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很多時候,汽車發出不尋常的聲音,you might be able to sense some clue from it:6 ?! \5 S, X, u: i
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/ r- E$ k, h) Z9 P9 h0 VWHERE: From one or more tires.
3 S- U) q; H9 b: C! oWHEN: At low speeds, especially in the morning. Speeds up with car.
+ }: e+ i; S( C2 O5 Y% x ~WHAT: Flat-spotted tire. As the tire rotates the flat spot thumps on the ground. Nylon-cord tires will flat-spot overnight and make this sound until they warm up. It's usually worse in colder weather. You can permanently flat-spot the tires by locking up the wheels, grinding massive amounts of rubber off the tread in one spot.
9 D8 L5 n( W2 N. v- {5 G. w0 uURGENCY: Nada.$ Z+ H" O; t9 T
FIX: Replace your nylon tires with steel-belted tires. If you've ground down your tires like a pencil eraser, you can either live with the vibration until wear reduces the flat-spotting or buy a new tires.
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WHERE: Under the hood.( y1 i7 X, |" s% v2 v2 Q n
WHEN: Most noticeable at idle.
# Q! x8 ^, |# ^7 L0 Q/ pWHAT: An exhaust manifold gasket has failed, venting hot exhaust gases to the air.
T' r( `6 g7 N& Z* a; e) BURGENCY: It's not getting better on its own. The blowtorch of corrosive gases will eventually damage the manifold. Oh, by the way: Carbon monoxide from the leak may make you drowsy or dead.6 b& k1 X8 v0 b3 ?
FIX: Replace the exhaust manifold gasket before the leak eats a hole in the manifold. |
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