Basic car maintenance tips
After purchasing a new car, be reminded that you are lucky to have a three-year warranty. If you notice something wrong with you car, don’t hesitate to take it to the dealer and ask them to check it out, of course since it’s covered by the warranty, it’s free of charge. This cover [...]
Car wax
Never underestimate the power of consistent car waxing in ensuring that your car is in its top form. It is recommended that you do wash your car at least three times a month. Wax helps protect the car paint from tarnishing and coats it with a protective layer that helps fight the damage caused by [...]
Motoring Guide – Car Maintenance
Basic car maintenance is something every car owner should know. Being able to check the engine oil, the pressure of the tyres and the overall condition of the brakes can save you money, and you won’t need to rely on the skills of a mechanic to do everything. All you will need is some basic [...]
Plastic crises
Road trips are fun and so is driving fast, real fast, but was there ever a time wherein you were alarmed by the distinct stench of burnt up plastic in your car? Well, it’s actually a pretty common problem, see due to the world’s patronization on cheap plastics, it’s pretty usual to have them flying [...]
The electrical fault light
How do you know if your car’s electrical charging system is faulty? You usually get a warning from the dashboard when the picture of a battery there stays on after you’ve turned the engine on. Usually it happens when the alternator (every car has one, it’s like a car battery charger) works improperly or if [...]
Changing headlight bulbs
Try to avoid touching the headlight bulbs when changing car headlights. It’s like this. Most bulbs made for car headlights are filled with halogen. If you handle the glass with your bare hands, chances are you will leave invisible trace amounts of grease and oil on the glass of the headlights (oohh…. very CSI!). When [...]
Condense clean-up
Make sure that you clean your car’s condenser to prevent the air-conditioning from
Make sure that you clean up your car’s condenser to prevent the air-conditioning from clogging-up,(which may result to slow cooling). Never use your air-conditioner with an open fresh air mode, this may slow down cooling. Never use the air-conditioning without a refrigerant system [...]
Summer’s Here – Check em’ Hoses
Any automobile has a number of rubber hoses under the hood which is mostly used for the cooling system where an isolated link is needed between an externally mounted part and the engine itself. They are quite cheap but can cause major headaches should they fail without warning so best to include them in your [...]
Overheating engine…… What to do???????
You are driving as usual, stereo blaring and then all of a sudden your engine dies and hissing steam comes rushing from under the hood. What do you do? Steer to the side of the road and set the hazard lights on, place the EWD’s(the reflective triangles) in place, but don’t open the hood just [...]
Vacuum magic
People who keep a mini portable vacuum cleaner in their cars have good reasons for doing so. For one thing, it allows them to not only keep the interiors of their vehicle free from unwanted dirt and dust, they are also able to save their lungs from a lot of unhealthy clogging from said substances. [...]
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