Tires are a crucial part of keeping your vehicle on the road. Keeping their tread depth right, the rubber within the acceptable age and ensuring you are running the right weather tires is the first step to maintaining traction. Since tires run on air pressure, any puncture or damage that keeps the air in is
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Car alarms are a great way to add aftermarket security to popular vehicles. While most add audible (nuisance) alarms to the car, some give more disabling power making it impossible for someone to move the car without disabling the alarm. The simplest way to disable an aftermarket alarm is by pressing the button on the
The Chevy Malibu is one of the many vehicles these days that come with remote and keyless entry. Thanks to this technology, you can now control your trunk, door locks, and panic alarms from a few hundred feet away from your vehicle. Programming your Chevy Malibu remote is a painless process that you can do
A serpentine belt is a sturdy belt used to transfer power from the crankshaft to other accessories within the car that need torque. These components range from the alternator, a vacuum pump, the AC pump, a water or coolant pump, a hydraulic pump, and, traditionally, the fan. Even though many modern designs are shifting to
Your alternator is the electricity power plant in all internal combustion engines. It produces the power you need to recharge your car’s battery to create a stable power bank. However, most of the power generated when the car is running goes into powering crucial electronics like: The car’s ECU The fuel pump Electric power steering
A fuel gauge might sound trivial, but it’s a tested and proven way to avoid getting stranded on the road after running out of gas. While a stuck fuel engine might not affect your engine performance, it will be an inconvenience at one point or another. How Does a Car Fuel Gauge Work? Your fuel
Car interior lights, also known as dome lights, get their on-off signal from multiple switches in the car. How they turn on depends on a setting switch on the dome light itself, somewhere on the dashboard, or in the car’s infotainment system. Ideally, the dome lights: Will go on when you flick a switch to
Putting your car into gear is the next natural thing to do after turning it on – unless you have no intention of going anywhere. What happens if you can’t shift it into gear? This is a crippling problem that car owners might encounter at a point. We will look at it in detail depending
Seatbelts have an important job of keeping you in your seats – in case of an accident. This prevents you from rolling all over the car or flying out through the windshield. To achieve this and remain comfortable under normal movement, they have a tensioner that locks them instantly as soon as they detect sudden
Any light flashing on your dashboard is annoying. While they might be a nuisance, they always mean something. The best way your car’s ECU has to tell you something is wrong in the system. Today, we will step away from the notorious check engine light and talk about a more rare light – the airbag