During the 1970s, a revolution of sorts took place within the automotive industry. Newly implemented emissions standards of the day placed increasing pressure upon US automakers to reduce their carbon footprint. However, accomplishing this proved quite difficult, and ultimately necessitated the introduction of new emissions control devices. While outwardly robust by design, these new components … Read more
Certain inventions have become so commonplace in our daily lives that we never stop to think about how many variations there are of a simple theme. Take, for example, the humble car door. These doors are meant to allow you to access the inside of the vehicle and provide protection from falling out when the … Read more
Gone are the days when all cars and trucks had the same types of lights. Instead, there are a variety of different headlight types and technologies in use today, which differ based on the bulb type, bulb number, or kind of housing (which affects how the light is emitted) that’s used. Let’s have a look … Read more
It’s annoying. *Schlursh* *Squeak* *Brrrrbp* *Brrrrrbp* over and over again when the rain has already stopped and you just forgot to turn the windshield wipers off. Shouldn’t the engineers have figured out how to stop the squeaking? What about the annoying sounds your wipers make when scrubbing ice off your windshield? You might have noticed … Read more
There are few feelings worse than when you see your vehicle’s check engine light come on for the first time. But once you hook up your vehicle to an OBD2 scanner and check the code, you’re not done just yet. Because while that’s exactly what you need to do to figure out what’s going on, … Read more
Your car battery is something each person knows about, even if you think you don’t know anything about cars. Your battery is the item that dies and your car won’t start. It’s what you have to “Jump” if you leave an interior light on overnight. Basically, every car needs a battery, and some need more … Read more
If you spend enough years behind the wheel, you will inevitably run into more than one situation that will cause you to scratch your head. These situations tend to be most memorable, for their ability to bewilder the average motorist, due to the seemingly impossible circumstances that they present. One mind-boggling situation that perfectly illustrates … Read more
If one were to compare vehicles of yesteryear, to more modern releases that have hit the market over the past decade, they would likely notice a number of discrepancies between the two. Perhaps the most noteworthy of which includes the implementation of modern computer-integrated control systems, beneath a vehicle’s hood. Today’s ultra-modern vehicles no longer … Read more
Today’s vehicles are extremely efficient, using a series of sensors and modules to regulate almost every facet of engine operation. This, in turn, increases performance while minimizing noxious emissions output. A vehicle’s onboard diagnostic system also records any performance faults that might arise. Of these faults, some carry far more significance than others. This is … Read more
The emissions systems found in today’s vehicles tend to be quite complicated in their design. This is due to the fact that this system utilizes a host of individual components, each of which plays a pivotal role in reducing the volume of noxious output emitted from a vehicle’s exhaust pipe. For a vehicle’s emission system … Read more