Summer is here and it’s that time of the year when the weather is scorching hot. As you probably know, your car can’t take too much of the heat - your engine is already making your car hot enough and the outside temperature only adds more heat to it. Without proper maintenance, your car will easily give in to the summer heat and will be prone to breaking down. In some cases, this may be an unavoidable circumstance. However, here are some tips to help you minimize your car maintenance costs.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
3 Tips to Lower Car Maintenance Cost in the Summer
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Radiators: How hot is too hot? | Automotive Parts Suppliers
We often have that notion that the hotter the engine is, the better its performance will be; that’s why many of us warm-up our engine first before going for the drive. Well, it’s true that for engines to perform at its optimum best, it has to be hot. But there’s also a maximum temperature for that efficiency; anything more than that, heat will start to deteriorate the engine and you’ll end up with an overheated engine.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
How to Detect a Clogged Fuel Filter | Automotive Parts Suppliers
We all know how important fuel cleanliness is for a car. The cleaner and purer the fuel, the better the engine will perform. While we may do our part to provide cleaner fuel to the engine, cars also do their part to provide the engine the cleanest fuel it possibly can. This is where the fuel filter comes in. The fuel filter is located between the fuel tank and the engine. What it mainly does is to filter the fuel going to the engine — making sure all the impurities are filtered out. Being embedded inside the car, we cannot easily determine if the fuel filter needs to be replaced already without opening the inside of the engine OR taking note of the signs that the fuel filter needs to be replaced. Here are some signs that indicate your fuel filter is clogged:
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Engine of Choice: Gas or Diesel | Automotive Parts Suppliers
Gas or diesel engine? Is there really such a big difference between the two? For newbies, the difference probably won’t even be that noticeable. For those more experienced with cars however, the difference will definitely be evident.
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Gas vs. Diesel - What's your verdict?