July 26, 2010
Oil is killing our cars!” warns Keith Ansell, President of Foreign Parts Positively. “Be aware that ‘New and Improved,’ or even the ‘standard products’ we have been using for many years, are destroying our cars. It isn’t the same stuff we were getting even a year ago.”
Although a bit of a sensationalist, Keith is not completely out of line and he isn’t the only Internet auto expert touting the effects of the industry required ZDDP (zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate) decrease in motor oil. Click Here.
July 26, 2010
By Gary Goms. When we’re attempting to diagnose a charging system failure, it helps to think of the battery’s state of charge (SOC) as a type of checking account. If we overdraw our account, we wake up the next morning with an engine that won’t crank. Or, if we overdraw our account and not balancing our account at the end of the day, we again are greeted with a slow-cranking engine and an overdrawn charging system account. Click Here.
July 15, 2010
While new car recalls have been among the biggest news stories of the year, an analysis by Edmunds.com, assures consumers that despite these recent headlines, recalls were much more of a concern in decades past.
Despite the slew of automotive recalls over the past year, a new survey conducted by Atlanta-based Speedemissions, Inc. indicates that 79% of the more than 1,300 people surveyed feel as safe or safer in their vehicles than they did a year ago. Click Here.
July 15, 2010
By Ken Shriner. Does ethanol usage reduce fuel economy compared to conventional gasoline? What vehicles can use ethanol-containing fuel? Can ethanol-containing fuel affect cold starting? Does it dry the fuel system? Can it cause engine deposits? Read on to find the answers to these questions and more with BG Products, Inc. Click Here.
July 15, 2010
By Wayne Colonna. A scan tool can be an effective transmission diagnostic tool. But to understand what’s happening inside the trans, you must be able to properly interpret the raw sensor data the scanner provides. Click Here.
