Shock absorbers play a critical role in damping all those portholes and imperfections on the road as you drive. They supplement what your tires, the suspension, and bushings do. Shock absorbers work in tandem with springs (coil overs, leaf springs, or air suspension) to dampen the oscillation (bounce) affect your car’s suspension gets when it
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Cars have come very far from the days of carburetors. Nowadays, they use sensors and electronic circuits to ensure perfect air to fuel ratios. The result is more efficient combustion that gives you a cleaner and more powerful engine. One of the most important components in a modern petrol/gasoline engine intake system is the throttle
When your car is on, warmed up, and in park, it should purr like a kitten. This means it should settle into a steady idle speed instead of randomly revving up and down. Moreover, the car shouldn’t shake at all. If it surges, vibrates, and feels generally composed, you have a problem. When is a
A while ago, the ‘all-mighty’ carburetor distributed fuel to all cylinders in an engine no matter how many they were. The problem with such a setting was the carburetor didn’t have precise control over how much fuel went into each cylinder. The best attempt to fixing this problem is the fuel injector. Fuel injectors can
Your handbrake or emergency brake comes into its element when parking your car. Even though it doesn’t have as much clamping force as the power boosted foot brakes, it can keep your vehicle from rolling down the slope or moving with the engine on idle. If your parking brake fails, your car could roll away
A blown head gasket is always bad news to your engine. It needs immediate repair. If you don’t attend to it, chances are it will ruin your engine’s core. The key to surviving a blown head gasket is knowing the signs in advance. When a head gasket goes bad, it leaves some openings between the
With life getting more connected, the number of gadgets we need charging is on the rise. But, while modern cars have more power points to keep us juiced up, older cars struggle to keep up. Technically, the only power outlet in the car is your cigarette power plug. It wasn’t even originally meant to power
Tires are the point where the road meets your car. They determine how much traction you can get. This translates to how much power you can put to the ground when accelerating or how much grip you can get when braking and cornering. Since your tires have such a huge responsibility, it’s only sensible to
Tire blowouts happen when a big failure somewhere on your tire forces the air inside to escape forcefully. This forceful escape causes a fast deflation and could even lead to an explosion. However, as tire technology gets better (especially after switching from tubed to tubeless tires), blowouts are getting less common. Most modern, high-quality tires
Power windows are synonymous with modern cars. Winding up or down a window at the touch of a button is mainstream. Some vehicles even have automatic windows that do it all with a single touch of a button. While your power windows will keep on going up and down for ages, there are times when