Recent content by cobbeh

Headlights turn off, pretty much everything else won't.. Unless you mean the knob you turn on the steering wheel. Then maybe. I haven't washed it recently, but it has been pouring here in Tampa lately.

My battery drained over night due to the tail lights, the running lights (the 4 lights on the sides of the car), the little light on the license plate, and I think my fog lights being stuck on. I'll have to double check on the fog lights. It happened after I jumped my buddy's car the other...

I understand and thanks again. I went and bought the oil you recommended today and the Napa Gold oil filter. Going to do the oil change myself tomorrow or Friday and see what happens :)

Alright, I've read the Motor oil 101 link you gave (and kept going to 109) and I have a question. You recommended a 0W-30 oil. From what I've gathered the first number tells me the viscosity of the oil while the engine is cold and the second is the viscosity when it's hot. If I have an oil pump...

I will definitely be doing that next time. If I ever bring it back to a shop in this area. I'm finding it harder and harder to trust any of the mechanics I've been to.

I guess I'd better just come out and say what you already suspect. I am fairly new to all of this. I've done minor work to my car with the help of more knowledgeable people. I'm right about due for an oil change. The car has 111,000 miles on mostly original parts. My last oil change was...

I had a hunch that was the case. If the oil pump is as hard to get to as I think it is then I don't see how they could know anyway. They barely looked at it before shrugging it off and saying that was the problem. In their eyes I have an "old problematic car" - in my eyes.. it's a classic...

My car starts from a cold start with 40 lbs of pressure and after about 5-10 minutes of driving will slowly decline until I'm running at about 25-30'ish at highway speeds. At idle the pressure is between 10-20 lbs of pressure. I brought it to a mechanic, they did a pressure test and confirmed...