Why do my car's steering wheel and accelerator pedal shake and vibrate while I'm driving?
It is often very challenging to diagnose vibrations in a vehicle. The first thing to determine is whether the vibration is proportional to the speed of the car of the engine. Also, does it go away when you step on the brakes?Most likely, the vibration is related to the speed of the car; it will often go away when the car is not in motion.What generates vibration? Most commonly, it is an issue with the wheels, tires, or brakes. A tire that is out of balance is a very common cause. A wheel bearing that is nearing failure can also generate vibration, but is not very likely. A brake rotor can cause vibration if it is warped, but this will only be felt as a “pulsing” sensation under braking and won’t vibrate if you’re not applying the brakes.Less commonly, vibration can be generated in the spinning driveline parts that take engine power from the transmission to the wheels. On a front-wheel drive car, this is the CV joints and front “half shafts.”The first thing to do is verify the balance of the tire/wheel assembly. I recommend performing this on a “road force” balancing machine, like Hunter MFG makes and many shops use.
What does it mean when the engine is seized?
Engine seizure is normally the result of a failure of the lubrication system. It is often where a piston has friction welded itself to the cylinder bore. Sometimes it will be the big end bearing , the main bearings or the small end bearing. The net result is the same, though. The engine cannot be rotated. If you are very lucky, and the siezure is only slight, then the engine may free up again when it cools down. But damage will still have been done. Until water cooling and special oils were developed, racing two stroke engines were notorious for piston siezures.
What happens if your car runs out of engine coolant?
If you run out of coolant, and continue to operate the engine for a significant period of time, it will cause serious harm to the engine.Among the first things damaged is typically the heads and head gaskets. If you really push it, you could damage the block, seize the engine, or melt a hole in a piston.Before you get to the catastrophic damage point, there are some tell tale signs that you've run out of coolant. 1) the heater stops working2) the temperature gauge drops from hot to cold (because it's no longer immersed in hot coolant)3) as the engine heat soaks without the cooling system doing its job, the heat gauge eventually rises into the hot zone and keeps going. 4)At this point the engine is/has exceeded its designed operating temperature, and the check engine light may come on. At this point you may have already damaged the heads/gaskets.At any point past warning #2, turn off the engine and let it cool. Adding cool water while the engine is hot could cause warping/cracking. Not to mention you may get burned when opening the cap.
2000 Lincoln ls v8 sometimes shakes when put in park and when stoped in red light?
hi I have a 2000 v8 Lincoln ls with a check engine light on .....it shakes when put in park and also when stoped in red light , sometimes it does it but not all the time. I changed the spark plugs thinking maybe that was the problem, they were burned out but still nothing changes and it just starded doing it from one day to another, also one of the ignition coils is broken from the top.. it was like that since I bought it which wasn't long ago so I don't know if I should send more money in this car .... what may be another thing that causes my car to shake????? also a few week befor it started shaking my check engine car came on, but turned off after one or two days and when it turned on I was in the freeway and the car started to shake li crazy and the check engine light started to turn on and off when I pulled over it just stayd on and ever since its been on... need help
Why is transmission fluid in my coolant?
Mike Allen hit the nail on the head.The transmission cooler “lives” inside one of the tanks of your radiator. Most modern radiators have end tanks. Older cars have the tanks on the top and bottom. Regardless, you can tell where the tranny cooler is by looking for a pair of steel lines that enter the tank. The tranny cooler is the only interface where coolant and tranny fluid could possibly be intermixing.In order to fix your problem the radiator will have to be replaced; the tranny cooler is built integral to the radiator and not a separately replaceable component. It will no doubt be strongly suggested you flush and replace the transmission fluid …possibly replace the fluid filter …and flush and replace the coolant. This might cost the better part of $1000 …like 6 or 700 …depending on how expensive the radiator is.And like Mike suggested you need to get it fixed. I’ll go one better …like yesterday.
What could be the cause of a car’s temperature gauge to fluctuate?
There are several possibilities.1) faulty teperature gauge. In this case the gauage will have to be replaced. This is relarively simple and inexpensive depinding on the make and model of the car.2) Issue with the radiator, coolant of the car. This could be caused due to insufficient coolant, leakage of coolant, damage to the radiator of the car. This will require extensive repair. In this case, it is advised to get the issue diagnosed and fixed at the earliest to avoid engine damage due to over heating.Hope this helps. :)