CV Axle Replacment
Replacing the CV axle on your vehicle is something that can be done in your driveway or garage relatively easily. It used to be common to simply replace the axle boot and repack the axle with grease rather than replacing the entire axle, but remanufactured CV axles have gotten so reasonably priced, it rarely makes…
Read MoreTracking Down an AC Leak
Tracking down an AC leak is more difficult than tracking down any other leak in your vehicle. This is because the refrigerant used in your conditioning system doesn’t leave any obvious traces or evidence behind to show you where the leak is. Also, the refrigerant used in your system turns into a gas when it…
Read MoreRepairing a Blown Head Gasket
Repairing a blown head gasket may be easier than you think! When faced with either paying a huge repair bill or the ridiculous task of tearing down your motor and replacing the actual head gaskets it can seem like a much better idea to just scrap the car rather than deal with the headache of…
Read MoreRepairing a Stripped Oil Pan Drain Plug
Having a stripped oil pan drain plug is a very common problem on today’s vehicles. Cars and truck built in the 80s and 90s often had steel oil pans that were made of strong thick steel that rarely got stripped out. Today’s vehicles are usually built with aluminum oil pans. Aluminum is better at transferring…
Read MoreWhat Causes a Radiator to Leak?
A leaky radiator usually means a face full of steam when you open your hood and probably a ride from your friendly neighborhood tow truck. In the good old days when radiators were made entirely from copper small leaks could spring up that were annoying but wouldn’t leave you stranded. Today’s thin aluminum radiators with…
Read MoreValve Cover Gasket Replacement
Replacing the valve cover gaskets on your vehicle is often one of the easiest do-it-yourself jobs you can do on your car. The reason is the valve cover gasket is right up on top of your engine so you don’t need to be laying under your vehicle and if you’re lucky there are very few…
Read MoreIs Fixing a Blown Head Gasket Worth It?
Counting the cost of the repairs and comparing it to the value of your vehicle is a smart thing to do anytime you get bad news from your mechanic. This is something insurance companies have been doing for a long time when they decide whether to consider a car a total loss from an accident…
Read MoreOil Pan Replacement
The most common reason for oil pan replacement on vehicles today is due to a stripped out oil drain plug. Most of you won’t encounter something as severe as we have in this video where the oil pan was completely destroyed by road debris, but many of you will run into a stripped oil drain…
Read MoreI Have No Power Steering!!!
Having no power steering is a scary thing. Sure your grandfather would muscle his old F100 around without it no problem, but now that you’re used to a light steering wheel having your power steering go out is a scary thing. Losing power steering can happen for a variety of reason: Why do I…
Read MoreOil Change Cost
Oil change cost can fluctuate an incredible amount in different areas of the country and from shop to shop so the best way to know for sure what an oil change costs in your town is to call around to a few different places. Our recommendation would be to try calling an independent repair shop,…
Read MoreChanging Drum Brake Shoes
Drum brakes have been around almost as long as cars have been. It was as early as the 1920s that vehicles were equipped with braking systems like the drum brakes we changed in this video so it is amazing that we are still using such old technology on our cars today. That is also why…
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