Contents Immobilizer: working principle Immobilizer: when your car won’t start Immobilizer: foolproof system? As its name indicates, the immobilizer blocks the starting of a vehicle in the absence of authentication of the start key. Let’s see how it works…
Contents – Supercapacitor: functioning – Advantages of the supercapacitor – Applications of the supercapacitor in the automobile The supercapacitor (or supercapacitor) is a device that replaces the battery for starting and supplementing energy. How and why should you use this…
Here you will find helpful information and valuable tips on idle speed control/idle speed actuator in a vehicle. The idle speed control ensures that the engine’s idle speed remains constant at all load conditions. This post tells you how the…
The repair of a car engine can incur significant costs: pistons, crankshaft, cylinder head… For the latter, the cylinder head, an operation can save it: it is the cylinder head resurfacing. What is it exactly? What is the use of…
Contents – Gearbox linkage: a little technique – Different gearbox linkage systems Many vehicles are now equipped with robotised or automatic gearboxes. However, the manual gearbox has not said its last word. Unlike other technologies, the driver operates the gearshift…
Contents – EGR valve: a little technology – EGR valve cleaning techniques Ouch!… My EGR valve is clogged… Which EGR circuit cleaner should I use? What is the purpose of the EGR valve anyway? How does it work? How do…
Contents – Locked clutch pedal: principle of the clutch – Locked clutch pedal: symptoms – Locked clutch pedal: causes – Locked clutch pedal: maintenance and repair The clutch is an essential part of a car’s mechanical…
Getting your car back on the street with used parts is a purely economical solution. Used parts are not necessarily parts that have already lost their functionality, and it is even recommended that garages systematically offer this solution to their…
800°C: that’s the temperature at the engine outlet that the exhaust manifold is subjected to, so its seal must be perfect for withstanding these extreme combustion temperatures. So let’s take a look at the purpose of the exhaust manifold gasket.…
We are increasingly solicited and sensitized to the air quality, and the car is often denounced as one of the most polluting factors by the exhaust of black fumes. What are the causes of these fumes, and how to solve…