Josh Boyd, Author at CarTreatments.com

P0100 Code (Symptoms, Causes, and How to Fix)

Josh Boyd — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:11:53 +0000

Today’s vehicles operate at a far more efficient rate than ever before. This is accomplished through the use of a complex network of sensors and control modules, which prove capable of relaying and interpreting multiple streams of input simultaneously. Calculations ... Read more

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6 Symptoms of a Blown Alternator Fuse or Fusible Link

Josh Boyd — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:49:35 +0000

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

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P2A00 Code (Symptoms, Causes, and How to Fix)

Josh Boyd — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:05:42 +0000

Early internal combustion engines used static adjustments to achieve desired air-to-fuel ratios. Any variations to these ratios were made on behalf of primitive timing-advance mechanisms. However, today’s internal combustion engines have progressed significantly, now using dynamic computer controls to achieve ... Read more

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4 Symptoms of Bad Spark Plug Wires (and Replacement Cost)

Josh Boyd — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 22:31:28 +0000

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

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P0603 Code (Symptoms, Causes, and How to Fix)

Josh Boyd — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:36:24 +0000

Due to the complexity of today’s vehicles, there are a number of functions taking place throughout our daily commute that we might not even be aware of. One of the most significant, yet often overlooked of these functions is that ... Read more

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4 Symptoms of an Overcharged A/C System (and What To Do)

Josh Boyd — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:02:33 +0000

There is little as welcome as the cool breeze of a vehicle’s air conditioning in the midst of summer’s swelter. After all, without such modern conveniences, our daily commute would be much less bearable, no matter its length. This notion, ... Read more

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P0154 Code (Symptoms, Causes, and How to Fix)

Josh Boyd — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:33:23 +0000

As technology has progressed, so have the capabilities of the average commuter vehicle. Almost all of a vehicle’s critical functions are now monitored by an on-board computer, which uses feedback from various sensors to determine a host of operating inputs. ... Read more

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P0160 Code (Symptoms, Causes, and How to Fix)

Josh Boyd — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:46:13 +0000

Today’s vehicles are a far cry more efficient than those of yesteryear. The modern vehicle now utilizes a complex network of wires, sensors, and control modules to ensure the highest possible degree of functionality. This results in increased performance, reduced ... Read more

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How Do You Know If Your Car A/C Needs to Be Recharged?

Josh Boyd — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:26:16 +0000

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if vehicle’s didn’t have air conditioning? Nobody wants to drive in the simmering heat of summer, as they are forced to wipe the sweat away from their brow. A functional A/C ... Read more

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How to Use Cataclean (or Other Catalytic Converter Cleaner)

Josh Boyd — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:24:15 +0000

The modern vehicle features a number of specialty apparatuses within its emissions system, each of which is designed to reduce the carbon footprint of any vehicle to which it is mounted. One of the most vital of these components is ... Read more

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