Maintenance Tips 163
What is the Cost of an Oil Change?
Determining an oil change cost can be difficult. Why? Because the cost depends entirely on where you take your car, or whether you’ve decided to do it yourself. Each method will cost you money, but the cost of having a professional change out your oil can vary greatly. Here’s a quick breakdown on approximately what you can […]
DIY Car Safety Check
But just because you can pay someone else to change your oil and rotate your tires and keep your engine purring, that doesn’t get you off the hook for everything. It helps to perform a quick DIY car safety check every time you hit the road. It may sound like a bit of an inconvenience, but […]
Car Won’t Start? This May Be Why
There are literally hundreds of scenarios that can lead to your car not starting. While this isn’t exactly the most comforting news in the world, the fact is you can significantly narrow down the problem just by making a few educated observations. Here’s a list of the 5 most likely reasons you car won’t start: […]
When to Use Your Emergency Brake
People love abbreviations and shortenings of language. It’s almost as if they can’t be troubled to speak an additional three syllables. Sometimes it can be fun and cool to bestow a catchy nickname on your favorite person or thing. But there are some abbreviations that simply shouldn’t be allowed. One perfect example is “e-brake.” When […]
5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Tires
Did you know that your car’s tires are one of its most important safety features? Most of us would never dream of sliding behind the wheel and taking a cross country trip without strapping ourselves down with our seat belts. And in many cases, people make buying decisions based on the availability of front- and […]
How to Change Your Car’s Headlight
These days, headlight bulbs are lasting longer and longer. But that’s no guarantee that you won’t someday find yourself with a burned out headlight. When this happens, it’s imperative that you get it taken care of quickly – being on the road with only one headlight isn’t only dangerous, but it can also cost you […]
How to Jump a Car Battery – Get it Running in 8 Easy Steps
If you’ve never done it before, figuring out how to jump a car battery can be a bit intimidating. First, there are those incredibly scary looking cables with clamps on the end that look a lot like torture devices. Second, there’s the car battery itself, which doesn’t exactly look like your average harmless D-cell. But as it […]
How to Change the Oil in Your Car
Changing your engine oil is the single most important thing you need to do to ensure your car keeps running. Neglecting to do this can cause your existing oil to turn to sludge, eventually choking and locking up your engine. Oil changes are simple procedures that you can pay to get done in a relatively quick […]
5 Common Car Repair Myths: Busted
Buying into long held car repair myths won’t necessarily hurt your wallet. Whoever lost a fortune believing in the Loch Ness Monster or the Abominable Snowman? Cryptozoology enthusiasts who have sunk their fortunes into trying to prove the existence of these fabled creatures need not answer that question. However, there is one class of myth […]
What is a Car Repair Warranty?
Have you ever had to take your car back to a mechanic for a to fix a repair, only to be stuck with a new bill for services? You’re not alone. We see complaints all the time from vehicle owners whose repair jobs failed – and to make matters worse, the mechanic refused to cover the entire […]
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