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Removing Deep Scratches on Car Paint
Scratches on your car detract from its overall beauty and value. However, taking you car to a professional to repair deep scratches often means an expensive repair. Many scratches can be fixed at home with very little time and expense. Things you’ll need Car detergent Shoe polish Sandpaper Two soft cloths Electric buffer (optional) Wax…
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Protecting Your Car from the Cold
It’s only November, and there’s already a polar vortex heading for the east coast and a couple of feet of snow blanketing parts of the Midwest. Winter is ready to make a grand entrance. Such wacky weather has reminded us of the importance of winter car prep. With a couple months of snow ahead, it’s…
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Protecting your car and windshield during the winter
During cold days it’s important to not only take care of yourself and your family, but also your car. Among the many things you need to do, one thing is keeping your windshield clean. During the winter if your car is outside it suffers through cold air, ice and snow. Your windshield is the most…
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Prolonging a Dying Engine’s Life
Prolonging the Inevitable: How to Get By When Your Car is About to Throw a Rod Once an engine starts to knock, the rod can fracture without warning. It could be the next time you start it in your driveway, or it could keep going for six months. Eventually though, the engine will blow and…
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Procedures to change your motor oil
Oil is the lifeblood that circulates through the engine, it not only lubricates engine components but also serves as a coolant for critical engine parts. Your motor oil is a chemical cocktail on par with prescription drugs. Up to 25 percent of oil is made up of additives which enable oil to perform its magic…
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Preventive Auto Service & Auto Maintenance
Your vehicle’s power steering system is very complex and is perhaps the most overlooked of all vehicle systems requiring regular maintenance. It is an extremely complicated and sophisticated hydraulic mechanism. The system usually contains a power steering pump, steering gear & linkages, drive belts, bearings, valves, hoses and seals. Power steering is a system for…
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Preventing Rust from Road Salt
Why Salt Is Used on Roads Human beings can’t live without salt. It’s a necessary nutrient, it’s used to seed rain clouds, soften household tap water, make chemicals and, most important, to make ice cream. In those parts of the country with freezing winter temperatures, drivers know that warming the cars up in the morning…
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Pre-trip Maintenance
Road Trip! Taking a long trip by car is an adventure. It’s the best way to see America and a wonderful way to learn a little about the country and its highway culture. You’ll experience it all, too, from the ambiance of a truck stop to the sublime swank of five-star restaurants. Each city, town,…
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Often Overlooked Tire Maintenance
It is not difficult to torque wheel fasteners properly. Just find the vehicle manufacturer torque specifications in the owner’s manual of the vehicle in question and follow those instructions to the letter. By simply following those specifications, you can avoid unwanted comebacks. Tire maintenance Today’s wheel fasteners are primarily a straight-tapered seat type, which is…
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Maintaining Your Wipers and Washer Fluid
Under the hood of your vehicle is a plastic container that contains the fluid for your windshield wipers. Is it full of liquid? If not, you can fill it with any one of a variety of windshield washer solutions — you can even use a home window cleaner. Just don’t use detergent, which can leave…
