Top 10 Best Motor Oils
Save time and money by changing your own oil. See the best ones to get here.
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Top 10 Best Brake Cleaners
Keep your brakes in good condition with a quality brake cleaner.
The Best Products to Get Your Car Ready for the New Year
Make your car look like new, just in time for 2020.
Should You Use High-Mileage Oil in Your Car?
Stroll down the oil aisle of a typical auto-parts store and you’ll be confronted with a literal wall of lubricant.
Car Maintenance: 10 Things Every Car Owner Should Know – The Short List
How many of these can you do yourself?
Gift Guide: The Best Presents for Classic Car Lovers
Gifts that old car people won’t re-gift.
Top 10 Cheapest States for Check Engine Light Repairs: 2017
Getting rid of a check engine light could be costly depending on what state you live in.
It Sucks That We Can’t Fix Our Own Cars These Days: The Skinny with Craig Cole
Today’s vehicles are marvels of engineering, but the more complicated they get, the harder they become to work on.
8 Ways to Revive Your Car After Winter
Is your car ready for the warmer months ahead?
Most Roadside Breakdowns can be Prevented with Proper Maintenance: AAA
AAA has released a study showing that most roadside breakdowns can be prevented with proper maintenance.
10 Car Noises to be Concerned About
With a twist of the key or poke of its start button your vehicle’s engine should fire up with the urgency of a physician responding to a code blue.
What Car Maintenance Can I Do At Home?
For the past nine years as a BMW technician I’ve heard more and more complaints about how expensive regular car maintenance is becoming.
The 10 Most Common Reasons Your Check Engine Light is On
The check engine light can be a bane or boon when it comes to owning a car, especially considering hundreds of things could trigger it.
13 Maintenance Tips to Keep Your Car Running Smoothly
Modern vehicles are expensive, but one way to avoid headaches and purchasing a new ride is by properly maintaining your existing car or truck. As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Chevrolet Vehicles to Predict When Parts are Going to Fail
At the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, Chevrolet announced a new high-tech solution that will help identify problems with your car before they become an issue.
Do You Have to Change Your Oil Every 3,000 Miles?
To quickly answer the inquiry posed in this article’s title, NO! Modern vehicles do not need to have their crankcase lubricant exchanged every 3,000 miles. However, there are caveats and you need to be aware of them. We’ll explore these in greater detail after the jump so go ahead and click the link. We’ll wait…
How to Get Your Car Ready for Summer
After one of the harshest winters in memory, America’s northern extremities are finally starting to thaw out. Along with chirping birds and sunshine, spring has brought warmer temperatures. But just because nice weather has arrived doesn’t mean you should ignore vehicle maintenance.
Prepaid Maintenance Improves Brand Loyalty: Study
Car owners nationwide are taking advantage of complimentary or prepaid maintenance programs.
Automakers Agree to ‘Right to Repair’ Pledge That Lets You Fix Your Car Anywhere
After a 13-year legal battle over access to manufacturer repair tools, 23 automakers and thousands of independent repair shops have signed a memorandum agreeing to a “Right to Repair.”
Ask AutoGuide – What Kind of Oil Should I Use?
Every week Ask AutoGuide provides iron-clad vehicle-shopping advice to distressed, confused or otherwise bewildered consumers. Whether they’re in the market for a family-friendly crossover or something that’s good in winter weather, the Oracles of all things automotive have been there to lend some helping hands. But this week they’re taking a slightly different approach.
Nearly 800,000 Chevy, Buick and GMC Models Will Need More Frequent Oil Changes
General Motors has began notifying 778,956 owners of various vehicles that they will need more frequent oil changes due to high warranty claims on several models.
Top 10 Most Replaced Vehicle Components After Three Years
Unfortunately, new cars don’t stay new and it comes a time when parts need to be replaced. If you’ve just bought a new set of wheels and are curious what might go wrong first, the team at J.D. Power and Associates has compiled a top 10 list of the most commonly replaced vehicle components after…
Should You Use Synthetic Oil in Your Vehicle?
Last week we explained the basics of motor oil, from viscosity to additives and everything in between. Now it’s time to tackle a much more contentious issue: synthetic versus conventional. Which lubricant should you use in your vehicle? Is the extra protection afforded by man-made oil worth the added expense?
Under the Hood: What is Motor Oil?
It’s a cliché analogy, but oil really is the lifeblood of a vehicle’s powertrain. Without its friction-cutting properties engines would literally grind to a halt, failing in spectacular fashion. Connecting rods would punch holes in blocks, camshafts would pulverize themselves and bearing inserts would spin like the blades of a jet turbine.
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