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Which Engine Oil is Best for Used Engines ?
September 22nd, 2009
Personally, if I bought a good used engine with less than 75,000 miles, I might consider switching to Valvoline engine oil. If you have not noticed the commercials on TV or the internet car sites, they now offer up to a 300,000 mile warranty on your engine if you use their oil and follow their [...]
Engine problems start with lack of maintenance smarts..
September 10th, 2009
Properly maintained automotive and truck Radiators are one of the forgotten keys to preventing you from shopping for a rebuilt engine
From the days when Daimler Benz and Ford rolled out the first production cars a bit less than a century ago, to the modern day Ferrari’s and Shelby Mustangs, cars have always been one of [...]
Engine Oil: Synthetic versus Conventional engine oil…
August 22nd, 2009
In the old days, people living in cold climates put in a thinner oil in their engines for the winter with a “W” or cold temperature-viscosity rating. Although they poured better at low temperatures, straight-viscosity “W” oils, in turn, didn’t do a good job of protecting engines once they reached normal operating temperatures, so they [...]
Engine maintenance tips: Cold weather…
August 1st, 2009
Winter temperatures can be tough on cars. Here are a few things to keep in mind to ensure your car performs its best in the cold and lessens the chance of an engine failure.
Keep battery healthy. It takes more electrical power to start a car in cold weather, adding that those chilly temperatures also drastically [...]
Part-2 Project maintenance on my Buick Road Master Wagon…
June 10th, 2009
I spent a lot of time in Part -1 of project maintenance on my Buick Road Master Wagon talking about myself and the car. So lets talk more about the procedures I mentioned, and not forget that there are many things to check and adjust when the car is off the jack stands too.
“Once it [...]
Project maintenance on my Buick Road Master Wagon..
June 10th, 2009
I practice what I preach. I am going to do a complete maintenance and look-over of my 1995 Buick Grand Road Master Station Wagon. It is actually my dads car, but is on permanent loan until he officially signs it over to me. He lives in Maryland and I live in Florida.
Before I start my [...]
Is the 100,000 mile tune up a joke or a myth?
June 3rd, 2009
Some would say the auto maker’s move to 100,000 mile “tune-up” intervals on many new vehicles will finally kill the tune-up as we know it today. Unlikely, what the car makers are really talking about are 100,000 mile spark plug change intervals — which does not include the need for other maintenance such as [...]
You engine fan clutch is a major player in effecient engine cooling…
May 24th, 2009
Don’t ignore you cooling system fan clutch or thermostat. Since not all cars use a thermostatically controlled fan clutch, it becomes imperative to know how your fan clutch operates and keeping it up to par..
The original fan clutches were bolted directly to the water pump and would pull air through the radiator all the time. [...]
Service your cooling system, replace your thermostat…
May 21st, 2009
Thermostat replacement is generally done if a car is overheating. Another possibility is that the car is no longer heating up correctly due to the thermostat sticking. The best choice is to replace the thermaostat when you sevice your radiator and cooling system before it acts up.
Before changing the thermostat verify that the engine coolant is full and [...]
Motorhomes and low mileage vehicles need maintenance..
April 14th, 2009
One of the great mysteries about automobiles is how to maintain a motor-home engine or an engine in a car that is very low on mileage because it only gets driven once a week. It is a valid question since one may get the idea that low mileage and not being driven very much equates [...]
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