hi, well theres some weird sounds coming out of evreywhere in my car! the engine has a tapping noise that a mechanic overhere told me it was macking an echo on the valve cover, and he said it may also be a electric problem, also my front left brake always makes a scratching sound until i step on the brake, also white smoke comes out from the exhaust when i step on the gas. please help dudes i have no experience in mechanics nor eclipses, and over here in mexico they dont know anything about it, I'll appreciate the help.

BTW, the check engine icon is on

Originally posted by DonCesar
hi, well theres some weird sounds coming out of evreywhere in my car! the engine has a tapping noise that a mechanic overhere told me it was macking an echo on the valve cover, and he said it may also be a electric problem, also my front left brake always makes a scratching sound until i step on the brake, also white smoke comes out from the exhaust when i step on the gas. please help dudes i have no experience in mechanics nor eclipses, and over here in mexico they dont know anything about it, I'll appreciate the help. BTW, the check engine icon is on

Do you have any tools of your own? I mean, are you planning on fixing these problem's yourself?

Start off by buying a chiltons or haynes manual. These will teach you the interworkings of the car. With a basic tool-set from wal-mart or the equivalent in mexico (not sure if there is one, but I know you can get wares for cheap there in any instance), you should be able to do a lot of tasks.

No to help cover some of your problems.

The white smoke usually means there is a water/antifreze leak. Blue means oil, and black means running rich.

What year is your car? If it is 95-97ish then you can do a thing called the "Key Dance". You can read about the Key Dance and other PCM Error codes here. If not, do you guys have auto-zone or shucks or anything like that? *I feel so stupid right now, I have never been to mexico though*. Bottom line, find out what that code is fast, it could provide you with the information to stop some of the "noises".

http://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=PCM%20Error%20Codes



edit: added link


http://talontimes.blogspot.com

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thnx dude, yeah theres walmarts and autozones here, its not like you see in the movies hehe, i have the tools but i dont want to mess with it cuz i know ill fuck up and dont have money to fix it, maybe ill go to laredo tx or mcallen and take it to a mechanic there

i live in mcallen, if you come here go to a place called Stutz Auto Repair. That guy is good at what he does, I had the same problem with my brakes grinding as I drove, and he fixed it right the first time. Very good prices. I dont remember exactly what the diagnosis was, too long ago to remember.