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
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
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
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
When you’re driving down the road and the check engine light turns on, it sends your heart right into your throat. It’s a common response, but unfortunately it’s also a common problem. You rush off to figure out what the … Read more
If you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, it has a clutch. You know all about depressing the clutch to shift gears, but when everything isn’t shifting the way it should, what does it mean? Well, one potential reason … Read more
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
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
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
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