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Low Engine Power and Poor Performance - James on Engines #4
The Common Problem: Low Engine Power & Poor Performance Checking the computer for diagnostic codes If you suspect that there’s an internal problem...
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How To Remove Engine Sludge
This is the second post of a two part series on Engine Sludge. Don't miss post 1: How to Check for Engine Sludge. Maybe you haven’t changed your oil...
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How to check for engine sludge
This is the first of a two part series on Engine Sludge. Dont miss Part 2: How to Remove Engine Sludge. Car owners who do a lot of stop and go...
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Out With 10-and-2, In With 9-and-3 (Steering Wheel Hand Position)
For decades, those of us who took Driver’s Ed were taught that the proper position for best and safe driving was to have your hands at “10 and 2” –...
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Recognizing fuel problems in cars and light trucks
Cars and trucks operating properly and running on good in-spec fuel should give you great performance with a minimum of problems (most of the time)....
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Breaking in a new car - has the old thinking changed?
Back in the day, if you bought a new car, you figured you had to "break it in" - follow certain driving patterns for the first x number of miles of...
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Cheap cars for the masses - Not what they really want?
Car buying public, we’d like to introduce you to the Tata Nano. Never met before? That’s okay - allow us to make some introductions. The Nano was...
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Computers to put a man on the moon and get you around town
These days, drivers are used to having vehicles that seem almost like a home away from home. Powerful systems like indash navigation, wifi internet...
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Electric cars pass 1 billion kilometers
Earlier this year (December 2014), Nissan announced that its top flagship electric car model Nissan Leaf has become the first electric car model to...
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Greatest car of the 20th century?
With the end of the year coming, we tend to get a little nostalgic. What is the highest selling automobile of all time? If you said the Model T, you...