Maintenance

Preventing your battery terminals from developing corrosive buildup is an important part of maintenance, as it helps to ensure a long battery life and good current flow, which are necessary to keep your engine starting and going as you expect. Having a battery terminal cleaner on hand can make the…

Tucked away behind your wheels, brake calipers are something you don’t usually think about unless something goes wrong. Often, it’s not until the brake pedal feels soft or your brakes make a weird squeaking noise that the need to maintain them becomes clear. Here’s what exactly the calipers do and…

The season is changing and warm weather is on the way. And for a lot of us, that means it’s time for our other favorite motorized vehicle — a boat. Many car maintenance tips and tricks carry over to the marine side. So what about Sea Foam? In case you…

As the weather warms up, you may find yourself more motivated to take on (or finish up!) a few automotive projects you’ve had on your mind or in your garage. Spring is a great time to do a bit of car maintenance, and ensuring that any safety concerns or other,…

While most of us take it for granted, the power steering system is a critical component of your vehicle. Eventually, the parts that comprise the steering system will wear out. External components, such as the tie rod ends and links wear out much faster than the internal components, so you…

As your engine runs, fuel is drawn through the system by the fuel pump from the tank through lines and injectors until it ends up in the combustion chamber to be ignited. It’s a precisely timed and metered journey — one that involves tight tolerances, high heat, pressure and friction.…

Your car’s battery provides power to start the vehicle and also serves as a surge protector for its computer system. Every electrical connection in your car depends on it. However, over time, batteries gradually become less effective and will eventually need replacing. While obtaining a new battery is as easy…

Do you know how to gravity bleed brakes? If you’re maintaining your own brakes, then you will have to bleed them at some point. It sounds a bit gruesome, but it’s really nothing more than draining out all the old brake fluid so it can be replaced with fresh fluid.…

It happens gradually — almost too slowly to notice — but cars can become a bit less precise or bumpier over time. If this happens to your vehicle, it’s likely time for new shock absorbers. Despite their name, shock absorbers do more than just counteracting bumps. They’re a key part…

When you use your diesel vehicle during the cold season, you may wonder: Can diesel gel while driving? As you may know, one of the challenges of diesel fuel is that it doesn’t like cold weather. If it gets cold enough, diesel can turn from a liquid that flows easily…