Why is My Power Steering Making Noise
As the weather cools down, your vehicle may start making all kinds of funny noises. As winter weather approaches, there are a few things you may want to have checked or adjusted to make sure your car is ready for cold weather. One of the systems that can start making funny noises is your power…
Read MoreReplacing a Brake Light
If you’ve got a brake light out in your vehicle it is extremely important to fix the problem immediately. Not replacing a brake light will get you pulled over by your local police but can also cause an accident if those following you can’t see that you are braking. All vehicles built since 1994 have…
Read MoreChanging a Transmission Pan Gasket
Changing a transmission pan gasket is probably a job you can tackle on your vehicle with the tools you already have in your garage! If you’ve got some rubber gloves, hand tools, an inch-pound torque wrench you should be ready for changing a transmission pan gasket in your car! Here are the steps to flow…
Read MoreChanging A Fuel Filter
Changing a fuel filter is definitely a DIY job on most vehicles. The only real exception is if your fuel filter is down on the frame rails, maybe on a late model truck and has gotten rusty and frozen on. Even in this case, a little penetrating oil and some line wrenches and you should…
Read MoreDo I Have a Bad Heater Core?
It’s the first chilly morning of fall! You wake up and look outside and maybe see a bit of frost on your windshield and think, I’ll warm up my car for a few minutes before I leave the house so I don’t have to go scrape my windshield! The reality is you haven’t seen your…
Read MoreInstalling a Distributor Cap and Rotor
Replacing a distributor cap and rotor is a great job to tackle yourself on your late model vehicle and can really give a lot of benefits to the way your vehicle runs. Before we add details to the video here, we want to talk more about distributors so you know how they work and why…
Read MoreMy Heater Wont Work!
All summer long you’ve been cranking the air conditioning or riding with your windows down! As wonderful as summer is, fall is here and it’s time for cooling mornings and seat heaters! As the weather cools down, This year when you reach for the heat the first time will you get hot air? Will you…
Read MoreTesting Your Car Battery
Testing your car battery is an essential part of routine maintenance for your vehicle. Most of the time, we wait until our car just doesn’t start to decide our battery is ready to be replaced. The reality is that a battery that gets your car started may be bad, while a battery that isn’t getting…
Read MoreFuel System Cleaning Cost
Fuel system cleaning cost can vary wildly from about $20 to over $1000. The variance in cost has a lot to do with what sort of cleaning you decide to use. Of course, you’re wondering, is the $1000 cleaning really worth that kind of money? The answer: probably not. An expensive fuel system cleaning will…
Read MoreHydraulic Cylinder Repair
Hydraulic cylinder repair can be tough to find. If you use hydraulic equipment often, then chances are you’ve already had to repair a few things. Hydraulic equipment is indispensable in many lines of work including manufacturing and construction due to its ability to move such heavy loads or perform high-pressure tasks with repeatable accuracy. The…
Read MoreWhat Should My Car AC Pressure Be?
Your car ac pressure can tell you almost everything you need to know about your air conditioning system. If you are a do-it-yourself type of person even a little bit you’ve probably had some experience with the AC recharge cans that have a built-in pressure gauge that you can get at your local auto parts…
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