Posts Tagged ‘my’

What does my car starter look like?

Well your car would not turn over and you just had your battery replaced last month. You have your car towed into the shop and you get a ride to work from a family member or friend. You get a phone call from the shop it was towed to and sure enough you have a 

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Roy C. Asks: How Do I Get The Best Fuel Mileage Out Of My Car?

Well Roy there are quite a few things you can do to help you squeeze some extra miles per gallon from your vehicle. The first thing you should do is obvious,own a fuel efficient vehicle. The second thing to check regularly is your tire pressures. Keep your tire pressures up so there is less rolling resistance between […]

Barbara H. Asks: How do I prepare my car for winter?

Well Barbara that is a good question. It is that time of year when you ask yourself: “Is my car ready for winter”? Well usually the first thing people think about is snow tires, then winter wiper blades, and battery. Then there is that stuff called antifreeze. It seems that here in New England you […]

Question: Dan M. Asks, “Where is the air going in my tires” ?

Well Dan you are definitely losing air from your tires, but where is it going? There are no nails or other objects in your tires causing a leak. Maybe there is someone secretly letting air out of your tires! I can tell you what the problem is and it is a very common condition, especially […]

Sandra G. Asks: What kind of oil should I use in my car?

I received an email from Sandra G. She went to have her vehicles oil changed, and she was asked what type of oil she wanted to use in her car. Not exactly knowing what type of oil her car took she simply said; I do not know. She explained to me that she was asked […]

Could you please turn off my maintenance light?

Well it really does not take much to figure out what is wrong with this picture now does it? This person actually complained that their maintenance light was on and wanted me to just reset it. Well I did do that for the individual, but the light came on for a reason……. It was due […]

Drew R. Ask’s : My Heater and A/C systems blower fan performance is poor why?

Well Drew Here is what might be going on with your  heating/ air conditioning  system in your car. Around 1998 or so some automotive manufacturers started to add cabin filters or also known as pollen filters to the heating and air conditioning systems of their vehicles. Today almost all vehicles come equipped with these filters […]

Question: Jim L. Ask’s ” How do I prepare my collector car for winter storage”?

Hello Jim! There are many things to consider when storing your vehicle for winter, and a lot depends on where you are storing the vehicle. Ideally you want to store your car inside and if you can, jack the vehicle off the ground at put it on jack stands. This will eliminate the possibility of getting flat spots on […]

What happened to my new tires??

This is my first post in this category “Pay now or pay later.” I will give you many examples to spend a little extra money now to perform the repair or service correctly, or pay much more a short time later to do the job over again. In the picture shown you are looking at the cord showing […]