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Engine Backfires While Driving

The engine backfires on the tail pipe while driving mainly because of the problem on the air injection system, another reason is the valve is not sealing or the engine timing is off.

A/T Upshifts Trough Gear Too Early

From stop the upshifts trough gear occurred too early this is because of the transmission have wrong fluid level, a faulty electronic sensor, throttle valve  linkage or governor problem.

Gear Shift Not Working for Automatic Transmission

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Gear shift for automatic transmission is not working when the shift lever is moved the reason for this is a bad fluid pump or a gear selector problem. Reason why gear shift is not working Bad Fluid Pump For the automatic transmission to operate properly, it is dependent on the pressure of the hydraulic fluid. The pressure is created when the fluid pump creates pressure when the pump is pumping hydraulic fluid throughout the transmission assembly. Now, when the pump is not working all the gears will not be working. Have the car towed to a reputable car shop and ask the mechanic to check the fluid pump and repair if necessary, if the mechanic is recommending to tear down the transmission do not agree but instead seek first for a second opinion. Gear Selector Linkage Problem  The gear selector linkage is a transmission component that determines which of the gear range is going to operates. When the gear selector linkage has a problem such as out of adjustments or is broken then...

Engine Starts but Will Not Continue Running

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The engine starts but will not continue running. The reason for this problem is a bad electronic sensor, bad electric fuel pump or there is a problem with the fuel injection system.

Temperature Gauge Reads Hot in Prolonged Traffic

The temperature gauge of the car will reads hot when stuck on traffic. The possible cause of the problem  is a faulty fan motor, sensor or switch. Other reason is a slipping fan belt. Temperature Gauge that Reads Hot Possible Causes Faulty Fan Motor, Sensor or Switch If the car is equipped with an electric fan then the possible cause is that the motor, sensor, or the switch is faulty. The purpose of the fan is cool down the engine when the car is stopped or moving at low speed such as during traffic. Since your car is equipped with an electric fan those three parts mentioned above is possible cause of the problem. When the fan motor is faulty the fan will not function to cool the engine. The purpose of the coolant sensor is to measure the temperature of the coolant, when the temperature is high the fan will be triggered to cool down the engine, now if the sensor is faulty the fan will not be triggered and the engine won’t cool. The purpose of the fan switch is ...

Engine Backfires when Starting

When you are trying to start your car the engine backfires.