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(2008-08-21 09:51:23)
Yes,becauseyourengineisburningoil.That,inturn,meansyourenginehaswornvalveguides,pistonringsAnenginethatburnsalotofoil(morethanaquartin500miles)isanenginethatneedstobeoverhauled.Normaloilconsumptionshouldbeaquartorlessin1500miles.Mostnewerenginesconsumelessthanhalfaquartofoilbetweenoilchanges(every3000miles).Soifyourengineisburningoil,it’sessentiallywornoutandneedstoberepaired.Becausethecostofover...[阅读全文]
(2008-08-21 09:49:18)
Itmeansyourvehicle’sonboardcomputersystemhasself-diagnosedsomekindofproblem.The"CheckEngine"light,whichisalsocalleda"MalfunctionIndicatorLamp"(MIL)or"ServiceEngineSoon"(SES)lamp,istheretosignalyouwhenaproblemoccursthatmayrequireattention.Thiscanincludeanythingfromamomentaryhiccupthathaslittleornonoticeableaffectonengineperformanceordrivingsafetytoafailureofamajorelectroniccomponent.There’snowayt...[阅读全文]
(2008-08-21 09:35:26)
Wiperbladesareoneofthemostneglectedcomponentsonvehiclestoday.Manybladesarecracked,split,torn,brittle,wornorotherwiseinobviousneedofreplacement.Othersmaylookokay,butdoalousyjobofwipingwhenputtothetest.Ninetypercentofalldrivingdecisionsarebasedonaclearunobstructedviewoftheroad,whichmeansgoodvisibilityisabsolutelyessential--especiallyduringwetweatherwhenvisionmaybeobscuredbywater,roadsplash,sleetorsn...[阅读全文]
(2008-08-21 09:32:53)
Bothtypesofproductswillprotectyourpaintagainstmoisture,ozoneandultraviolet.Sealers,whicharetypicallypetroleumbasedandcontainsilicones,usuallylastmuchlonger(uptoayearormore)thanordinarywax.Butthedistinctionbetweenthesetwoproductsisblurringbecausemanywaxesnowcontainsiliconeandotheringredientsdesignedtoextendprotection.Awaxorsealerthatisappliedbyrubbingitonyourcar’sfinishwillalwaysgiveyoubetterprote...[阅读全文]
(2008-08-21 09:28:44)
Ifyourenginehasacarburetor,thehardstartingproblemismostlikelychokerelated.Iftheenginecranksnormallyandthesparkplugsarenotwornordirty,thechokeprobablyneedstoberepairedoradjusted.Thechokemaybesettoorichortoolean.Eitherwaycancausehardstarting.Insidethechokehousingisabimetalspringthatregulatesthetensiononthechokeaccordingtotemperature.Ifthisspringisbroken,thechokewillnotoperate.Ifthechokelinkageisrust...[阅读全文]
(2008-08-21 09:16:59)
Mostowner’smanualssayitisn’tnecessary.Yeah,right.That’swhytransmissionshopsaremakingafortunereplacingburnedoutautomatictransmissions.Foroptimumprotection,changethefluidandfilterevery30,000miles(unlessyouhaveanewvehiclethatisfilledwithDexronIIIATFwhichissupposedtobegoodfor100,000miles).WhyATFWearsOutAnautomatictransmissioncreatesalotofinternalheatthroughfriction:thefrictionofthefluidchurninginsi...[阅读全文]
(2008-08-21 09:13:21)
Yes.Balancinghelpstoguaranteeasmoothrideathighwayspeeds,andithelpstomaximizetirelife.Anout-of-balancetirecanbeveryannoyingbecauseitproducesashakethatincreasesinintensitythefasteryougo.Theup-and-downshakingofthewheelishardonthesuspension,nottomentionyournerves,andalsoincreasestreadwear.Anout-of-balancetirecandevelopacuppedwearpattern.Sodoyourselfandyourtiresafavorandhavethembalanced.Almostallservic...[阅读全文]
(2008-08-21 09:11:25)
Once.Ifthewheelsonyourvehiclearecorrectlyalignedwhenthevehicleismanufacturedatthefactory,theyshouldnotchangealignmentuntilsomethinginthesuspensionwearsoutorisdamaged.Alignmentdoesn’tchange.Theonlythingthatchangesitiswearordamage.Hittingapotholeorathousandpotholeswon’tknockyoursuspensionoutofalignmentunlessyouhitsomethinghardenoughtoactuallybendmetal.Thatreallydoesn’thappenveryoften,sohavingthew...[阅读全文]
(2008-08-21 09:08:56)
Itdependsonthevehicleapplication,thesizeofthetires,howmuchweightisonthetires,andwhetherfueleconomyismoreimportanttoyouthanasmoothride.Listedintheowner’smanualoronadecalinthegloveboxordoorjambineveryvehiclearetherecommendedinflationpressuresfromthevehiclemanufacturer.Formostpassengercars,minivansandminipickups,therecommendationsrangefrom27to32psi.Forfullsizepickuptrucksandsportutilityvehicles,ther...[阅读全文]
(2008-08-21 09:05:56)
Yesandno.Ifyouwanttorotatethetiresonyourvehicletomaximizetreadlife,thenallthetireshavetobethesamesize.Rotatingthetiresevery5,000to7,500milesisagoodidea,especiallyonfront-wheeldrivecarsandminivanswherethefronttirestendtowearoutlongbeforetheonesontheback.Wide,lowprofiletiresalsotendtodevelopunusualwearpatternsifleftinthesamewheelpositionfortheirentirelife.Ifyoudon’tplantorotateyourtires,however,the...[阅读全文]
