Month: April 2015
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The dos and don’ts regarding a cracked windshield
A rock falling from nowhere directly hits on your windshield. Damn! Now your windshield cracks and you are on the long road home. Can I keep driving or what should I do? Dos… Measure the crack or chip. If the crack is less than 12 inches long, or if the chip smaller than a quarter,…
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Why does the car alarm keep sounding off?
Your car alarm is sounding off again; you go out to check, but again, your car stand still on the parking lot. You look around and can’t get any clues of what has triggered it. After several times, you just ignored it and the neighborhood is annoyed, your neighbors are livid. There’s definitely something wrong…
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Is it OK for me to buy a used tire?
When people get tight on budget, they might turn their eyes to the used ones when it is the time for a tire replacement. Perhaps, from their eyes, the used ones cost much less and look almost new. However, always, there’s much truth hidden below the surface. The history of the used rubber is unknown…
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Getting your car heater back to its lively life
In freezing winter, the chilling air is blocked outside; you stretch your body comfortably in the cozy and warm small space inside your car. But on one cold winter morning, you find yourself sitting in the car seat shivering. What’s wrong? It is the car heater that stops working properly. A car’s heater simply circulates…
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Do I need to go through an overall check if the car stalls?
Many different things can lead to a stalled car. Fortunately, most time it results from some minor issues. You are not required to go through a time consuming check and spend money on a major repair. Generally, some minor adjustments or repairs can solve the problem. Steps 1. Consider the complexity of your car before…
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Car scratches! Don’t worry
It is sad and disturbing to find that your once beautiful and shiny car surface develops some chips or scratches. You feel sorry for your car. However, this is common and you can get rid of such scratches. As long as you master simple techniques for effective car scratch repair, it is certain you can…
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What to do when the car paint degrades
What is paint? Vehicle paint is consisted of two layers of coat- the base coat and protective clearcoat. These two layers combined to create a highly aesthetically pleasing, very durable, and relatively easy to maintain surface. The color coat of vehicle paint is not near as thick as it was when single stage paints were…
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Can I replace an ignition module by myself?
I would say that you’d better leave it to an experienced mechanic since its replacement can be quite dangerous. Yet in this passage, we provide some information about ignition module changing for your understanding. Has your vehicle begun to sputter, stall, or be difficult to start? Have you tried all the usual fixes: checking the…
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Have you ever wondered what the windshields are made of?
Windshield glass nowadays is not just the common glass. The early windshields were made of it, they shattered upon impact. In fact, in the early days of cars, cars were open-air designed, no windows and no windshields, drivers wore goggles to protect their eyes. Windshields are important and necessary in protecting passengers from outdoor elements…
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Are my car speedometer readings accurate, what should I do if they are not?
Speedometer Error Sometimes, our speedometer gives us inaccurate readings, to some degree; we can treat them as wrong readings. We are pulled over by a policeman who tells us we have exceeded the speed limit while the speedometer displays one within. This speedometer error is due mainly to variations in tire diameter, tire wear, tire…