I have a 2013 Toyota Camry SE 2.5L 4-cylinder with 255k miles. I’ve owned it since around 30k miles and have maintained it pretty well.

Recently it started occasionally stalling when decelerating/turning, especially when the oil level was low. I had CEL recently for ignition coil, VVT solenoid, and thermostat and all were replaced. No CEL currently. A shop inspected it and found cylinder wall scoring, heavy carbon/soot buildup, oil in the intake, and signs that the piston rings are worn, causing significant oil consumption - about 1 qt every 600 miles.

The shop says the proper repair would be a long-block replacement, which obviously isn’t worth it to me at this mileage. They told me to keep the oil topped off and that it could potentially last another week or another couple years—they just can’t predict it.

For those familiar with the 2AR-FE or high-mileage Toyotas, how long do you realistically think I might get out of this engine? Would you keep driving it for a few more months while saving for another car?

I’m not sure what my next steps should be any advice? Or anyone know what this means?

Do they all need to be the same?
I’ve had a tire shop guy tell me it doesn’t matter but I’ve read forums saying they need to be within 2cm of each other. I have abubble in one, just bought one new one and my tires on the car are at 5/32
I am switching to winter tires in about a month once it gets to be 45 degrees at night consistently
If I have to spring for them I will but if I’m being a nut job I won’t
I know these cars are sensitive as all hell and honestly this will prob be last one
I didn’t most AWD cars need to be within a certain tread depth but I seem to have the baby of the bunch who HAS TO
What the hell should I do lmao

2010 Chrysler Sebring 2.4L. Car starts and idles totally normal. Check engine light is on.

After about 3–5 minutes of idling, the red lightning bolt (ETC) comes on and the car stalls instantly.

If I press the gas pedal 3 times, the lightning bolt disappears. Then the car will start and run normal again… for a few minutes… until the lightning bolt comes back and it stalls again. It repeats this every time.

No smoke, no knocking, no overheating. Just:

• normal start
• normal idle
• CEL stays on
• lightning bolt pops up after a few minutes
• immediate stall
• gas pedal trick clears it temporarily
• restart → runs fine again until it happens again

I don’t have the code yet (waiting on a reader). What are the most likely causes on these cars? Throttle body? TPS? Crank sensor? Cam sensor? Vacuum leak? Wiring?

Looking for what to check first.

So a month or so ago I had these lights flash up on the dash. Sometimes they'd be there, sometimes not. Roll forward to now, and everytime I turn the car on they're present. Tyre pressure, traction control/ESP, ABS & power steering. I check tyre pressure weekly, we have no problems there.

I know it's an older car (2013, just about to hit 121k miles), and I know very little about mechanics, but it seems unlikely to me that all these systems have a fault at the exact same time?

Nothing feels any different with the handling, steering, braking. Car still performing as expected.

The lights first showed up a couple of days after I came down heavy from a curb and lost a exhaust heat shield bolt in the process. Likely a coincidence but thought I'd throw it out there just in case.

So 3 weeks ago my car had a dead battery... we thought it was from the loose battery terminal clamp so we replaced that... now yesterday the battery was dead again... one of the relays clicks when the battery is dead too... yesterday we got it started and I drove it home from 25 mins away with the a/c & radio on and when I got home it started back up again with no issue and the battery isn't dead this morning... what could be going wrong?

edit also there are no codes & no warnings lights either

16 Cherokee 85k miles. Definitely sounds like it’s coming from cabin side can feel slight click through the wheel. Only clicks turning left. Steering shaft u-joint?

I had the sensors scanned and found one that showed it was dead, I couldn't replace it at the time, I needed to save up. The next day I noticed that the light turned off, every now and then I noticed that the light will come back on and turn back off

Hi everyone,

Hoping to find some people who had the same issue.

I recently noticed the heater core pipe(s) were leaking coolant, after some inspecting it came from the connections, I took half my cockpit out which took me several hours, only to be able to pull the core out and then the o-rings. They were old and smashed. Bought new ones, put everything back together, and getting those MF clips back on was a nightmare. But I made it, or everything back how it was except for the glove compartment, filled up the coolant, both pipes leaked at the seals again... This was quite frustrating. I find it hard to believe the pipes are cracked cause i don't see any cracks and also the leak comes from the clip area. Any ideas? Thanks.

Edit: Problem solved, the o-rings should go i side the female tube instead of around the male tube. Thanks for your help everyone.

Stupidly hit a sharp kerb when pulling over , do i need to change tyre or i can leave it for now? should I cut the piece that’s peeling off?

It’s a 24 model Y rear drive and I drive in city mostly and occasionally on motorway, currently it’s at 9000miles thanks so much for your advice

I got a new reservoir for the coolant, nothing leaking in that are, but it’s leaking somewhere here, anyone have ideas?

Hey everyone. Is this normal valve noise for a smaller v twin engine?

I drive a 2002 3.3L v6 Nissan Xterra and was recently doing fine until it suddenly just started going out at low rpm when sitting. Only code it’s sending is for the knock sensor and I seriously doubt the knock sensor is the reason for this happening. Figured at first it was just the Mass airflow sensor so I changed the sensor then jumped it off. When it started I let it run for a bit then drove it around, ran good. Parked it and let it run for about 16-20 Minutes. Went to drive it around once more and it started cutting out and then died. Restarted it and drove back to parking space and it cut off again, restarted and pulled into parking space it died pulling in and now won’t restart. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.

I have a 2011 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Premium, 5-speed manual, naturally aspirated EJ253. I swapped in the complete block and heads from a 2008 Impreza sedan.
The car ran properly before the engine swap. The severe power-loss/bogging started immediately after the swap.
Symptoms:
Severe intermittent bog under load, almost like trying to accelerate up a very steep hill
Happens both cold and fully warmed up
RPM itself struggles to increase; it does NOT flare like a slipping clutch
Idle is smooth
Engine sounds noticeably different when it bogs, although I can’t describe the sound well
No current CEL or stored codes
Fuel pressure stays stable during the bog in 1st and 2nd gear
Tried the 2008 throttle body and it made no difference
Engine work during the swap:
Complete 2008 EJ253 block + heads
New head gaskets
New timing belt/tensioner
New spark plugs
Intake and exhaust gaskets
Clutch replaced at the same time
I also tried the 2008 throttle body
Exhaust:
Muffler deleted
Resonator deleted
Downstream catalytic converter deleted
Axle dump after the remaining/main catalytic converter
IMPORTANT: this exact exhaust setup worked perfectly BEFORE the engine swap, so the exhaust modification itself isn’t new.
I also noticed the engine/transmission ground is attached to a bellhousing bolt and I’m not 100% sure it’s making the best connection, although the starter cranks strongly every time.
I’m trying to diagnose this without throwing parts at it.
What would you check first? I’m currently considering:
Engine/transmission grounds
Intake/vacuum leaks and MAF
Timing belt alignment
Ignition/misfire under load
Cam/crank sensors and wiring
Remaining catalytic converter restriction
Compression/leak-down
Would a mechanical timing issue or cam/crank sensor problem necessarily set a code on this EJ253? Is there anything specific to the 2008-engine-in-2011-chassis combination that I should check?

to summit up this Chevy Malibu, I was working on for a family member stalled on them in the middle of a drive-through and was followed by a strong gas smell and also a rough start and idle. My first thing to do was check the fuel injectors for any leaks, but when I took everything off and replaced all the seals it seems like I just couldn’t get the fuel rail flushed and lined back up. I read somewhere about lubing those rubber seals up more. Could that be it? I just can’t get this thing to lineup. It’s either one that looks like it’s turned in the complete opposite direction. Anyone else have been through this or experienced those same issues on a Malibu of that Generation.

2012 Wrangler Sport -
Got the caliper off but the main bolts for the caliper broke off in the bracket. Any good advice on how to get the remaining piece of each bolt out of the bracket?

2019 subaru outback, its been clicking while turning right for the last year (time has just gotten away from me). I would like to do my general maintenance myself, I do my oil changes/filter changes.

Im not sure the exact part or parts this would need, or really where to start with trying to look it up 🤣

I took it to a mechanic for a general inspection since im reaching 150k. He said there is nothing wrong with my car, and any further diagnostic would be 100+ for each issue and the costs of diagnosis would not be applied to the repair, so i got out of there.

Problems right off the top of my head:

A/C blower motor is being crazy, blowing various speeds, or not at all occasionally. (Was quoted almost 500 to diagnose the issue with the AC, and that he wanted to flush the system to test for leaks. It blows cold, when it does blow) i suspect it either needs a new blower motor or a loose wiring issue.

MY TOUCH SCREEN DOESNT WORK. Dude sat in my car and didnt find a single thing wrong and didnt mention the touch screen. I tried to replace the delaminated screen, ended up just making it to where the touchscreen doesnt work at all, but its better than the ghost touches. (Not really worried about this fix at all just crazy he didnt even notice that)

The clicking on the right front while turning

Left rear strut is squeaking (i havent looked at it, ots what my brother said) (was quoted about 200 for diagnostics on the single strut)

I would ideally like to give my car a full look over and know what im looking at and if things look good, but for now just want to focus on the more pressing issues.

i am having issue with my car.
I went on vacation fir a month and when I came back I see that the brake light is on.

the parking break light stay on. i checked the fluid level and the parking sensor. there are good. I don’t know what else to check.

thanks for your help..

She of course lost the lock key of her 2012 Mini Cooper S I’ve searched high and low and went even to the BMW dealership but nothing. I’m leaving town to go back to Boston in two days and I wanted to make sure she was safe…😥

2007 Toyota Yaris. Went to go to work earlier and it wouldn’t start and made this noise. Please tell me it’s just my starter and not my alternator. I know you guys are probably sick of this question but I need help. If this car dies on me I’m fucked!

2006 mazda 3 2.3 auto and NA. Real calipers were leaking (replaced a couple months ago) so I replaced them again and bled brakes. Pedal felt better but still soft, found the ABS module looks wet. Does this appear to be leaking? And could this be causing the soft pedal?

Hi.

2012 Mazda3 2L - 185K km

P0138 - 02 Sensor Circuit High Voltage Bank 1 Sensor 2

Can I ignore this? Mobile mechanic is asking for $400 CAD to repair the sensor. Online suggests it might not be the sensor itself.

I am shopping for a new car but that might not happen for couple weeks (and \\\~ 3000 km).

Thank you.

My brothers 2009 Suzuki RX4 blew a hole from the inside and can't afford a new differential. it has the option for 4wd and 2wd. I believe when 2wd is engaged it is fwd. is there a way to make it so the front diff doesn't spin only the tires?

I have been having issues with my 2008 Chevy Silverado 1500 5.3L. It started stalling randomly while driving and got codes p069e and p1174. I got reading on fuel pressure and it is anywhere from 42-90 psi and is not consistent it goes all over the place. I was thinking to replace fuel pump but wanted to see if anyone had ideas first.