Engine guide and maintenance
Abnormal Engine Noises
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 orrattling sound there is something going wrong. Excess engine noise is due to excessive clearance between two metal parts t ...
Blue Smoke from Engine Exhaust Pipe
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 vehicle's engine. We will help you determine what the problem is so it can be corrected and stop the blue smoke. Blue smoke a ...
Car Engine Runs Rough or Misfires
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. If your engine is vibrating at idling please visit, engine vibrates at idle. If your engine cranks over but wont start v ...
Choke problems
When your choke sticks or doesn't work Car difficult to start in the morning or refuses to run properly when hot? Either way, a quick choke check could solve your problems If your choke sticks on it will cause poor running when hot and an increase in fuel consumption at the very least. If it sticks ...
Choke replace cable
Choke cable how to repair or replace. (1) Choke cable attachment on the carburettor. If you have not removed the air filter to check it, remove It now to allow better access to the choke linkage at the carburettor, There are usually two cables fixed to control mechanisms on the carburettor one for ...
Cylinder Compression Test
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 compression exists in one or more cylinders it can cause a rough idle condition and low power. A compression test can be performed ...
Engine Backfires
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 for a backfire condition can vary depending on the malfunction of a particular system. Some backfires can be extreme enough ...
Engine braking
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 such as friction brakes or magnetic brakes. The term is often confused with several other types of braking, most notably c ...
Engine Oil & Filter How to Change
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 more power which makes it imperative that youchange engine oil at regular intervals; every 3,000 miles or 3 months, whiche ...
Engine Oil Leaks
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 of oil, pressurized and non-pressurized. Oil leaks that are not pressurized tend to be less aggressive. Oil that is press ...
Engine Oil Pressure High or Low
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 your engine will experience extreme internal engine damage due to heat caused by friction. All engines run on a pre-set ...
Engine Overheating or Runs Hot
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 created by igniting a fuel / air mixture inside the engine. Spark plugs are used to ignite the fuel / air mixture contained ...
Engine Service Light Trouble Codes
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 diagnostic trouble code. This means the computer system on your vehicles has detected a problem within various systems it ...
Engine Tune-up
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 combustion chamber. When an ignition system fails, it can cause various symptoms such as stalling,rough engine under power,ser ...
Intake Manifold Gasket Replace
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 primary purpose of the intake manifold is to deliver air and fuel to each of the engine’s cylinders. Once delivered, the cylind ...
Oil Technical Talk
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 feel very similar, their specifications are as wide and varied as the number of brands on the market. The bottom line is tha ...
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