Auto Repair

Before a state inspection, your car has a series of sensors that have to report as "ready" before the inspection can take place to check your emissions. The problem is, many people...

Are Your Headlights not bright enough or yellowish and dull? Here is the answer!!

Help! You've locked your car keys inside your car door, and you can't get in. Since you've probably came to the Internet first, let me give you some simple tips on how to open the door.

If the doors on your pickup truck are damaged, you need to install new ones. Each model of truck will require a door of different size and shape, so make sure you get the right door. You will also...

Chevrolet trucks use torsion bar springs for the front of most four-wheel-drive models. The compact nature of torsion bars allows room for the front differential and CV axles. One advantage of...

Most riders call it "that Harley sound": the loud, rumbling exhaust that lets you know there is a Harley-Davidson motorcycle around. The stock pipes that come on a Harley are designed to meet...

Shock absorbers dampen the suspension of most automobiles, and when they wear out they require replacement. Fitting a shock to a car is a simple process once you have removed the old shock. Just...

Older Corvettes use a tachometer cable; these classic Corvettes were and are the most desirable of the breed. The cable on the first tachometers was not the best idea, though it did work well...

A jigsaw is a versatile tool that easily cuts metal when you use the proper blade. You need to use a fine-tooth blade that has 21 to 24 teeth-per-inch (TPI). The higher the TPI, the finer the cut...

Using an automotive vacuum gauge to diagnose engine condition, and component function, is almost a lost art. Today's computer controlled engine management systems are beginning to take the place...

There can be a number of reasons why you may need to remove the tailgate door from the back of your pickup. If the tailgate has been damaged, you should remove it for possible repairs or...

In the normal course of driving, particles like brake dust, soot and other contaminants embed themselves in your paint and dull the shine. Professional detailers use a clay bar to remove these...

If a carrier bearing fails in a differential, metal shavings from the bearing usually will have contaminated the oil in the housing. You should remove the axles and thoroughly clean the...

The thermostat in your Toyota Camry can become stuck in either the open or closed position; either case will affect your engine's performance. A thermostat stuck open makes it harder for the...

Properly closing down welding equipment at the end of a workday will extend the life of the equipment. Leaving the welder running overnight causes the internal components to wear rapidly, and if...

The C4 Corvette was manufactured by Chevrolet from 1984 to 1996. While many advancements were made in engines, transmissions and other parts, the window seals remained unchanged. The life span of...

Automotive air-conditioning compressors can fail because of a lack of lubricant, a malfunctioning clutch or from bearing damage. In most cases, you must completely replace the compressor. The...

If your car door is dragging, its because at least the top hinge is bad. If not taken care of, this will eventually lead to damage to the lower hinge and other parts of the car. You need to...

If you must replace your clutch, replace your transmission or have it rebuilt, you will have to remove the transmission. Removing the transmission on a Subaru is straightforward and similar to the...

Shielding gas used for welding runs through a regulator and an outlet flow gauge before traveling to the welder through gas hoses. A flow meter replaces the outlet flow gauge. A flow meter is an...

The tires on cars and trucks are held on with lug nuts. These attach to lug bolts, which are the studs the wheel is mounted on. The most common number of lug bolts per wheel on cars is four or...

An Isuzu window lift mechanism is a single-post, cable-operated window regulator with a separate window motor. The window motor operates the cable by using a gear. Before working on a faulty...

The ignition switch is actually just one part of the Ford Explorer's starter system; many people consider the switch and lock cylinder to be the complete switch. Of course, the ignition switch is...

While many turn in their car for someone to do maintenance, often times you can do this by yourself. Here are the steps to change your cars oil and oil filter.

Ignition coil problems are somewhat common for the Audi A4 B6 and other VAG car owners. This article will help you through the process of changing the ignition coil.

The air-conditioning condenser sits in front of the radiator on your Buick Regal. Depending on your particular Regal model, you may first need to remove the air duct and possibly the strut brace...

Threaded rods, being made of soft steel, are easy to cut, but where possible, using a bolt is always better because of its higher tensile strength. A bolt cutter will make short work of cutting a...

The fuel filter on many Honda vehicles is within the fuel pump-fuel gauge sending unit, which itself is stored within the fuel tank. You will need to remove the unit from the tank in order to...

Having a cigarette burn in the fabric of your car seat not only makes the car look bad, but the odds are good the burn will tear a bigger hole in the car seat over time. Repairing the cigarette...

Ensuring the proper gas flow rate is essential to the quality of the weld. Shielding gas protects the molten weld puddle from the gases in the atmosphere that cause pinhole imperfections, or...

Never mind that roadster-driving purists may decry air conditioning as a pointless luxury of the coddled. The fact is that the practice of changing interior cabin temperature to make driving more...

Removing a cotter pin is usually a simple task. You just straighten the tangs and pull the cotter pin out of its hole. Sometimes, rust and dirt combine to tightly lock the cotter pin in the hole....

The Toyota Tacoma braking system integrates a four-piston fixed caliper with a large 11-inch rear drum brake application. Although this would assume that such a braking system would be more than...

A bad compressor in your Dodge Caravan's air conditioner will make it harder to get cool air, since the air won't be compact enough to be thoroughly cooled in the condenser. Replacing the...

Ford Escort owners are fortunate when changing the fuel filter on their vehicle; the Escort's fuel filter is located in the engine bay (driver's side) against the firewall. The fuel filter in most...

The brake system on your Ford Mustang requires periodic inspection and maintenance. Unfortunately, it is not until we notice strange smells, noises or mechanical changes coming from a brake...

This article will tell you how to change a fuel injector or fuel injector O-ring as well as intake manifold gaskets and Throttle Body gasket.

Changing a flat tire should be the next thing that you should learn after learning how to drive. If you are in the middle of a highway driving alone and one of your tires suddenly becomes...

Airbags help save countless lives every year. The cost of this technology is well worth the value they bring to any car, but the price of replacement airbags does significantly add to the repair...

The windows on a Dodge van, like those on most vehicles, are fixed within a regulator frame within the door itself. Whether you must replace cracked window glass or a bad window regulator, you...

The ignition switch on a Dodge diesel is on the steering column. The switch and cylinder are one unit. You'll know when your switch has failed when you turn the ignition key to start the vehicle...

The Ford Windstar sliding door panel is much easier to remove than the front door panels. While the front door panels have electronic components, multiple screws and panels to remove, the sliding...

When fixing your car or something around the home, you may need to reuse a bolt which has been stripped, which means that the threads have been deformed or damaged. You could replace the bolt...

The brake booster helps you slow down or stop your vehicle safely by multiplying the force you apply to the brake pedal. Without the booster, you would have to step very hard on the pedal and your...

Many would-be mechanics have performed drum brake repairs without the use of specialty tools, such as brake spring tools. A combination of needle-nose pliers, screwdrivers and channel locks can be...

As brake shoes wear down from use, the hydraulic wheel cylinder has to push its pistons out farther in order for the shoes to contact the inner diameter of the drum. When the brake lining of the...

There have been a few minor problems with the parking brake (no longer called an emergency brake) mechanism in the Toyota's Tacoma and Tundra models, which employ similar parking brake systems....

No mechanic is too experienced to take using an automotive lift lightly. Automotive lifts have caused thousands of deaths and even more injuries. When using a lift, be sure you have been trained...

Subaru Foresters use an air conditioning compressor to push freon coolant through a series of lines to an evaporator and condenser. This system dries and cools the interior of the SUV. The...

A worn ball joint on a Camaro causes a knocking noise over rough surfaces when beginning to loosen in its pocket. A severely worn ball joint is dangerous inasmuch as it will come out of its pocket...