Many things can go wrong while you are driving your car. Sometimes the vehicle is involved in accidents or breakdowns that leave it at a standstill. A towing will then have to be done to an auto garage for repair.…
Category: Auto Repair
5 Steps to Change a Rack Bellows
Contents Step 1: Identify the problem Step 2: Prepare your vehicle to access the bellows Step 3: Remove the steering knuckle and rack and pinion bellows Step 4: Install the new rack and pinion bellows Step 5: Continue reassembly…
Your Car Won’t Start? Check the Immobilizer
Contents Immobilizer: working principle Immobilizer: when your car won’t start Immobilizer: foolproof system? As its name indicates, the immobilizer blocks the starting of a vehicle in the absence of authentication of the start key. Let’s see how it works…
What Are Supercapacitors Used for in Cars
Contents – Supercapacitor: functioning – Advantages of the supercapacitor – Applications of the supercapacitor in the automobile The supercapacitor (or supercapacitor) is a device that replaces the battery for starting and supplementing energy. How and why should you use this…
Best Tips on Troubleshooting an Idle Speed Control Valve
Here you will find helpful information and valuable tips on idle speed control/idle speed actuator in a vehicle. The idle speed control ensures that the engine’s idle speed remains constant at all load conditions. This post tells you how the…
Why Resurface Your Car’s Cylinder Head
The repair of a car engine can incur significant costs: pistons, crankshaft, cylinder head… For the latter, the cylinder head, an operation can save it: it is the cylinder head resurfacing. What is it exactly? What is the use of…
Gearbox Linkage System | How It Works
Contents – Gearbox linkage: a little technique – Different gearbox linkage systems Many vehicles are now equipped with robotised or automatic gearboxes. However, the manual gearbox has not said its last word. Unlike other technologies, the driver operates the gearshift…
How to Clean an EGR Valve
Contents – EGR valve: a little technology – EGR valve cleaning techniques Ouch!… My EGR valve is clogged… Which EGR circuit cleaner should I use? What is the purpose of the EGR valve anyway? How does it work? How do…
How to Repair a Locked Clutch Pedal
Contents – Locked clutch pedal: principle of the clutch – Locked clutch pedal: symptoms – Locked clutch pedal: causes – Locked clutch pedal: maintenance and repair The clutch is an essential part of a car’s mechanical…
How to Choose Used Car Parts?
Getting your car back on the street with used parts is a purely economical solution. Used parts are not necessarily parts that have already lost their functionality, and it is even recommended that garages systematically offer this solution to their…