My personal car  recently developed a randum missfire when I turned on the A/C.  Since I had recently replaced the plugs, cap and wires I figuered it must have something to do with the fuel system.  I went to my local parts house and got a bottle of fuel injection cleaner and it has taken care of the missfire. If you have a vehicle with 100,000 miles or more, you might consider adding a bottle of fuel injection cleaner.

I had a writer ask about the problem with oil slugg building up in Toyota’s V-6s.  My son is a Toyota Master Mechanic and he said that the problem is from lack of service and not a problem with the engine.  He said that if you service a Toyota V-6 as recommended you will not have any problems.

I learned something new from one of my blogers.  If you go to autozone.com you can find the serpintine belt routing diagrams of several common vehicles.  They also have other good fix it yourself information.

Ever had to pull over off the road and then pull back on and have a loud squeel come from your wheel. My son was traveling out to live with me and had pulled over to change drivers. When he pulled back on the road he heard a loud squeeling coming from his wheel. After pulling back off and jacking up his wheel he found that a small rock had gotten caught between his brake roter and the backing plate. During the years that I have been a mechanic I have run into this problem many times. The reason I am writing about it is that the sound is similar to a brake pad sgueel when your brakes are worn out. I would sugest that when you have your brakes checked, especially if they are squeeling that you get the mechanic to let you visually see the brake pads when he has the tire off. Could save you a few dollars.

These regular checks should be done on your vehicle to make sure you don’t have problems:

  Oil Change - This should be done every 3,000 miles.  Also, be sure to check your oil level once a week.  A good habit is to check it every time you stop to fill up on gas.