Recent content by mberthia

found out what my problem was - a year later. I got a check engine light so I checked the codes. It was P0122 which can indicate a bad TPS and P1299 which could be caused by a vacuum leak. I found a vacuum connection where the rubber was cracked/rotted. I replaced that first but code the...

Good luck draining "some" out! Once the drain plug is removed, it will drain fast and trying to put the plug back in will make a nice mess.

If you think about it, if Chrysler can’t make the dipstick the correct length, we have bigger problems !!!

Most of the time I change the oil myself and do not go by the qty but by the dipstick. I fill it until it reads full... Last few times I had the dealer do the oil change and they use a gun dispenser and select the volume required (5 qtrs) and just put it in. It was too high on the dipstick 2...

Call a tire shop and ask who they use to repair wheels. This may be repaired. I got a wheel damaged once and the wheel was repaired perfectly. Good luck

Do you mean all lights including the headlights or just the lights in the dash ?

No check engine light - yet. 2003 with 72k miles. I did the plugs myself and I had checked the gap. Before, I do anything I will have to see if it does it again. It was starting to rain so moisture may have had an impact.

Not sure exactly what the engine was doing but it felt like the fuel was cutoff for an instant like when reaching redline. I was in 5th gear (MT) at about 75-80MPH guessing about 3000RPM. I would let go the gas pedal and try to get back to speed and it would do it again. I slowed down for a...

- 18ft catamaran sailboat. - Pulling out shrubs/small trees

Is an alignment needed after replacing these parts ?

I thought that Synthetics increases oil change intervals, not decrease then. Can you explain what you mean ? I'm not being confrontational, just want to understand.

Agree with you but nowhere did my post say that I was changing the rear oil more often than the rear. They both get changed at the same time - when necessary. 12k miles is not necessary...

My local transmission shop, which has worked on my previous jeep's T-case - and are trustworthy - has refused to change the diff fluid in my Liberty with only 35k miles on the fluid. He checked the fluid and said it looked good. This is a street vehicle for me. It does not see rivers or off...

I got in a habit of pulling so ******* the handbrake that the cable eventually broke...

Some shops don't want to turn these rear rotors as they are solid (ie. do not have cooling vanes in the center) and may overheat while turning them. They don't want to be held liable. If there is no pulsation, the rotors are not below min thickness and you do the brake job yourself, you can...