Q & A #30 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #30 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. In the last installment, we helped a reader named Nick understand why his engine light kept coming on during a road trip (it wasn’t due to overheating). We also helped Frank figure out why the treads on his tires were wearing [...]

Q & A #29 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #29 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining us for the latest installment of the Auto Specialist. You might remember from last time that we helped a reader with his car’s “jerking” engine. I had recommended that Jesse have the spark plugs and wires changed. He wrote back to say that the [...]

Q & A #28 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #28 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. If you have never read this ongoing column before, I invite you to take a look through our archives. By answering readers’ questions, we’ve managed to amass an impressive collection of car problems and their resolutions. In this installment, we’ll help [...]

Q & A #27 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #27 With The Auto Specialist If you’re a regular reader, thanks for rejoining us for this installment of the Auto Specialist. If you’re reading for the first time, welcome. In this recurring column, we take a close look at two or three car problems and help readers figure out the root source. [...]

Q & A #26 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #26 With The Auto Specialist Since beginning this column, we’ve built a fantastic compendium of automotive knowledge over the past few months. The credit goes to the readers who send in their questions about problems their vehicles are having. If this is your first time reading, be sure to peruse our growing [...]

Q & A #25 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #25 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. In today’s installment, I’m going to respond to a reader’s question about a noisy fan belt in a car he’s thinking about buying. We’re also going to take a look at a misfire problem that a reader is experiencing. Before we [...]

2005 Honda Accord Anti-lock Brake Indicator Light

Q & A #24 With The honda accord specialist One of the most interesting trends I’ve noticed lately is that a growing number of people are keeping their older vehicles on the road rather than buying new ones. Older cars translates into older parts. And that means a greater likelihood of getting stranded as the [...]

Q & A #23 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #23 With The Auto Specialist We have a couple of great questions to address in this installment of the Auto Specialist. Barry writes in about his Silverado’s overheating engine (and he has obviously done his homework). And Stacey writes in about her Honda Element’s transmission. If this is your first time reading [...]

Q & A #22 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #22 With The Auto Specialist If this is your first time reading my Auto Specialist column, welcome. Our purpose here is to help readers figure out what is happening under the hood of their vehicles. After all, car parts don’t last forever. The older they get, the more likely they are to [...]

Q & A #21 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #21 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back. In this regular column, we take a close look at car problems that readers are having. I try to diagnose the issues, narrow it down to the parts and systems involved, and offer my thoughts on how to resolve them. In today’s segment, we’re going [...]