Holding the wheels to your vehicle’s axles and allowing them to spin freely, you will find the wheel bearings. Over time the internals of these bearings will start to fail. Debris will invade and the lubrication will become contaminated. Once the clean environment within the bearing begins breaking down, the internals will begin to rub […]
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Idle Air Control Valve Symptoms & Repairs
Your vehicle’s idle air control valve is a component which manages the revolutions per minute (RPM) of the engine while it is idling. The idle engine speed needs to be adjusted based on certain conditions, which we will see shortly. Connected to the throttle body and controlled by the engine control unit, the idle control […]
Transmission Slipping – Symptoms and Easy Solutions
What Is Happening When Your Transmission Slips? In a nutshell, a transmission slip is when your vehicle changes gear unexpectedly. Slipping in and out of gears when your transmission is not supposed to can cause a lot of damage to your transmission, especially if you don’t get it serviced. Why Would a Transmission Slip? The […]
How Many Miles Between Oil Changes for Your Car?
Doing your own oil change is one of the easiest automotive tasks you can perform without the need to take your car to the mechanic. Once you’ve learned this skill, changing your vehicle’s oil should only take about 10 minutes. But whether you take care of the oil change yourself or let a mechanic handle […]
Diagnosing and Repairing Common Turn Signal Problems
Diagnosing Turn Signal Problems If you have owned vehicles before, you will have most likely encountered issues with your turn signal at some point or another. Fortunately, turn signals are probably one of the simplest electronic components on your vehicle to troubleshoot. This is because turn signals are pretty simple, if fickle, car parts. They […]
Symptoms of a Bad MAP Sensor and How to Fix It
An array of computerized sensors closely regulates the engines of modern cars. These include the computer brain, the ECM (Engine Control Module), which monitors airflow via either a MAF (Mass Air Flow) or MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) sensor. Naturally-aspirated power plants will typically use one of these sensors to monitor the engine’s performance. Vehicles with […]
How to Fix a Car Key Stuck in the Ignition
It’s everyone’s worst nightmare: you’re already late to work, you’ve been stuck in traffic, and now, your key is stuck in the ignition. What do you do now? You can’t just leave it in the car unlocked while you’re away, so how can you get it unstuck quickly and without damaging the mechanics of your […]
