Category: Car Maintenance

With more than 3 million hybrids on the road, servicing hybrid ¬vehicles and hybrid fluid maintenance is in your future. Does that scare you? It shouldn’t. Some special procedures must be followed when working on a hybrid. Most dual-mode hybrids use one of the motors/generators to start the engine instead of a conventional starter attached…

The fresh-fallen snow on a wintry morning is beautiful, but it can also cause extra work for those whose cars were exposed to the snow and ice. Scraping and chipping the ice off the windshield costs not only precious time but also the extra gas needed to run the car with the defrosters. If you…

Car paint color doesn’t have to fade over time. Find out 4 simple ways to stave off the car paint fading process. One way to keep your car looking new is to keep the car paint color the way it came. That means doing everything you can to avoid fading. Sure, paint will fade, but…

Do You Need a Compression Test? Your car’s engine compression can tell you a lot about the overall health of the engine. If your car is blowing blue smoke out of the tailpipe, or if your car is losing lots of oil, you could have a bad piston ring. This will also cause low compression…

One of the most impressive improvements you can do to your car is clean and paint your engine and surrounding engine compartment. No matter how good the car looks or sounds, what you see under the hood makes or breaks the over all impression of the car. Nothing looks better than opening the hood to…

Three Methods: Learning the Emissions Standards, Getting an Inspection, Maintaining Your Vehicle Emissions tests are commonly performed in some regions to try and reduce the carbon footprint of vehicles. Mandatory testing can be a frightening prospect for those of us who drive regularly. But learning the emissions standards in your area, how to schedule an…

No car will last forever, but with some effort, any car can last a lot longer! Steps 1. Plan your purchase! If you’re buying new, look for companies that have demonstrated quality and reliability in recent years. If you’re buying used, research both the car and the owner(s); pick their brain, look things up, run…

The brake system of all modern cars is a hydraulic system. It uses a pump, called a master cylinder, to create pressure. That pressure pushes smaller cylinders, which press the pads against a spinning metal disc or drum to stop the vehicle. When this system gets air in it, the pedal will feel soft or…

Car maintenance tasks are too numerous and too important to rely on memory. Use a car maintenance checklist to streamline your car’s upkeep. A car maintenance checklist is an easy way to keep you on track in regards to your car maintenance schedule and get the best service from your vehicle. Maintaining a good car…

Airbag just as its name implies, it is a vehicle safety device. Actually, it is an occupant restraint system consisting of flexible fabrics envelop or cushion designed to inflate rapidly during an auto mobile crash. It aims at cushion occupants during a collision and providing protection to car owners’ bodies when they hit interior objects…