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Different Types of Car Engines

When you're shopping for a car, you come across many different terms describing the car's various auto parts, and that includes the engine. Descriptions like 'V8' and 'twin-cylinder' can get confusing to the average car buyer. Is one engine type better than the other? When it comes to engine cylinders, is it better to have more? These are reasonable questions to ask before making a buying decision.

Jul 13th, 2020

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How to Replace a Rear Pinion Seal: DIY Guide

A pinion seal ensures that oil in the differential doesn't leak out, and water, dirt, or debris don’t get in. If a vehicle is maintained well, the pinion seal will remain in place and perform well. This, in turn, will keep the differential in good shape and allow it to operate optimally.

Jul 10th, 2020

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How to Install Fog Lights

Fog lights significantly improve visibility, especially when you’re driving under poor weather conditions. Such is the case when the road and surroundings are heavy with mist and fog. Most cars come with a factory placement panel on the bumper, but the grille and the rack mounts are options depending on your car model.

Jul 09th, 2020

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What Parts Make Up a Car’s Electrical System?

Whenever you read about a car's 'electrical system', do you ever wonder what that term means exactly? Well, you should. For a modern vehicle to function correctly, it needs an efficient electrical system.

Jul 08th, 2020

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How to Troubleshoot Your Car’s Electrical System

When people say that they're having 'car troubles', it's easy for us to assume that one of the mechanical parts is faulty. However, those aren't the only parts that can cause headaches for car owners. Aside from the mechanical side of things, your vehicle also has a very complex electrical system. That system powers everything from spark plugs in your engine to the radio that you sing to as you drive.

Jul 08th, 2020

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Car Air Filter: How to Check & Replace It

The modern combustion engine is a fantastic piece of machinery. As we all know, a car engine has many moving parts that work together at the same time to generate outputs like power and torque. It’s important to understand that an engine is only as good as what's put into it. Sadly, most people only realise this in terms of the fuel and oils that they use. Most people tend to overlook the other crucial part of the equation: the supply of good, clean air into the engine's chambers, allowing for combustion to take place.

Jul 01st, 2020

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How to Replace Transmission Cooler Lines Like a Pro

The transmission cooling line plays a significant role in the proper functioning of a vehicle, and sadly, it is also one of the oft-neglected parts. Also called a cooler line or simply transmission line, its primary task may be guessed from its name — it connects the radiator to the transmission while keeping the system cool.

Jul 01st, 2020

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Signs of a Bad Fuel Filter & How to Replace It

A car consists of more than a thousand moving parts, which all work together so you can travel safely and efficiently. What we tend to overlook is the fact that cars also have several filters in them. Cars generally have four filters: an air filter, oil filter, cabin filter, and a fuel filter. If any of these filters weren't doing their job efficiently, you wouldn't be able to use your car as you usually would.

Jun 26th, 2020

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How to Check & Fill the Power Steering Fluid: A Step-By-Step Guide

If the car you have isn't a classic, you're probably driving one with a power steering. And if it's a passenger car, the ease of turning the wheel is associated with a hydraulic power steering system. As the name suggests, it entails hydraulic fluid. The fluid is responsible for transmitting the power, which eases the wheels' turning for An IMPROVED driving experience.

Jun 25th, 2020

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Signs of a Faulty Transmission Mount and How to Replace It

All cars, like their users, get sick as they age or operate at peak efficiency for the whole duration of their lives. Driving styles, road conditions, or general wear-and-tear can cause parts, the transmission mounts included, to die a slow death themselves. First, it would be helpful to know a little more about transmission mounts before attempting a replacement.

Jun 23rd, 2020

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How to Do a Basic Engine Tune-Up for Your Car - A Definitive Guide

Car tuning can cost a hefty amount of money, and you cannot avoid it if you want to keep your car running smoothly. However, you can do the basic car engine tune-up yourself.

Jun 22nd, 2020

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Replacing Your Car's Taillight Assembly: A How-to Guide

Taillights are essential safety parts of your vehicle. There's no way a driver behind you will know you're braking unless you have functioning taillights. They are traffic requisites, especially when driving at night. With darkness and minimal visibility, the taillight will let the driver behind you know that you are there.

May 27th, 2020

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How Do I Check for Differential Leaks and Change the Oil?

Keeping a car well maintained is challenging, there's no question about that. It is especially true when it comes to dealing with leaks. Sometimes, a leak that is not immediately fixed can lead to catastrophic results. Other times, the 'leak' that you're freaking out about might not be a leak at all; could just be harmless condensation that leads to water dripping underneath your car.

May 25th, 2020

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How to Detect a Bad Ignition Coil & When to Replace It

The ignition coil is a crucial electronic engine management component that serves an instrumental role in any car. It is a high-voltage low-current transformer that converts voltage from the 12V car’s battery into 25,000V to 30,000V to create a spark in the spark plug. This spark ignites the fuel-air mixtures in the engine, starting the vehicle. If the ignition coil is faulty, the car won’t be able to start.

May 22nd, 2020

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What are Xenon, LED & Halogen Head Lights

The headlights industry is a labyrinth of utter confusion for the uninitiated. Despite the multiple numbers of fittings, there are also different kinds of headlights, quality, technology, etc. Terms like Xenon, LED and halogen to can seem like a different language to some people, so let’s indulge in the complex science of it all – which is which, and how do they all work?

Sep 20th, 2019