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RX300 Check Engine code P0171

Hi all. We have a 2000 RX300 with 52K miles. The check engine idiot light just came on. We had it checked at the dealer...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Lee
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by Lee

Rusted Bolts.....

Hi all, I have a question that I have been asking myself for many weeks. If a bolt is stuck in a piece of steel and you...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by solomon_man
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by solomon_man

Parking Brake Question.

I've heard both sides, without explanations. So, Should I be putting the parking brake on before putting the car in park...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by imthemanbehindthedrums
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by imthemanbehindthedrums

Mileage down with new distributor

Had a new distributor and new ignition module put in my Dodge van, V8, to correct a problem I had with stalling and har...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by garysport
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by garysport

Engine Compression Check

Hello, I just did a compression check on my 1991 Ford Range XLT which has a 3.0L V6 engine. The pickup truck has 200K+...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dcrudy
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by dcrudy

Super high idle

94 Lumina 3.1 MPFI. Yesterday I noticed the idle was high (1,500 rpm ) when I first started it. After the engine warmed...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tolyn9
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by tolyn9

What do these do?

hello Does anyone know what those poles at the bottom of http://www.seiwa-c.co.jp/en/products/index_f.html do? They don'...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dayzman
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by dayzman

Transmission repair cost

I just had the transaxle repaired on a 95 Pontiac Bonneville. It ended up costing $2460. Did I just get screwed over? T...
16 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gszpot
16 comments posted 22yrs posted by gszpot

Gas line anti-freeze?

Here in Canada our Canadian Tire store (auto parts dept) sells gas-line anti-freeze for CDN$12.99 for 4 litres. It also...
62 comments posted 22yrs
posted by notme
62 comments posted 22yrs posted by notme

1998 GC Rearend Noise?

Just out of the blue I started getting this whining vibrating noise from the right rear of our jeep. I pulled the rear...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by R.Runkle(nospam)
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by R.Runkle(nospam)

Improvised Block Heater

I don't have a conventional block heater, but I just discovered a technique that's worth sharing. I took a household cl...
144 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nehmo54
144 comments posted 22yrs posted by nehmo54

96 Windstar Coolant leak

I had a coolant leak on the lower intake gasket of my '96 Windstar, 3.8L V6. Coolant was leaking into one of the cylind...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jeff_deeney
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by jeff_deeney

1932 ford roadster body dimensions

This ia a resubmit of a previous request! Does anyone know how or can provide me with info the dimensions of a 1932 ford...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rmccombs49
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by rmccombs49

new truck questions

I just bought a new 2004 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab 4X4 with 300 delivery miles on it, while we were picking it up at the de...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rpritche
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by rpritche