Tyres seem like relatively simple objects, right? After all, they are just big, black doughnut-shaped pieces of rubber to help your car roll. While this is true from a simply observational perspective, there is actually a lot more to a tyre than you … [read more]
Preventative Maintenance for Cars
Your car may be one of your greatest investments and keeping it in good running condition is important. Preventative maintenance can help ensure that you have years of satisfying service from your car, but exactly which types of maintenance are most … [read more]
How Often Should I Have My Car Serviced?
It’s a good question that many car owners ask themselves many times over. There is sometimes confusion over the appropriate lengths of time a person should wait to take their car back into the dealership or a mechanic for proper lube service and ot… [read more]
How Can You Tell If the Wheels are Aligned or Not?
A car with unaligned wheels will need tyres more often than a car with a good alignment. Not only will the tyres need replacing more often, it wears on the rotors and these are costly repairs. What causes misaligned wheels? They occur when there is a… [read more]
What is the Difference Between Regular Spark Plugs and Platinum Spark Plugs
What was a “regular” spark plug years ago has drastically changed with today’s spark plugs. All spark plugs today are enhanced for performance. Spark plugs work to create sparks within the engine, to keep the engine running. Each on… [read more]
What is a Misfire
A misfire occurs when the engine fails to complete combustion within the cylinders. The vehicle still starts and still runs as this occurs, however if the misfire continues it reaches a severe problem, the misfires will cause the vehicle to “lu… [read more]
Tips for Choosing the Right Oils
Getting an oil change in the car seems like a simple job, until the mechanic asks what type of oil you would like to use. It may not seem possible, but there are many different types of oil for vehicles. Moreover, it does matter which one you put int… [read more]
Extending the Life of Your Car
There are things you can do to extend the life of your vehicle. By following these tips you will help to preserve the life of your vehicle. The first tip is to have patience when driving. Do not allow road rage to take over your driving skills. If yo… [read more]
Benefits of regular servicing
Regular servicing has very good benefits for your vehicle. Just like people need regular physical exams to make sure we are healthy so do vehicles. There are two different kinds of servicing. One kind is just to check on systems and fluid levels, to … [read more]
Antifreeze Coolant – What You Need To Know
Antifreeze / coolant are a vital part of keeping the engine running optimally. Without this, the temperature would either climb or drop to the point of damage to the engine, causing the vehicle much damage. The coolant works to keep the engine from o… [read more]
