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How To Spot a Failing Alternator
How To Spot a Failing Alternator When you try the ignition key, instead of the engine firing up, what you will hear is a series of rapid clicks. "My battery is gone!" Or is your case worse than that? You can even have a similar experience with a newly bought battery...
What You Need to Know About Engine Misfires
What You Need to Know About Engine Misfires Engine misfires can be very frustrating, the symptoms from each vehicle varies but it’s generally described as a stumble or momentary reluctance in power delivery. An engine misfire can be continuous or temporary and most...
How To Avoid Corrosion On Battery Terminals
How To Avoid Corrosion On Battery Terminals Following on from our post on Maintaining Your Car Battery, here we focus on how to avoid corrosion on battery terminals. Car batteries are used to start a car and power the electronic aspects of the vehicle. They supply...
Six Reasons You Need New Windscreen Wipers
Six Reasons You Need New Windscreen Wipers Imagine driving home on one evening, you put on the headlight and turn the wiper knob. Unfortunately, what you see are smears and streaks which affects visibility and threatens safety. If at any time you discover any of these...
Uninsured drivers having a damaging Effect
Increased Number of Uninsured drivers having a damaging Effect Recent figures indicate an increased rate of accidental claims against illegitimate road users which further emphasises the destructive effect of uninsured driving. In the past 12 months, MIB (Motor...
Tips on Diagnosing a Faulty Steering Rack
Tips on Diagnosing a Faulty Steering Rack With the complexities involved in the connection of your steering wheel with your front wheels, it may be difficult to find out the cause of the problem with a failing or faulty steering rack. Don’t know if it is the tie rod...
33 Must-Have Items for Your Car
33 Must-Have Items for Your Car You can never go wrong by keeping your car in top condition and well maintained. To complement this, you need to ask yourself some important questions like- 'What if my car develops a fault or I find myself in the middle of nowhere?...
Key Steps to Maintaining Your Car Battery
Key Steps to Maintaining Your Car Battery The battery of your vehicle are more prone to failure during extreme winter conditions. Below we will look into the main causes of a flat battery and give you some useful tips on maintaining your car battery during winter....
Problem Solving Your Air Con
Problem Solving Your Air Con During summer, repairs to your cars air conditioning system rank highly on your to-do-list. Here are a few tips to help you diagnose faults in your vehicles A/C system, alongside information about when to change the compressor or renew or...