Month: October 2017

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) – What does it do? ESC uses sensors in the car (wheel speed sensors, steering wheel position sensors, etc) to determine which direction the driver wants the car to go, and compares that to which way the car is actually going. If the system senses that a skid is imminent or […]

Let’s talk about fuel. Fuel (gasoline) is delivered to your engine to burn and generate the power needed to keep your engine running. This fuel leaves a residue as it moves through your fuel system. This may not seem like much, but it can cause big problems. Gum and varnish build up inside fuel rails, […]

Most front wheel drive cars transmit power to the wheels through flexible axles call Constant Velocity Joints and are attached to the drive shaft. These are covered with rubber boots and packed with grease to lubricate the joint and keep water and debris out. If the rubber boots deteriorate and split open, the protective grease […]

Once upon a time, you could get away with putting just about any fluid in a vehicle. Today, put the wrong oil in an engine and you might cut it’s life down to a few weeks. This goes for all of the other fluids in a vehicle as well. If you put the wrong oil […]

A while back I was backing my 2005 Acura out of the driveway when a loud thump sounded from under the hood accompanied by a gaggle of illuminated warning indicators and an immediate loss of power steering assist. I took a peak under the hood to reveal a broken belt tensioner. The car has 180,000 […]

The advancement in lubricants allow car owners to extend transmission service intervals on many vehicles with automatic transmissions.  In recent past most vehicles with automatic transmissions had service recommendations that were based on time/mileage(2-3 years/30K miles) now with the introduction of “lifetime fluids” these recommendations are 5-10 years or the life of the vehicle (100k […]

Most newer vehicles today come standard with a tire pressure monitoring system(TPMS), however many vehicles use an indirect tire pressure monitoring system that do not actually have sensors inside the tires to measure air pressure but detect low tire pressure by comparing relative wheel speeds via the anti lock brake system(ABS) wheel speed sensors.   […]

Power steering is responsible for helping drivers move the wheel on their car with ease. When something goes wrong with the power steering, the car’s steering wheel is almost impossible to turn and in some cases it can complete lock up to the point you cannot turn the wheel at all. If you have noticed […]

Summer is almost here and with it comes warmer temperatures. While everyone enjoys playing out in the sun, your car might not, especially if its cooling system isn’t working. The cooling system on your car is responsible for making sure your car’s engine doesn’t overheat. While the cooling system is extremely important all year round, […]