 Jim
Grant's Tech Tips
Jim is an ASE Master Technician with advanced L/1 certification
& over 30 years experience. He works in his family's automotive
business in New Hampshire & writes nationally circulated
automotive columns.
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 Can't
Dodge this Durango Pulsation
Eric Seifert, Automotive Technical
Editor Read the fix for pulsation or vibration in
the brake pedal and/or steering wheel when the brakes are
applied.
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 Crunchy
Chevy Aveo Announces his Arrival
Eric Seifert, Automotive Technical
Editor Article covering a crunch, squawk, or grind
noise from the front suspension when driving at low speeds
and over bumps.
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 Faulty
Hose Composition leads to Smelly Audi A4
Eric Seifert, Automotive Technical
Editor Read about how Dan's heavily driven 2003 Audi
A4 Quattro began generating a strange smell.
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2004 Chevy Silverado Making Clunking Noises
Eric Seifert, Automotive Technical
Editor
Read about why Bill’s Chevy Silverado made an odd clunking
noise when running over freeway reflectors while changing
lanes.
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 A
Sluggish Diesel Bug
Eric Seifert, Automotive Technical
Editor Read about a 2002 VW ® Beetle ® turbo
diesel that lost its pep.
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 Single
Fix for Multiple Nissan® O2 Sensor Codes
By Rich Diegle, ALLDATA Automotive
Editor Certain Nissan Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs)
can be as simple as installing an additional ground sub-harness.
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 VW
Trouble Codes (DTC) P0410, P0411, and P1423
Eric Seifert, Automotive Technical
Editor Read about common Volkswagen® trouble codes
(P codes) associated with broken or cracked vacuum hoses.
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 Repairing
Ford® Rear Lower Control Arm Noises
By Rich Diegle, ALLDATA Automotive
Editor Some 2005 Ford® Five Hundred®, Freestyle®
and Mercury® Montego® FWD vehicles may exhibit a squeak/clunk
from the rear lower control arm.
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 Why
Replace Your Timing Belt?
By Rich Diegle, ALLDATA Automotive
Editor Timing belts have replaced
timing chains on many of today's engines.
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Front Brake Rattle With GM® Caliper Kits
By Rich Diegle, ALLDATA Automotive
Editor
Owners of several General Motors vehicles may experience
a rattling noise coming from the front of their vehicles.
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