Motor Car Guide

Maintenance Guides and vehicle problems tips. Helpful hints, service and repairs. For classic & modern cars. Individual engines from Manufacture’s described with technical details and service guides Select from any below.

Motor Car Guide

Motor Car Guide

Maintenance & Problems tips Helpful hints. Guides,service and repairs. For classic & modern cars.

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  • BMW Wheel PCD & Offsets

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    BMW Wheel PCD & Offsets

    BMW Wheel Fitment Guide PCD & Offsets Model Year PCD Offset Bore 1 Series 04 on 5×120 35 to 45 72.6 3 series 84 to 91 4X100 15 to 25 57.1 3 series 91 to 99 5×120 35 to 45 72.6 3 ...

  • Body Parts Terms & Meanings

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    Body Parts Terms & Meanings

    Vehicle Body Parts Terms & Meanings (English & American) 0-9 1-box form A categorization based on overall form design using rough rectangle volumes. In the case of the 1-box, it ...

  • Body roll explained

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    Body roll explained

    Car Body roll explained On wheeled or tracked vehicles, body roll is a reference to the load transfer of a vehicle towards the outside of a turn. When a vehicle is fitted with a ...

  • Boost controller

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    Boost controller

    Boost controller A boost controller is a device to control the boost level produced in the intake manifold of a turbocharged or supercharged engine by affecting the air pressure ...

  • Boost gauge

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    Boost gauge

    Boost gauge A boost gauge is a pressure gauge that indicates manifold air pressure or turbocharger or supercharger boost pressure in an internal combustion engine. They are ...

  • Bootleg 180 turn

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    Bootleg 180 turn

    Car 180 Bootleg turn explained A bootleg turn is a driving maneuver intended to reverse the direction of travel of a forward-moving automobile by 180 degrees in a minimum amount ...

  • Borrani Classic Wire Wheels

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    Borrani Classic Wire Wheels

    Borrani Classic Wire Wheels Ruote Borrani S.p.A. (established 1922 in Milano) is an Italian manufacturer of wheels, famous for supplying Rudge-Whitworth design single-nut ...

  • Brake bleeding techniques

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    Brake bleeding techniques

    Car Brake bleeding Brake bleeding is the procedure performed on hydraulic brake systems whereby the brake lines (the pipes and hoses containing the brake fluid) are purged of any ...

  • Brake Caliper Front Replace

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    Brake Caliper Front Replace

    How to Replace a car front Brake Caliper Front and rear brake calipers are an extremely important component of the braking system. On vehicles built after the late 1960’s, most ...

  • Brake fade

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    Brake fade

    Brake fade explained Vehicle braking system fade, or brake fade, is the reduction in stopping power that can occur after repeated or sustained application of the brakes, ...

  • Brake fade modification

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    Brake fade modification

    Brake modification to reduce fade High performance brake components provide enhanced stopping power by improving friction while reducing brake fade. Improved friction is provided ...

  • Brake lights not working Classic cars

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    Brake lights not working Classic cars

    Brake lights not working? Classic cars Have your brake lights gone out? If this is the case, a few easy checks should quickly reveal the problem. Driving without working brake ...

  • Brake linings

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    Brake linings

    Brake linings History Brake linings were invented by Bertha Benz (the wife of Karl Benz who invented the first patented automobile) during her historic first long distance car ...

  • Brake Master Cylinder Replace

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    Brake Master Cylinder Replace

    How to Replace Car Brake Master Cylinder The brake master cylinder is the manual hydraulic pressure part of the brake system. The brake master holds hydraulic brake fluid that is ...

  • Brake Pads & Rotors Rear replace

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    Brake Pads & Rotors Rear replace

    Replace Rear Brake Pads and Rotors (disks) How to replace rear disks and pads.Rear disc brake pads offer better performance and are not as affected by moisture like conventional ...

  • Brake Pads Explained

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    Brake Pads Explained

    Brake Pads Brake pads are designed to absorb heat as they create friction against thebrake rotor. The brake pads ride against either side of the brake rotor and are held in place ...

  • Brake Pads Rotors Front Replace

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    Brake Pads Rotors Front Replace

    How to Replace Front Brake Pads and Rotors (Disks) The front brake pads androtors are normal service items on most cars Besides removing the front wheels and visually inspecting ...

  • Brake Shoes Rear Drums replace

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    Brake Shoes Rear Drums replace

    Replacing rear car brake shoes Most older cars have a brake shoe and drum style of brake system in the rear of the cars.Drum brakes are not quite as efficient as their counter ...