Recent content by stephyw2001

Hmmm well I doubt its a design problem since it only started doing this recently. I'll look for the A/C belt this weekend. I'll also check the alternator belt to make sure nothing looks weird. It seemed tight last weekend, and we definitely tightened the serpentine belt up, there's no way that's...

I am having this exact problem. It is getting cold and wet lately, and when I first start my car it squeals like its a belt for the first 30 seconds or so. Then after that it tends to stop. It will start occasionally if I'm stopped at a red light, or waiting for coffee at McDonalds. I think its...

:-) I like the blue color of your MP5. I have the red color. I like mine a lot, but I do find I need to rework the brakes, and touch up the paint every summer. I know very little about fixing cars, but since I don't have money to take to mechanics (who I think will try to rip me off since I'm a...

That looks awesome! Great job! I'm glad you changed the paint, because now I don't feel so guilty about painting mine the same. I tried with solid red, but it looked soooooo tacky, I had to go with black. Thank you for your help! It really helped me get through this! Thank you!

Hey everyone. I'm new here, but wanted to thank you in advance, Sleezer for the awesome pics with the arrows. I'm going to give this a go on my Mazda Protege5 next week while I'm off work for Christmas. I am a girl who doesn't know much about cars, but I enjoy learning. So far, I've done simple...