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
A vehicle’s starting and charging system are composed of several different components, all of which are of substantial significance. If one or more of these components were to fail at a given time, vehicle operation would be negatively impacted, up … Read more
As motorists, we naturally expect our vehicles to spring into action, with the simple turn of a key. While this is the case 99% of the time, on occasion, the exact opposite occurs. Though we attempt to crank our vehicle, … Read more
Few situations can stress the average motorist quite as extensively as suddenly noticing that their vehicle has begun violently shaking, all in the presence of a newly illuminated check engine light. A situation of this nature is typically followed by … Read more
Today’s vehicles offer a number of creature comforts, driver safety features, and convenience-based applications, unlike anything imagined when the automobile first rose to popularity. We often take many of these features and functions for granted, until they experience an issue … Read more
Your turn signal is one of the most important safety features in your vehicle, even if it is one of the most overlooked. But what do you do when the feature you take for granted stops working? Well, you start … Read more
Today’s vehicles rely upon a complex communication network to facilitate proper operation. This network features an array of terminals, wires, and sensors, all of which feedback to varying electronic computer modules. In the vast majority of cases, each of a … Read more
If you’ve ever had a car alarm that won’t stop going off, then you know how frustrating it can be. They can start in the middle of the night for seemingly no reason at all, or even worse, they can … Read more
There’s nothing more frustrating than heading out in the morning only to realize that you have a dead battery. While it’s not something you think about when everything’s running smoothly, a few mistakes or faulty components can lead to a … Read more