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What is the PCV Valve in an Automotive engine?

Danny Lehrman — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:20:15 +0000

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There have been many advancements in automobile engines over the years in the effort to curb automobile emissions. These include removing additives like lead from gasoline, developing technology for engines to improve fuel mileage and installing new parts to reduce [...]

Engine problems start with lack of maintenance smarts..

Danny Lehrman — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:12:09 +0000

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 maintenance tips: Cold weather…

Danny Lehrman — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:48:53 +0000

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 [...]

Motorhomes and low mileage vehicles need maintenance..

Danny Lehrman — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:09:52 +0000

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 [...]

Economic Woes Demand Mandatory Engine Maintenance..

Danny Lehrman — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:14:33 +0000

Delving further into the economy and the realistic money problems most folks are facing, it is much cheaper to stay on top of your engine maintenance than wait for the type of failure that almost always ends up with a rebuilt engine . Some items that can fail are danger issues, such as: brakes, steering [...]

Heat and Cold Can Be Your Engines Enemy…

Danny Lehrman — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:51:13 +0000

One of the by products of internal combustion engines (ICE) is heat. That was mentioned in a post added recently “What is Internal Combustion“. I was going to speak more on some of the other goings on in an ICE, however after reading the article again adding more technical babble would only be confusing to [...]

Lubrication Specialist or Home Oil Change?

Danny Lehrman — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:27:24 +0000

I have never seen the specifics on how many folks change their own oil and filter and how many folks take their car to a lubrication/oil change specialist. Considering it is a heck of a lot easier and in most cases less expensive to go to a specialist, there is little sense in doing a [...]