As motorists are well aware, the sudden illumination of a vehicle’s check engine light typically indicates an of one sort or another. In fact, a check engine light serves as a visual cue, signaling the storage of one or more … Read more
The last thing you want to see when you start up your vehicle in the morning is a check engine light. Even worse is when you notice that check engine light and the engine isn’t running the way it should. … Read more
Vehicle technology is a far cry from what it was some 40-50 years ago. What once ran by purely mechanical means, is now directed by a highly sophisticated network of computer modules and sensors. This technology grew out of increased … Read more
In most cases, little proves quite as frustrating to the average motorist as the sudden illumination of a check engine light, upon their vehicle’s instrument cluster. One is often left to ponder the issue at hand, clueless as to the … Read more
When you’re driving down the road, the last thing you want to see is a check engine light kick on. But for millions of drivers each year, that’s exactly what happens. But once you claw your heart back into your … Read more
Few things can be more frustrating than having the dreaded Check Engine Light (CEL) illuminate in your dash. While it’s true that many causes of a lit CEL are relatively minor in nature, you don’t want to take any chances … Read more
During the 1970s, a revolution of sorts took place within the automotive industry. Newly implemented emissions standards of the day placed increasing pressure upon US automakers to reduce their carbon footprint. However, accomplishing this proved quite difficult, and ultimately necessitated … Read more
Over the past several decades, great strides have been made in the area of vehicle smog reduction. The bulk of these improvements came in direct response to various EPA mandates that were passed down during the 1970s and 80s. Automakers … Read more
There are few feelings worse than when you see your vehicle’s check engine light come on for the first time. But once you hook up your vehicle to an OBD2 scanner and check the code, you’re not done just yet. … Read more
If one were to compare vehicles of yesteryear, to more modern releases that have hit the market over the past decade, they would likely notice a number of discrepancies between the two. Perhaps the most noteworthy of which includes the … Read more