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A Sensor that Makes Sense
There’s an electronic device in your vehicle you may not even know about: the oxygen sensor. Your vehicle probably has more than one of them, and these oxygen sensors help your vehicle bur...
Published on: Sep 27, 2026
Smooth Operator
We’re used to bringing a vehicle to a stop and hardly noticing the engine’s even running when we’re sitting still. But sometimes you might notice it running rough when you&rsqu...
Published on: Sep 13, 2026
Don’t Skip Out on These! (Vehicle Maintenance Items You Should Never Postpone)
Maybe that little sticker on your windshield is giving you the reminder that it’s time for your vehicle to have an oil change. You’ve thought, “Aw, I can skip this one and save...
Published on: Dec 21, 2025
Singing a Different Tune (Up) (Tune Ups)
Engines required a lot more maintenance in earlier times. You'd have to have your spark plugs, wires, rotors, caps, distributor points, fuel and air filters changed periodically. There wer...
Published on: Nov 23, 2025
I NEED All Wheel Drive (Pros and Cons of AWD)
So winter has arrived and you don't feel confident in how your 2-wheel drive vehicle does in the snow and ice. You envy all those people with all-wheel-drive (AWD) and 4-wheel-drive (4WD) cars, ...
Published on: Nov 09, 2025
The Red Menace (How to Deal with Rust)
Rust. It's worse if you drive in places that use salt on the roads in winter, or if you spend time driving near a body of salt water. But any vehicle has to deal with rust after years on t...
Published on: Oct 27, 2025
Got it Covered! (Timing Cover Maintenance)
You may have heard at one time or another about something called a timing belt or timing chain in your engine. And you may know that if they fail… well, let's just say that there can be s...
Published on: Sep 28, 2025
A Turn for the Worse (Using Turn Signals)
Distracted driving is bad, you know that. Daydreaming, talking on the cell phone, putting your makeup on in the rear view mirror. All bad. But there's something else that causes more...
Published on: Aug 03, 2025