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10 Car Mysteries Solved: Expert Car Clinic Q&A Solutions for a variety of engine problems that are certain to help car owners.   |
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June 2003
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September 2002
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Today's Tuneup/Version 2002 While it has changed significantly -- even in the last seven or eight years -- the concept of a tuneup itself is anything but gone. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
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13 Must-Know Tricks to Max Out Your Road-Trip MPGs There are quite a number of things you can do to improve fuel economy. |
AskMen.com
April 11, 2002
Bruce |
Car Questions & Answers Cold truck has trouble with transmission... Don't pay too much for a clutch... Can you switch your car battery yourself?... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
November 21, 2007
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Synthetic or Mineral Oil? Setting the Record Straight (Finally) There's a lot of rhetoric, largely because some manufacturers and peddlers of synthetics have made a lot of inaccurate and self-serving claims over the years. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006
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What's That Smell? There are plenty of smells emanating from your car that may be evidence of something wrong. Here are a few of them. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009 |
How To Tell When a Wheel, Not a Tire, is Leaking Why some of today's alloy wheels leak air... Why passenger-side mirrors heat up more slowly than the driver's side... Why you should avoid downshifting unnecessarily... |
Popular Mechanics
November 2000
Paul Weissler |
Replacing Spark Plug Wires Inexpensive boot pliers allow you to remove stuck plug wires without damage... |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2008
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars Ferrari F430 Spider... Ford's EcoBoost... Mercedes-Benz Bluetec system... Chevrolet Corvette ZR1... Saturn Vue Two-Mode Hybrid... Audi hybrid with it's own mobile phone... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2003
Bob Freudenberger |
Passing An Emissions Inspection Wasn't your car designed to meet these emissions standards? Haven't you done your best to maintain it with regular oil changes and tuneups? What's gone wrong? And, most important, how can you make it pass? |
Popular Mechanics
September 17, 2008
Mike Allen |
6 Ways to Stay Safe in Your Garage: Saturday Mechanic A busted knuckle is a badge of honor, and real injuries are easily prevented. Here's the right way to work on your car without getting hurt. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2004
Paul Weissler |
Turn Up Your Heater How to determine if your vehicle's heater system is under-performing. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Winter Care of Mowers, Blowers, and Chippers Spending a little time now taking care of lawn mowers, leaf blowers, chippers, and tillers will go a long way toward insuring smooth starting and running next spring. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2002
Paul Weissler |
Storing Your Car A 2- to 4-month driving season followed by eight to 10 months of storage is something many car enthusiasts go through every year. You want to be able to store the vehicle without big expense, yet with minimum deterioration and an easy return to operation. |
Popular Mechanics
October 22, 2008 |
Are Fuel Additives Necessary to Prepare Cars For Winter? Are fuel additives necessary for your vehicle? |
Car and Driver
April 2004
Frank Markus |
Audi TT 3.2 Quattro DSG The start of something big. Audi's new dual-clutch transmission. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars Electric cars are back: Tesla 2007 Roadster... Honda FCX/Concept... GMC 2008 Yukon Two-Mode Hybrid... Fiat: 2007 Siena Tetrafuel... Volkswagen 2007 Golf GT TSI... Chrysler 2007 Sebring... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010
Mike Allen |
How to Replace Your Car's Radiator: DIY Auto If you have a bad plastic-tank radiator, you might as well just buy a new one. If you have a copper-and-brass radiator, it might be repairable at a radiator shop. Either way, save some money by doing the removal and installation yourself. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2009
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Troubleshooting and Fixing a Car that Won't Start With nothing more than a multimeter, you should be able to find out what's wrong getting your car up and running in no time. Here are our tips on troubleshooting a car that won't start. |
Car and Driver
June 2004
Larry Webster |
Porsche Carrera GT It is an incredible car, with a plethora of juicy technical details and glorious thrust from a mid-mounted aluminum V-10 engine. We learned about both during a day of testing and driving at Italy's Adria International Raceway. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2004
Bob Freudenberger |
Replacing Loose Motor Mounts Failed engine mounts can let your engine rotate far beyond acceptable limits when you accelerate or decelerate smartly. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Mike Allen |
Fix it or Ditch it? A Car Owner's Guide to Rebuilding Parts Here's the lowdown on when to fix and when to ditch that broken part. |
AskMen.com
Louis Whitehead |
Dealing With A Dead Car Battery There are a number of reasons why batteries can weaken and fail. Here are some of the more common ones. |
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Steve Richer |
How To Soup Up Your Car A guide to everything from window tint to nitrous oxide systems. |
Popular Mechanics
July 19, 2007
Paul Weissler |
6 New Car Technologies in Your Not-So-Distant Future From navigational systems for the kids to cruise control for drowsy driving to cleaner fuel conversions, here's what's on the horizon for Volkswagen vehicles. |
Car and Driver
December 2003
Daniel Pund |
Porsche Carrera GT In truth, it's not even a car, really. It's not like those things we put in comparison tests and rate the ergonomics and measure the gas mileage of. The $440,000, 604-hp Carrera GT is different. It's all vibrancy and immediacy. |
Popular Mechanics
March 3, 2010
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Anatomy of Toyota's Problem Pedal: Mechanic's Diary Toyota deserves a better deal than the media and Congress are giving it. |
Popular Mechanics
March 1999 |
Choosing The Right Coolant Time to pick up a couple of jugs of antifreeze. But what kind? The parts store now stocks three colors: yellow, green and orange. Huh? Isn't all antifreeze green? Isn't it all the same? Nope... |
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December 2006
Tony Quiroga |
2007 Saturn Sky Red Line This latest Saturn boasts mini-Corvette styling with a quicker and easier to launch manual transmission. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2000
Bob Freudenberger |
Replacing Your Water Pump Its rubber parts may disintegrate if the engine overheats, and its polished sealing faces can wear and warp if the engine is run dry. Typically, pumps will start leaking catastrophically shortly after a boil-over. This kind of failure can be worse than it sounds... |
Car and Driver
December 2004
John Phillips |
Ford Mustang GT The verdict? With it's vastly improved ride, slicker shifter, more power, and same old friendly price, it's the best Mustang since April 17, 1964. |
Popular Mechanics
January 30, 2008
Mike Allen |
Just Stop Whining and Fix Your Car: The Angry Mechanic They say modern cars are way too technical to be repaired by ordinary folks, but it hasn't turned into rocket science. |
Popular Mechanics
January 29, 2010
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How to Stop Sudden Unintended Acceleration The scenario is terrifying: While cruising along, your car takes off like some mysterious invisible foot has floored the throttle. |
Popular Mechanics
June 11, 2009
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Seven Summertime Auto Myths Debunked Everything you thought was true about driving in the summertime. |
BusinessWeek
September 18, 2006
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Gas Saver Or Tailpipe Dream? A new kind of hybrid uses hydraulics instead of batteries to save fuel. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Mike Allen |
How to Repair Stripped Spark Plug Threads: Auto Clinic Spark plugs that haven't been changed for a long time can become one with the cylinder head. Fortunately, it's possible to repair damaged threads instead of scrapping the head. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2003
Bob Freudenberger |
Dealing With A Low Brake Pedal There are only two plausible reasons for a low pedal: air in the system; and excessive movement between linings and rotors or drums. Professionals and do-it-yourselfers alike are often guilty of misdiagnosis -- they blame the master cylinder, though it is seldom the culprit. |
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Prepare Garden Engines for Winter Simple steps in fall save time and effort next spring... |
Popular Mechanics
September 26, 2008
Lindsay Brooke |
Top 10 Ford Model T Tech Innovations That Matter 100 Years Later When Henry Ford's invention entered production 100 years ago this weekend, it wasn't the world's first inexpensive car -- others had beaten him to that slot. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2004
Rich Smith |
Ford and GM's Six-Speed Plans Ford and GM team up to produce a next-generation transmission. |
Popular Mechanics
November 4, 2009
Larry Webster |
Recall Safety: How to Fix a Stuck Electronic Throttle If your car unintentionally accelerates, there are several effective countermeasures. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009
Mike Allen |
How to Read a Mechanic's Work Order: Saturday Mechanic You can troubleshoot your repair after it's done -- without turning a wrench. Here's an overview of the sometimes confusing world of the repair order. |
AskMen.com
August 15, 2003
Steve Richer |
Preparing Your Car For A Road Trip Whether you plan on visiting Africa coast-to-coast or simply want to do a pilgrimage on Route 66, your car needs to be up to snuff. |
