When you’re driving down the road, you often don’t think twice about your vehicle’s wheels and rims. But the only thing holding each tire in place with all the right pressure is two continuous raised strips of metal on each … Read more
Most motorists know their vehicles like the back of their hands. If anything seems out of place or otherwise inconsistent with the norm, we are often quick to identify such issues. In many cases, this can prove quite favorable, as … Read more
You may be surprised to learn that your car or truck’s exhaust includes not only a muffler, but a resonator as well. Maybe even two. I can recall resonators on automobiles as far back as the fifties. Being a car … Read more
A vehicle utilizes a number of different fluids to sustain the efficient operation. While some of these fluids provide lubrication to moving parts, others are utilized to regulate internal engine temperatures. No matter their specific purpose, each of these fluids … Read more
Today’s engines rely upon the proper flow of fluids to sustain the health and well-being of numerous systems. Most notably, the flow of oil provides much-needed lubrication to an engine’s moving parts, while coolant prevents overheating by keeping internal temperatures … Read more
Turbochargers, like superchargers, operate to increase internal combustion engine power output by forcing increased air flow to the engine. But what is a turbocharger? When was the turbocharger invented? How many types of turbochargers exist? Let’s answer these questions and … Read more
When many people look or think about the exhaust system on a vehicle, they don’t think of anything more than a few pipes directing the exhaust from the engine to the back of the vehicle. But the more you dive … Read more
The health of a vehicle’s charging system is absolutely essential to its continued and efficient operation. Without a properly operating charging system, a vehicle would completely dissipate its battery charge in a relatively quick fashion, leaving a motorist stranded. This … Read more
All gasoline engines require a source of ignition as a catalyst for combustion. This source of ignition comes in the form of a spark, directed to each individual cylinder in a timely manner. Early gasoline engines utilized a distributor and … Read more
If you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, it has a clutch. You know all about depressing the clutch to shift gears, but when everything isn’t shifting the way it should, what does it mean? Well, one potential reason … Read more