Monthly Archives: December 2015

Small parts on a car's engine are often easy to overlook, but those components are often some of the most important to keep everything running properly. In the case of keeping your engine cool, the water pump is an effective…

The starter is an electrical motor that causes the engine's crankshaft to begin turning, which in turn will start the car’s engine. Fact: What's the average lifetime replacement cost? Answer: $450.00-$900.00 Disclaimer Information: The above listed information is based on…

A Fuel Pump is a device that draws gasoline from the fuel tank to either the carburetor or fuel injectors. Most modern engines have their fuel supplied to them by a fuel-injection system, as opposed to the older, dated design…

Fuel injectors are little nozzles about the size of a lighter that squirt gas into the combustion chambers. You have one injector per cylinder, and they generally do not have to be replaced as a wear item unless they have…

With today’s economy, most consumers are keeping their cars and trucks longer than ever before. But while the numbers are telling us that cars and trucks might be lasting longer, what about the individual parts and systems within those vehicles?…

Just think of this scenario: You open your car door, step inside and sit down. You put your seat belt on, adjust your rearview mirror and then put the key in the ignition and give it a turn. Instead of…

For many of us, as long as our car is running well, we may not think about the hundreds of parts working together under the hood to bring us our creature comforts. The air conditioning compressor is one of those…