Category: Engines

A friend contacted us today with a question about his six year old vehicle that has been eating an alternator a year for the past three years. In the times with more complexity being built into automotive electrical systems your car’s alternator is one of the few things that should either work or not work.…

There has been a variety of conversations by owners and mechanics about the servicing of automatic transmissions that have seen high mileage. Some of these thoughts on service are really not good practice although they may seem to be safeguarding the owner they can lead to problems and should be addressed. When a vehicle has…

A friend contacts us today about their vehicle because they are having problems with their exhaust system. It seems that the tail pipe has rusted so bad that it finally broke free from the muffler. They need to get it repaired and are wondering if it is something that they can do themselves or if…

A friend asks us about his 1998 Chevy Truck saying that it is not starting and died in the street out in front of their home. This is not only a no start problem but it is a situation where the vehicle stopped running pretty much out of nowhere. Luckily he was very near his…

A number of people have been asking about performance air filters and after Cold Air Induction Systems and which one is best for their vehicle. I have to say right off I have never been a fan of aftermarket filters of this type and we will go into some detail about why you probably shouldn’t…