A Blog For Anyone Who Owns A Car
Ever wonder why its so espensive to get body repairs done? Blame the manufacturer:
Fixing bumpers can be expensive. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested six midsized sedans and found none of their bumpers held up well in the kinds of low-speed impacts bumpers are supposed to sustain.
The Institute tested the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford [...]
Here is a good tutorial I found on YouTube from AutoRepairHelp101 on how to inspect your hoses for wear, and how to replace them:
Here is an excellent primer on how to know when your belts a re in need of replacement. Its a simple inspection anyone can perform, and can save you a lot of trouble on the road.
An article I came across that reinforces an earlier post of mine (see it here: http://www.autoanalyst.com/wordpress/?p=23 ) on Air Bag fraud. It is really out there, and very difficult to diagnose before it is too late. Meaning before you needed it to deploy.
It’s a potentially deadly problem that remains hidden until the need is greatest – [...]
If your Check Engine light is on while the vehicle is running, it is telling you that the computer has found a fault in one the systems it is running. More often than not, it is telling you that one of the several sensors that feed the computer its data, is going bad. A common [...]