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Whether you’re on the road or still in your own driveway, realizing your car battery is dead is always an inconvenience. The risk of finding yourself with a dead battery is higher in the winter, since the cold temperatures can be very harsh on your vehicle. If you end up with a dead battery, whatever […]
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Did you know that the air inside your vehicle can be up to six times more polluted than the air outside? This is why the job of the cabin air filter is so important! Thankfully, almost every vehicle made after the year 2000 contains a cabin air filter. Its job is to filter the air […]
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Preventive maintenance, big or small, is essential to keeping your vehicle operational. One simple and inexpensive way to extend your engine’s life is by changing your engine oil and the oil filter in your vehicle. Follow along with this article to learn how to replace your engine oil and oil filter quickly and safely.
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These instructions will help you change brake pads on most popular vehicles. Be sure to READ them completely before you begin. Changing you brake pads is a very common DIY project on a car and part of regular maintenance checklist. With some method and few safety guidelines, it can be pretty straightforward. If you would […]
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Keeping your car clean can be all but impossible during Canadian winters. That’s why it’s important to know a few car cleaning tips for spring to wash away winter damages. Salt and sand hold moisture and can slowly eat away at both the inside and the outside of your car. Once your car thaws out, […]
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Whether you start your car by pushing a button, turning a key, tapping an app, or saying, “Alexa, start my car,” you expect the engine to respond. Unfortunately, car starting problems can leave you stranded. Recently, we’ve been covering jumper cables and booster packs. In keeping with this theme, here are some other car starting […]
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Learning how to use a block heater is a rite of passage in Canada. You know you’re in a cold part of the world when you see little plugs dangling from the grilles of every car on the street. Have you ever wondered what those things are? Or exactly how a block heater works? It’s […]
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Your vehicle’s charging system carries a heavier burden once the winter months roll around. Shorter days mean that the headlights and accessory lights are on more often, and the heating system draws extra current for the blower and seats. Meanwhile, the entire setup is subjected to chilling temperatures, which can expose wiring flaws or issues […]
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If you thought the elements were hard on your paint, consider what they do to your headlights, too. Gradually dimming headlights caused by yellowed, fogged, or otherwise occluded casings can be hard to spot at first, because the light level is reduced over such a long period of time that your brain gets used to […]
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A gasoline engine needs three things to function: air, fuel and spark. Reduce or contaminate any one of those three components and your engine loses fuel economy, driveability, and performance. Additionally, if the air is dirty, the life expectancy of your engine is greatly reduced. We are focusing on the air component, specifically, keeping it clean […]
