the mechanics have no idea whats going on with it? take it to another shop then------ sounds like to me you first and foremost need to replace the crank sensor. i think everything points to that. one thing i would like to mention is you picked up a used car correct? you mentioned that it was maintai...

good idea i will do that i really don't want to take any chances of the belt flying off the pulley thats installed on the new alternator because of the horror stories i have been reading about people just going with the pulley that came on the new alt.instead of switching it out.

Okay cool thanks alot

found these and they are the correct size bolts M8 i used the 30mm and put a nut on the back of it to secure it down better.

Ok this is fixed now i actually used a Depstech Borescope to look inside the bolt hole and the threads were clean. i think maybe the bolt fell out cause it might have come loose at one point. I used a bolt that was about 1/4 inch longer and i was able to secure that bracket i tried using a longer bo...

I had this issue at one point in time on my 1998 volvo v70xc the oil cooler in the radiator got a crack in it and oil go into the coolant overflow bottle but didnt mix with oil in the oil pan i had the radiator replaced and that took care of that issue. i also had to have a leaky radiator replaced l...