General Car Maintenance

How to Check Your car Before a Road Trip

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A few days before you leave on that road trip, make sure your car is trip ready with a quick inspection of its key components. Of course, if you've noticed anything unusual about your car's performance, now is the time to have it looked at by a ... more »

How to Check Your car Tire Wear

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It's important to check your car tire wear to make sure that your car is functioning properly and that the tires are correctly inflated. Tire tread can be an indicator of alignment problems. Incorrectly inflated tires could reduce your car's fuel ... more »

How to Check Your Car's Battery Fluid

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Car batteries are the number one cause for cars failing to start. This is especially true in cold weather when battery problems are most likely to manifest themselves. It's important to check your battery's water level regularly to avoid problems... more »

How to Check Your Car's Oil

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In order to keep your car running at its peak performance, it is critical to maintain your oil. There should be just the right amount of oil and it should not be too dark. You should make a regular habit of checking your motor oil... more »

How to Check Your Tire Air Pressure

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Get the best mileage and make your tires last longer... more »

How to Choose an Auto Transport Company

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When it comes to choosing a company to ship your car, it is important to consider a wide array of factors beyond the company's fee. When you know what to look for, you will end up with an auto transport company that you can feel safe entrusting ... more »

How to clean a car engine.

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A car's engine can get dirty after a while. That's when you need to clean it. Cleaning is really simple. With only a few tools, you will get the job done in no time... more »

How to Clean a Car Interior

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People spend a lot of time in their cars. As a matter of fact, a recent Arbatron survey suggests that the average American spends at least two and a half hours a day in their autos. With this amount of time, it is inevitable that dirt, trash and ... more »

How to Clean Your Car Interior Quickly

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Cleaning of any kind can be daunting. However, it is important to do, especially in spaces that we frequent often, such as our cars. In order to clean your car's interior quickly, efficiently, and without unnecessary headaches and hassles, follow ... more »

How to Communicate With Your Mechanic

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Build a rapport with your mechanic for better results even if you are not sure what is under the hood of your car! Here are easy steps to follow... more »

How to Conserve Gasoline

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In this day and age, gasoline prices are higher than ever before. Here's a few tips on how to make the gasoline in your tank work better for you and give you longer stretches between fill-ups!.. more »

How to Deal With Rusty Parts and Tools

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Unfortunately, rust is often part of many projects around the home, garage or a vehicle. While you may have to deal with old rusty parts, with a little effort you do not have to live with rust on tools and new parts. Here's what to do... more »

How to demist your cars front screen in seconds

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In winter demist your cars front screen in seconds.. more »

How to Determine if a Car Key Has an Electronic Chip

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Finding yourself locked out of your car is a terrible feeling. Matters are much worse when you only have the one key. You must find out if your car has an electronic chip in the key before you get into this situation... more »

How to Dispose of Degreaser Solvent

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Degreaser solvent is a remarkable product, as anyone who has dealt with the problem of grease or oil can attest. Not only does it come in many forms, but it's found in many households and places of business. It is, however, classified as a ... more »

How to Do Simple Car Maintenance for Your Safety

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Over the past few days you have been driving with a strange noise coming from somewhere on your car. You may be hoping it goes away on its own. Then on your next trip to the grocery store, you hit a pot hole and lose your muffler. If this ... more »

How to Drive a Car for Maximum Gas Mileage

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If ever a time in history calls for improving your gas mileage, it is now. So taking a moment to consider and monitor the way you drive your car can save you hundreds even thousands of dollars a year. Every two or three miles per gallon you ... more »

How to Examine Driveline and CV Boots in a Cadillac Escalade

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As big as the Cadillac Escalade is, there are some small parts that need to be examined from time to time to keep it on the road. Some of those parts are the driveline and CV boots. It takes just a couple of minutes, but can save quite a bit of ... more »

How to Examine Driveline and CV Boots in a Chevy Avalanche

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The Chevy Avalanche is part SUV and part truck. But no matter how many combinations of vehicle it contains, it still requires much of the same maintenance as any car. Case in point, examining the driveline and CV boots. It's easy to do and can ... more »

How to Examine Driveline and CV Boots in a Chevy Camaro

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The Chevy Camaro has a long-standing tradition of being one of America's quintessential hot rods. However, if you keep your hot rod on the road, you have to make sure the driveline remains well lubricated. Here's how to examine both the driveline ... more »

How to Examine Driveline and CV Boots in a Chevy Cobalt

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Many people remember to do the general maintenance on their car. They get the oil changed, rotate the tires and replace their brake pads from time to time. But one often overlooked inspection is examining the driveline and CV boots. Here's how to ... more »

How to Examine Driveline and CV Boots in a Chevy Corvette

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If you own a Chevy Corvette, then you know how much work it takes to keep your prized possession looking pristine. But just because you keep the exterior of the car looking nice, don't forget about the under-carriage. Here's how to examine the ... more »

How to Examine Driveline and CV Boots in a Chevy Impala

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When it comes to keeping your Chevy Impala running properly on the road, you must keep up with the maintenance schedule. And while many people remember to rotate the tires, and change the oil, they forget the smaller jobs like examining their ... more »

How to Examine Driveline and CV Boots in a Chevy Silverado

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Even though your Chevy Silverado truck is quite large, it still requires small maintenance checks to ensure that it runs properly on the road. One of those maintenance checks is examining the driveline and CV boots to make sure that the boots are ... more »

How to Examine Driveline and CV Boots in a Chrysler Sebring

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When it comes to keeping your Chrysler Sebring on the road, you must perform the big maintenance routines as well as the small. One of those smaller routines encompasses examining the driveline and CV boots to make sure that sand, salt or silt ... more »

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