Engine guide and maintenance
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Abnormal Engine Noises
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Abnormal Engine Noises Today's engines have been designed with more complexity and moving parts than ever before. Most of the time when you hear a clicking,squeaking,whirring ...
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Blue Smoke from Engine Exhaust Pipe
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Blue Smoke from Exhaust Pipe explained Many people consider blue smoke from a car to be elusive. Blue smoke is generally caused because of several specific conditions in the ...
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Car Engine Runs Rough or Misfires
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Car Engine Runs Rough or Misfires Car engine running poorly at idle only and under power? Or does the engine run fine and it's just the engine idle condition that is the problem. ...
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Choke problems
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When your car choke sticks or doesn't work When your Car is difficult to start in the morning or sometimes refuses to run properly when hot? Either way, a quick choke check could ...
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Choke replace cable
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Choke cable how to repair or replace. (1) Choke cable attachment on the carburettor. On older cars you vehicle may be fitted with a choke as most pre injection car came fitted ...
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Cylinder Compression Test
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Car Engine Cylinder Compression Test Engine Cylinder Compression Gauge An engine depends on an equal amount of compression in each cylinder to operate smoothly. If poor ...
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Engine Backfires
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Engine Backfires help There are two kinds of backfires, one is produced from the engine air intake and the other is produced from the tail pipe of theexhaust system. The cause ...
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Engine braking
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Car Engine braking explained Engine braking occurs when the retarding forces within an engine are used to slow a vehicle down, as opposed to using an external braking mechanism ...
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Engine Oil & Filter How to Change
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How to Change car Engine Oil and Filter Typical car filter and oil plug location Normal oil and oil filter change service is mandatory forlong engine life. Today's engines have ...
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Engine Oil Leaks
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Car Engine Oil Leaks Any engine oil leak is not normal, when you notice oil underneath your car it means an engine oil leak has developed. Inside the engine there are two states ...
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Engine Oil Pressure High or Low
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High or Low Engine Oil Pressure The oil in your engine is used to cool and lubricate the bearings and machined surfaces of the internal moving parts. Without oil and oil pressure ...
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Engine Overheating or Runs Hot
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Engine Overheating or Runs Hot help Engine Overheating Repair Inside your car's engine, thousands of controlled explosions called combustion events occur. These explosions are ...
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Engine Service Light Trouble Codes
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Engine Service Light Trouble Codes How to Check for Trouble Codes If you see a "check engine" or a "service engine soon" light in your instrument cluster, your car has stored a ...
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Engine Tune-up
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Basic Car Engine Tune-up Most vehicles have ignition systems and a throttle bore. The enigne's ignition system is the component that ignites the fuel air mixture inside the ...
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Intake Manifold Gasket Replace
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Replace an Intake Manifold Gasket An intake manifold is located on the top of a V6 and V8 engine. On an inline 4 or 6 cylinder, it is bolted on the side of the engine. The ...
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Oil Technical Talk
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Oil Technical Talk Many motorists take the view that one oil is much the same as another, so why spend more than the minimum when purchasing? Well, although oils may look and ...
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Performance Tuning Explained
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Car Performance Tuning Explained Performance tuning focuses on tuning an engine for motorsport, although many such automobiles never compete but rather are built for show or ...
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Serpentine Belt Replace
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How to Replace a Serpentine Drive Belt A serpentine belt drives the accessories like the air conditioner compressor,power steering pump and alternator. Over time these belts will ...
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White Smoke or Steam from Exhaust
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White Smoke or Steam from the Exhaust Pipe White smoke or steam is a natural by-product of the engine combustion process. As the engine and exhaust system heats up the steam is ...
