What is a Serpentine Belt? Last year as I was driving my car that has never had anything major wrong with it up to this point I suddenly began to hear a loud squealing sound coming from under the hood, which can only be described as sounding exactly like one of the belts was literally screaming at me to pull over and right now, please. Since I was traveling on a 4 lane, … [Read more...]

How To Cool Down an Overheated Engine You’re driving down the road, singing along with your favorite tunes when suddenly you notice clouds of what appear to be smoke, billowing out from under your hood.  You may also notice some sputtering from your engine or hesitation when you push your foot down on the gas pedal.  Checking your dashboard panel, you probably see the … [Read more...]

How to Check for Battery Drain with a Multimeter? Perform a Simple Battery Drain Test to Find a Current Leak in Your Car Using a Voltmeter Although forgetting to turn off the headlights is one of the main causes of battery drain, other common but less obvious incidents not only make your car battery slowly die but also make them hard to find. A door left slightly open … [Read more...]

How to Get Rid of Fish Smell in Car? I'm not sure if there is any worse smell than that of rotting fish. I can't even say that I'm big on eating fish. But I am sure that I do not like the smell of rotting fish in my car. This article will detail the method that I used to remove that objectionable scent from my vehicle. Save Yourself the Time and Don't try to cover the … [Read more...]

Tint a Car Should you buy a new car with tinting, or possibly get it done aftermarket? Or should you tint your car's windows at all? Depending on where you live, there are no doubt laws that are clear on what can and can't be tinted, and by how much. Pretty much anywhere in the USA, totally black out tinting is illegal. It doesn't matter when the tint was applied and … [Read more...]

Front Wheel Drive vs Rear Wheel Drive? Why do such serious automakers as Mercedes, Jaguar, Porsche, BMW still produce cars not with front drive but with rear drive? There are Mercedes with front wheel drive such as its "A" class, but this is unusual for their smaller car lines like their golf-class or even smaller. Negatives of Front Wheel Drive 1) Vibration from … [Read more...]

How to Remove Stains from Car Seats A Stain in your Car Seat - Disaster or easily fixed? It's happened to all of us at one point or another - you've taken such good care of your car and cleaned the interior of your car carefully but even after all that hard work and effort, you or someone you know or love has managed to stain your otherwise perfectly kept car … [Read more...]

How to Clean the Inside of your Car Your car is one of the most expensive and useful machines in your possession. Proper cleaning and maintenance is essential for ensuring its long life. The car must also be cleaned thoroughly on the inside in order to avoid health hazards. Following are the steps to providing a thorough cleaning for the interior of your … [Read more...]

Car Cleaning Tips Cleaning is terribly simple. How hard can it be to clean your windows, cars, hands and house? The answer is that it's actually terribly complicated. Tips and tricks that professionals use aren't always common knowledge and common mistakes actually do more harm then good. Some mistakes may seem incredibly obvious to you but for many these are VERY … [Read more...]