Everyone would love their car to always look as immaculate as the day it drove out of the showroom. However, cars are meant to be driven, and more often than not, that will result in layers of dust, grime, and bugs all over. The most obvious and popular solution to that is washing your car, … Read more
We all want to drive a clean and shiny car, don’t we? But a clean car is not just for a visual effect; it’s not just for showing off. A clean car means clean windows and clean windows mean clear sight, essential for safety. That also means clean wheels from all that brake dust, a clean … Read more
Scratching your head won’t solve anything. Watching your new shiny car or an old but recently re-painted one is like the first days of a honeymoon. Everything is nice and easy at first, and you feel like you are in the seventh heaven and all that. But quickly enough, the magic of new beginnings starts … Read more
As your car nears 60,000 to 100,000 miles, it’s time to start considering replacing your car’s timing belt. It’s around this point in your car’s life that the timing belt is most likely to come off and needs a definite replacement. But what if you purchased your car pre-owned with no exact idea of when … Read more
If you’re a DIY mechanic or just someone wanting to identify and better understand vehicle problems before taking it to the local repair shop, an OBD2 (or OBDII) diagnostic tool (or scanner) is almost necessary. What is an OBD2 Scanner? An OBD2 (on-board diagnostics – generation two, post-1996) scanner is a device that can read, … Read more
It’s wintertime, and that means the wife will be reminding me soon that the TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) lights in her car are alive and well. See, when it gets colder outside, tire pressure can decrease by about 1 PSI (pounds per square inch) for every 8-10 degrees the temperature drops. Of course, normal … Read more
I’ve done several different rounds of modifications to my Jeep and each time I do, I have to reconfigure things like gear ratio, tire size/speedometer, idle speed, and certain creature-comforts I either want or don’t want. Until just recently, I used a $180 OBDII device, designed specifically for my model/year Jeep, with a bunch of … Read more
After a trip to the pier, park or plant nursery, dragging out a big shop vac can be a hassle just to clean light-duty messes in the car. I know this first-hand, as I’m constantly reminded that I should do a better job of keeping the wife’s car clean in between more thorough detail cleanings. There … Read more
A few weeks ago, the dreaded Check Engine light came on in my Jeep for the first time (it’s a 2013). Nothing seemed out of the ordinary and I checked a few of the more common issues many Jeepers report seeing from time-to-time but to no avail. Instead of letting my brother-in-law charge me an arm … Read more
If you call yourself a gearhead and don’t know about Jay Leno’s Garage, you’re no gearhead, my friend. Okay, that was a little contentious, but Jay Leno has one of the coolest garages on earth (pretty sure more than one, though) filled with a huge collection of amazing cars—old, new, and exotic. Recently, Jay launched … Read more