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At this point I'm going to say the timing belt slipped from me always being near fuel cut. Damn redline.

Well if the fuel filter change doesn't fix it, I'll pop the cat off and hollow it out. Problem solved.

I passed barely into the test. The numbers were like 1/1000th of the maximum level. I put a can of seafoam in the fuel and it runs better now. Still suck, but not as horrible. Tried to do the fuel filter last night but I didn't have time to jack, and it turns out I can't roll up the ramps...

Well, I passed emissions last month, so I'll rule out the cat for now. Alternator may be messed up, battery may be dying? What's the proper running voltage across the battery's terminals? Positive-to-ground measurement for this? It's like 13-14V right? Battery at no less than 12? Edit...

So when I gave the car just a little gas to cruise at low RPMs, but still have some throttle, it would go "whum whum whum whum" o.o (yes, very descriptive) Now it's starting to do it under more power. The engine shakes violently. I checked the oil, it's fine (possibly high?); temperature's...

Well ALL my fluids are fine, checked the levels. Yay :) I wonder if I can autocross without fixin' it...

Nods. Prior owner did an engine swap, never refilled the tranny, and I found this weekend that I had been running for months with an empty transmission (bone dry!). This is why it took FORCE to get in and out of reverse gear. Now when I shift it feels like I'm shoving the stick through a glob...

Do I need the stethascope with the pointy needle to isolate the source of the problem, and just replace the component?

My 95 Cavalier is making a pop noise when i turn the wheel all the way. Rotate completely right, it stops; give another turn, just a little, and there's a loud grinding POP! Rotate back until it stops, then right again, no problem. Rotate all the way left, then another shove, POP! Rotate...

Have you considered being a car salesman? I imagine my attempt to buy a Jetta going like this: "Ah, okay. And you want a 6 speed? Actually you should get the automatic; it lets you shift gears just like a manual! You definitely want that instead!" Ensuing half hour argument, me punching...

Yeah. But in the UK you have lots of options. In the US we don't get diesel much, is my point. I'm being encouraged away from it too.

You're in the UK. My choices here are an Audi A3, some time at the end of 2009, when Audi introduces diesel; a 1970s VW Rabbit; or a VW Jetta. Other than that, pickup trucks sometimes come with diesel, but only the really big ones (small pickup trucks only run on petrol). Oh, VW also makes a...

Nods, I think I'll keep it light. I could lower it, do a cooling bypass for the air intake (cold air), add a cold air intake, change the exhaust system (manifold, high-flow cat, muffler, etc), and the like; but I'm not into running my car on rice water. If I toss that 20lb bag of rice in a...

I'll make this simple for you. We drive automatic here. Stick shifts are somewhat rare. Some people even believe it's more expensive to work on a manual, because mechanics don't know how, and need a specialist (bull#!#!#!#!). The roads are too dangerous. The government decreased driver's...

In other words, it'll make it more likely that, when faced with highway-car-operating (you can't call these people drivers) morons do a FAST lane change into the same spot I'm doing it into, with no signal, when i'm already 2/3 of the way into MY properly-gradual lane change, I can avoid certain...