Signs Your Car Battery Needs To Be Replaced

You need the battery to be able to start your car. That is it’s primary purpose along with providing power to the electronic components throughout the vehicle (stereo, lights, power windows/doors, electric power steering, etc.)

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What To Do When Power Steering Goes Out

If your power steering goes out when you are driving, it is best to get to the side of the road to safety. Turn on your hazards and apply your brakes slowly to maintain control of the vehicle and guide it off of the road. Remember you will need to turn the wheel hard to get the tires to respond

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How to Make Your Engine Work Efficiently

Run the engine fuel-lean, that is, use excess air. It is well known that fuel-lean running improves the efficiency. In the old days, under cruising conditions, the engines always ran lean – about 15% excess air this was economical

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How Often Should You Wash Your Car?

As a general rule of thumb, you should wash your vehicle every two weeks. That is if you’re not driving down dirt roads daily or in an area where salt is used on the highways. This is under normal wear and tear circumstances

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Car Tune-Up: Warning Signs & Complete Checklist

A car tune up can certainly be an ambiguous request or service, as it can mean different things for different people. Some car owners refer to an auto tune up as merely a regular check-up, to make sure that their car is in good shape and everything is working correctly

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What is a CVT Transmission? Pros and Cons

Continuously Variable Transmission or CVT is a type of automatic transmission. While it works like the regular automatic transmission, the key difference is that CVT does not have gears like auto transmission

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Importance of Pre-Purchase Inspections

The easiest way to determine what rims will fit your car is to look at the sticker plate in your car, it should be located inside the driver side door. Alternatively look online to find the specifications for your car. Your other option is to measure manually. To find the right fit you’ll need to determine your bolt pattern

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The Pros and Cons of Automatic Transmissions

Choosing a new vehicle can be overwhelming. One of the first decisions to make is whether the car should have a manual or automatic transmission. A manual transmission requires the driver to shift gears while operating the vehicle manually

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