It is easy for many do-it-yourselfers to take for granted that their local car parts store will be able to provide the parts they need to maintain their vehicles. Usually, even for aging vehicles, we can order the parts and have … Read More
Have you ever been curious where your oil and gas price comes from? Why does the pump price constantly move up and down? In this article, we explain what the driving factors are in determining the price you pay at … Read More
Ever wondered how a car engine works, piece by piece? These animations show you in detail what a running engine looks like and how each of the systems works together! You can also click on each animation to see it enlarged! … Read More
You’ll have to watch the video for the “advice” on this one. Will water help your engine? The answer is just no on this one. Lets back up for a minute and talk about risks. Water (and any liquid) … Read More
Here is a very good, very cheap mod that actually works. Install magnets at your oil filter, oil pan drain bolt, and don’t forget your transmission, axles, and transfer case drain bolts! A little background info helps here. Oil filters … Read More
OK, this post is short, and solely to communicate my displeasure with Fram oil filters. After an oil change with a Fram oil filter, the filter element collapsed internally and starved my brothers car of oil for a couple minutes. … Read More
The Advice: In response to the video where a customer drove his/her Kia sedan 135k miles without an oil change, and only brought it in because it wouldn’t pass emissions testing. p*****h 9 months ago 135k mi and the only … Read More
The Advice, in reference to turning your brake rotors: m****n v*****o 2 months ago There is a ‘low-budget’ solution also. Take VERY course sandpaper (36 or 30) Scratch your rotor’s up. (really scratch them up!) Then install metallic pad’s. A … Read More
The Advice: K*********1 4 months ago (edited) +l******0 That’s right. Holding the clutch disengaged for extended periods of time is not good for the thrust bearing/clutch fingers. If you have to stop for more than 15 seconds or so (that’s … Read More
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