get the work done?Ī: You should certainly get the timing belt and associated components replaced. The dealer says I am due for a new timing belt for $915. true story.Īll in all don’t charge any less than $3K to do the water pump and timing belt and if your the owner don’t expect It or any less.Q: I have a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser with 112,000 miles on it. make sure you do this or the dip stick tube punches a hole in the radiator. Radiator, grill and bonnet latch have to be removed before you remove the engine. ![]() The power steering cooler, pump and high pressure line all have to be removed so new power steering fluid is required.īoth drive shafts need to be removed ad the transmission drained. The air conditioning system has to be removed, compressor and confessor it will need to be degassed. ![]() One design is possible to have the bracket removed without removing the engine however like it or not Its easier to drop the motor and transmission down.Ĭhrysler did take this into consideration and the motor is actually relatively easy to remove. There are actually a few different ones with the difference being how the power steering pump mounts. The reason for this is the bracket on the front of the timing cover. In the case of the PT Cruiser the engine has to be removed for the timing belt to be replaced. There is little good about these cars mechanically and the most common grievance both mechanics and consumers have is the task that is involved to replace the timing belt. Unfortunately for all the unique looks they carry they are the mechanical equivalent of letting a curry fart go in a quiet cinema complex. The unemployed surfer or even some of the American hot rod enthusiasts took to them and made modifications to make this a bit of a cult vehicle. The PT Cruiser was a unique looking vehicle that struck a cord with some.
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