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Comparing Spark Plug Color For A Quick Diagnosis

Spark Plug Color: Learn The Symptoms And Recommendations

11/23/2024

A visual inspection of the spark plug color will display symptoms, and conditions of what’s happening inside your engine. So, the experienced technician, can analyze the plugs, and track down the root cause of many […]

Rough Engine Idle and Misfires When Cold: GM V8 Engines

11/21/2024

Rough Engine Idle and Misfires When Cold on GM 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L engines is common, and getting harder to diagnose. As, GM V8 engines are prone to a rough idle, and engine misfire when cold. […]

Coil On Plug Ignition System (COP) on Engine

Coil On Plug Ignition System: A Game Changer in Coil Technology

11/18/2024

The most sophisticated, of all ignition systems. The coil on plug ignition system (COP), places an ignition coil, directly on the top of each spark plug. As a result, (COP) ignition eliminates the need for […]

Valves And Piston Rings Seal Compression

Valves and Piston Rings: Problems, Causes and Solutions

11/15/2024

Valves and piston rings, are crucial for your engine to function properly. Aside from your head gasket, these are the parts that are responsible for, sealing the combustion chamber. Most of the time, valves and […]

Using Torque Wrench to Tighten Torque To Yield Bolts

Torque To Yield Bolts (TTY): What Exactly Are They

11/12/2024

Torque to yield bolts, are exactly what they sound like. So, when tightened, they stretch to the point of yield. Many vehicle manufacturers use torque to yield bolts. Especially, on engines with aluminum heads, and […]

Engine Fuel System: Signs of Trouble and What to Check

11/10/2024

So, the engine fuel systems job, sounds pretty basic. It delivers fuel from the fuel tank, to the engine. Testing the engine fuel system, is relatively simple. Engine fuel system consists of the filler hose, […]

Engine Noise: Common Causes and Solutions

11/09/2024

Many drivers just ignore engine noise, and hope that it’ll just go away on its own. Chances are it won’t, and that engine noise will only get worse, leaving you with an even bigger problem. […]

Leaking Head Gasket: Causes and Symptoms Explained

11/04/2024

By learning what the leaking head gasket symptoms are, you may be able to save yourself, thousands in repairs. Consequently, a leaking head gasket, can lead to repairs to the tune of, $1000 to $3000. […]

Diagnose Engine Problems - With Nothing More Than Your Senses

Diagnose Engine Problems: With Your Sight, Hearing, Touch and Smell

11/01/2024

By paying attention to your car, you can diagnose engine problems, with your sight, hearing, touch and smell. Most of the time the driver, will be the first to notice, when something is starting to […]

Valve Cover Gasket Leaks: There Are Common Warning Signs

11/01/2024

Stopping valve cover gasket leaks, between the valve cover and the cylinder head, is very important, for many reasons. Above all, the valve cover gasket needs to do it’s job, without any flaws. But, valve […]

Blown Head Gasket: The Symptoms, Can Be Quite Misleading

11/01/2024

Diagnosing a blown head gasket, just by looking at the symptoms, can be quite misleading. So, a blown head gasket is NOT a single thing, because it can fail in several different ways. As a […]

Fluid Leak Under Your Car: Here’s How To Identify What It Is

11/01/2024

SO, SOONER OR LATER ANY CAR CAN DEVELOP A FLUID LEAK. AND, WHEN IT DOES, FINDING THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK, SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST PRIORITY. Once you find the source of the leak, you […]

Engine Turns Over: Troubleshooting a No Start Condition

11/01/2024

So, your engine turns over, but will not start. It usually means your engine is having trouble with spark, fuel, compression or timing. But, what do you do, if all those things check out good, […]

Engine Not Cranking Over: One Of The Easiest Problems To Solve

11/01/2024

So, your engine not cranking over, can be scary when it first happens. But, first you need to get over the initial, (Why me) frustration. And, hopefully not the, (I knew this was coming). So, to […]