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jenny_wildcatI have a kick-ass car - 1998 red Ford Explorer. I bought it heavily used, but it's been great to get me from Point A to Point B in X-amount of time without any terrible-terrible problems. I've had it almost a year and a half. And the stereo/six-disc CD player is win. I love that bad boy.
Until today when I get in to go to the grocery store and it squeaks when I start, it squeaks when I accelerate, it squeaks very badly when I turn the AC on and I DON'T LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!
It's kind of a revolving squeak - a continuous squeak that sounds like something is spinning against something else (like perpetual nails on a chalkboard, but worse because it's coming from the vehicle you're driving at 40 miles an hour).
It has to be something to do with the fuel system because it only squeaks when I press the gas pedal. It slows down when I hit the brake. And when I accelerate with the AC on... it sounds like I should be able to look out my rear-view mirror and see some rather important engine component bouncing on the pavement behind me. And I'm sure that whatever repairs are required will deplete the money that I've been hoarding away in savings T_T
The worst part is that it started squeaking ever-so-slightly the last time I saw my dad and brother (my resident how-does-this-thing-work experts) and they couldn't hear it. They'll hear it now.
MY CAR IS SICK!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Until today when I get in to go to the grocery store and it squeaks when I start, it squeaks when I accelerate, it squeaks very badly when I turn the AC on and I DON'T LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!
It's kind of a revolving squeak - a continuous squeak that sounds like something is spinning against something else (like perpetual nails on a chalkboard, but worse because it's coming from the vehicle you're driving at 40 miles an hour).
It has to be something to do with the fuel system because it only squeaks when I press the gas pedal. It slows down when I hit the brake. And when I accelerate with the AC on... it sounds like I should be able to look out my rear-view mirror and see some rather important engine component bouncing on the pavement behind me. And I'm sure that whatever repairs are required will deplete the money that I've been hoarding away in savings T_T
The worst part is that it started squeaking ever-so-slightly the last time I saw my dad and brother (my resident how-does-this-thing-work experts) and they couldn't hear it. They'll hear it now.
MY CAR IS SICK!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
