It's best not to wash an engine unless you have to. If you have to it's best to use plastic bags to cover electrical components such as the alternator and try not to spray high pressure water into electrical components eg: intake, fuse boxes etc..
The 3.4 Liter V6 is an interference engine and as such if the belt breaks you will have serious engine damage. The 4 cylinder uses a cam chain that will last the life of the engine.
The check engine light comes on and stays on when a problem is detected by the self diagnosis system of your vehicle. Generally, a check engine light is lit when there is a problem in the emissions...
what does the abs stand for?
Anti-lock Braking System
front end disc brakes only.. check fuse box under hood.. my abs fuse is removed.. some like w/o abs.. me included