It’s very, very cold, and your vehicle is sleeping outside? When the temperature drops below -5°C, certain gestures should be avoided. 1. Do not apply the handbrake. You park your car in front of your house as you do every…
Author: Sylvester Johnis
5 Common Car Breakdowns Easy to Avoid
Falling out of order remains the most universal of motorists’ phobias. While some breakdowns can occur and immobilize your vehicle without warning, there are nevertheless warning signs indicating a mechanical weakness. There are three reflexes to prevent breakdowns: visual inspection…
How to Differentiate From Two-Wheel-Drive (2WD), Four-Wheel Drive (4WD), and All-Wheel Drive (AWD) Vehicles
Shopping for a new vehicle can be a confusing exercise. From advanced driver assistance systems to integrated hands-free technologies, there are many things to consider, especially if you’re leaving your comfort zone and testing vehicles in a different class than…
What Are the Symptoms of a Bad Starter
Summary – Starter function – Starter malfunctions – Starter: what about its maintenance? The starter allows the magic ignition key or the engine’s card and remote control to start. Think that cranking was the predominant method of starting the engine…
How to Test a Car Starter
Summary – How a starter works – Step 1: Identify symptoms of starter failure – Step 2: Check the battery – Step 3: Check the solenoid power supply – Step 4: Check the main power supply to the starter motor.…
Why Does Your Turbo Whistle
Summary – Origins of the turbo whistle – Whistling turbo: useful recommendations – Whistling turbo: low mileage breakdowns Turbocharger hissing can be a warning sign that the turbocharger may break; however, a turbo always makes a hissing sound, more or…
Abnormal Engine Oil Consumption: Causes, Diagnoses, Symptoms
Summary – Abnormal engine oil consumption: in what cases? – Abnormal engine oil consumption: causes, diagnoses, symptoms – Maintenance and repairs in case of abnormal engine oil consumption – How to reduce abnormal engine oil consumption? Most engines consume oil…
7 Tips to Keeping Your Golf Cart Running
If you want to make it easy for people to get around your resort, theme park, business park or any other large public facility, you’ve probably considered adding a few golf carts to your list of facilities. Golf carts make…
How to Clean a Catalytic Converter
Summary – What is the catalytic converter – Step 1: Add the cleaning product – Step 2: Perform a long term trial of the additive – Step 3: Evaluate the effect of the treatment The catalytic converter is an expensive…
Cars and Vehicles: What is Direct Injection System
Summary – Direct injection: what is it? – Gasoline or diesel direct injection: history and comparison – Direct injection: advantages and disadvantages When you order a new vehicle, whether gasoline or diesel, its engine is now necessarily equipped with…