A weak car AC compressor is the leading cause of all your AC problems. Not only does it impact airflow, but it can also lead to engine damage due to overheating. As such, you should always look for signs of a failing air conditioner compressor. Keep reading to learn what a bad AC compressor noise
Gas is highly volatile thanks to its low flashpoint. Automakers invest in sealed and vented tanks to ensure that all the gas and fumes stay inside the fuel system as much as possible. Governments also have legislation limiting gasoline (petrol) handling, ensuring you can’t carry it anyhow. If everything is perfect, you should never smell
An engine idles when you turn it on and leave it in the park with the engine running. An ideal idle should have the AC on though most people still call it idling if you have the AC and other electronics running. This is technically right as long as you have no throttle input. Since
Any vehicle is only as safe as its brakes. Yes, fast acceleration and hugging the pavement as you corner is fun – but failing to stop on time is catastrophic. Paying attention to your brakes will keep you from wrapping your family haulier around a street light or your track day car around the barriers.
Accidentally mixing gasoline and diesel is a common mistake one might think of, especially in a gas station where diesel and gasoline pumps are placed next to each other. This is what you should know if you accidentally put gas in a diesel engine: Signs and Symptoms of Gas in Diesel Engine You might have
It can be very stressful to have your car key get stuck in your vehicle’s ignition. However, do not panic as you try to figure out how to deal with the situation since you can’t just leave the key in the ignition with unlocked doors as you do your business. Your first instinct might be
With emissions controls getting tighter and tighter, car manufacturers always have to find a way to deal with fumes and exhaust gases they would have otherwise dumped into the environment. This has led to many innovations that though good, make vehicles more complex than they used to be. One such innovation is the EVAP canister.
Some people like their engine bay clean and sparkly. Others prefer a dirty engine bay that runs. I walk the thin line between the two. I rarely clean anything in the engine bay unless it is absolutely necessary. I peg all this to the fear of messing up one of the many electronics my 2012
Idling your car can tell you a lot about your engine’s health. At idle, the engine produces the least power at low RPM, just above its stall speed. If anything goes wrong, your engine will shake, vibrate, surge, and even stall. Signs of trouble start with shakes and vibrations when idling. If the shaking and
With so many moving parts in an internal combustion engine, something is bound to creak, tick, groan or whistle at some point. While some of the noises are normal and form part of the normal engine noise from under the hood, others are a bit strange and unexpected. Ticking is one of those abnormal noises