Q:I have a pontiac Grand Prix GTP, its 2000 the under hood is clean but not clean enouch, Should i just go to a car wash and use pressure water on the engine components? how does one clean these wiers and stuff the dust seems to be every where, are there any pros who do it for you? is yes how much taht cost?Pls helpThank you

Go to the auto parts store, and buy some engine de-greaser/ cleaner it may be a few $$ per cantake it to the car wash and follow the directions.you will be surprised at the results

Q:Hey everyone.I have a modest stereo set-up in my car and I am suddenly having problems with a fuse blowing. I have an Alpine head unit, Kenwood amp, and a single 10 Alpine sub. I have had this set up in this car for about a year and a half, and had the same set up in another car for three years before that and never had any problems. Now for the past week, the fuse in the wire running from my battery to my amp keeps blowing. When I replace it, it is good for about 30 seconds, and then it blows. Any advice on where to start troubleshooting?

Start by disconnecting the wire from the amp. Replace the fuse and see if it blows. If it does, there is a short in that wire. Look for somewhere where the wire has rubbed against metal, like where it goes through or around the firewall! If that is not the problem, re-attach the amp power with the amp off! See if the fuse blows! If it doesn't, turn on the amp. What you want to do is continue testing components until you find the problem!

Q:i have built a 1amp 7.2volt power supply and i'm wondering if it will be able to charge a 7.2volt 1600mAh battery.please help me, please, please.Thanks In Advance.

Well as you probably know you are trying to charge a 1.6amp battery with a 1 amp charger. At the very least the charger is going to get pretty hot because you are maxing it out and a lot more. It depends on what the components are actually rated. I would think that it depends on how well you have the charger protected with fusing and the size, you will either blow the fuse or the charger.

Q:I also checked the fuses but still no power to the fuel pump and ideas what it might be?

did you check the pump before fitting it, if not get some cable and go from battery to relay and see if the pump runs,if not check by placing temporary wires from pump relay to the pump and trying Again,if still not working temp cable from battery to pump relay then from pump relay to the pump if it works its a short circuit in the cars wiring loom,if it doesn't work then its the relay or pump, if you checked the pump earlier then its the relay at fault,also check the earths (grounding cables) if these are loose of broken then no return means no power,,just to be sure try a fuse that's working another component,of the same rating,in other words just swop the fuses over if they are same rating, and try again,hope this helps and be careful fuel pumps and fuel and sparks can cause fires

Q:i have a 97 toyota camry and this fise keeps blowing in my car its is a 10A fuse and the fuse says 30 on it when it blows the car battery jus dies fast and over time like i will turn on the windhild wippers and the cd player will turn off i replaced the fuse 9 times and they all blown the last 1 i put in lasted for about 3 days but now they jus keep blwong what could be the problem please help me.

Sounds like you have a bad ground wire in that harness. A bag ground requires more positive power draw (through the fuse and electrical componet) to jump the bad connection on the other ground side. It will only get worse as the jump sparking increases on the grounding side of the component. You need someone to go through and OHM out all of your ground connections in that area.

Q:I checked all fuses they are ok.

Dodges use a common relay that controls power supply to fuel delivery, spark delivery and other primary operational electrical functions. This relay is called the Auto Shutdown Relay (or ASD relay) and can be found in the Power distribution center. (check your owners manual for component location) I recommend checking the fused power supply to this relay and checking the relay itself for proper operation. A trouble code should also be set in the JTEC controller, which is the primary electronic control module for engine operation)pertaining to the circuit causing the problem. Cylce your ignition key from the off position to the run position 3 times within 5 seconds and then leave the key in the run position on the 3rd cycle. This will prompt a flash code from your check engine light on the instrument cluster. Resources can be found online to diagnose the flash code.

Q:I have a 2003 Chrysler Sebring. When I first bought it, six months ago I replaced the fuse that powers the radio, trunk button, unlock/lock button, and rear view mirror light. I replaced it every two months but lately Ive had to replace it every other day! I have no clue whats going on or what I should do. Please help!

is this an OEM radio or an after market? do you have an Amp on the same circuit? Look at the power requirements for the raido if this is an after market, it may take more juice than what the fuse can deliver. *************************** DO NOT replace the fuse with a larger amp fuse. your car can catch fire because you just over loaded the circuit **************************

Q:I have a Honda cbr600 2009. The battery was running low so I went to recharge it but accidentally switched the poles. There was some smoke and a few sparks from the battery after about a minute. Once I realized what happened I took them off everything was hot. I let it cool off for a few hours then corrected the charge. surprisingly now its fully charged and I haven't noticed any fuses blown and under glow lights connected directly to the battery are working. Except nothing happens when I turn the key.

With luck, all you've blown is the main fuse.

Q:can fresh jump starting of battery (2 hours/10miles) or burnt fuse of horn/lighter cause this problem?thanks for all answers

pete's right actually, its an emissions problem, something with your emissions system isn't working correctly that list is pretty accurate but you need to also add in the EGR valve, that happens quite a lot as well, misfiring plugs, if bad, would result in a blinking CEL, an air pump for your cat could also cause the light again, quite common to happen where i live, bad cat, O2 sensors, anything thats releasing HC (unburnt fuel such as gas cap loose) NOx (oxides of nitrogen, when your cylinders get above 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit) or CO (carbon monoxide, byproduct of burning fossil fuels) coming out of your tail pipe, could be a ton of things go down to your local autozone and get the code read.

Q:Everything has been hooked up in my car for about a year (DLS Components, and Rainbow Sub!) and I decided to sell my subwoofer box. Now my amp was on the box so I took it off. In doing so I unhooked all my wires, power, ground, remote, etc etc. anyways. So I put my amp back into my car. NOTHING WAS HOOKED UP SO PLEASE DONT SAY MY OHM LOAD IS OFF I hooked my power, ground, and remote back up. I did not hook any of my channels on, so i jus decided to start my car. Everything i start it my fuses pop right away. I checked my ground, power, and remote everything is good! where in the world is my short!@!!!!!

blown fuses tell me you have a short circuit