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Mechanical
High-tech fluids help to keep vehicles healthy.
A vehicle relies on the effectiveness of its vital fluids to keep its moving parts operating efficiently, reliably and safely and you ignore them at your peril.
When your brakes are “talking” be sure to pay attention.
Vehicles can sometimes be dangerously uncommunicative devices, often failing to make their owners aware of potential problems.
Frost-Heaves and Spring Potholes a Recipe for Misalignment.
That curb you bumped while negotiating an icy corner last winter might not appear to have done any damage, but chances are your vehicle is a candidate for an alignment check.
Always go to the pros when looking for automotive service.
Vehicles need regular maintenance. Vehicles require periodic repair. These are obviously two givens of automobile ownership but they lead directly to a third, which is that at some point you are going to have to find a service and repair facility to perform these tasks. Preferably in a courteous, prompt, professional and cost-effective manner that allows you to drive away confident the job has been done correctly and you’ve been treated fairly.
Keep your tootsies toasty in the car this winter.
If your car heater packs it in this winter, you’ll have to entomb yourself in extra clothing and blankets to keep even partially warm. Then you’ll have to hope that your chattering teeth don’t dislodge your dental fillings.
You Go Girl… Right to the Repair Shop.
If you’re one of the more than 80% of women who say they’re responsible for getting the family vehicle serviced or repaired, you go girl – right to the repair shop with your clanking, clunking or hot under the hood ride.
Towing this summer? Make sure your vehicle’s up to the task.
Hitching a boat-trailer or camper to a vehicle not only dramatically increases the work load placed on its engine, transmission, suspension and brakes, but it is expected to cope with these additional burdens during the heat of summer, often on roads made busy by holiday weekend travelers.
During the hot summer months, contaminants, such as pollen, dust, mold spores and smog, can easily enter a vehicle's passenger compartment through the air conditioning, heating and ventilation systems, making the air in the car six times dirtier than the air outside.
Ignoring warning lights can lead to ruining an engine. But don't be too quick to get rid of an otherwise good vehicle because the engine is shot. Here's good information on other options.
It’s All in the Timing
The timing belt: what it is, what it does, why it should be replaced as recommended and what could happen if it should fail.
Drive train maintenance is the subject of this multiple choice quiz. Material includes drive train components, including clutch, CV joints, etc.
This five-question, multiple choice quiz will help you brush up on your knowledge of your vehicle's cooling system.
Summer is the season for major car-battery problems. Heat, not cold, shortens battery life, says Car Care Canada.
How did we ever get along without air conditioning in our cars? It's a feature we take for granted until, suddenly, it's blowing hot air. Ten or 15 years ago, auto technicians would rebuild hard parts for customers right in the shop. Today, that system doesn't work, because consumers don't have time to wait and don't want to pay for the additional labour. Remanufacturing now solves these problems, and as such, it is one of the largest product categories in the automotive aftermarket.
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