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Cars stop at Piazzale Roma. Past that point there is no road, no kerb, no parking, and no traffic in any sense a driver would recognise. What there is instead is a status hierarchy of powered vehicles that behaves exactly like car culture, with varnish standing in for paint and …
Spark plugs are among the few engine components that provide diagnostic information about the engine’s health when they are removed. The condition of …
The fuel system cleaning service offered at quick-lube facilities — typically involving a bottle of cleaner added to the fuel tank and occasionally a …
The engine air filter and the cabin air filter serve related but distinct purposes and are replaced on different schedules for different reasons. They …
Car batteries fail for a small number of predictable reasons, most of which are accelerated by behaviors that are avoidable once understood. The …
The cooling system is among the most neglected maintenance areas on the typical family car, which is why coolant-related failures account for a …
The timing belt connects the crankshaft to the camshaft or camshafts, synchronizing the opening and closing of the engine’s valves with the movement …
Engine oil is the most important consumable in an automobile and the one whose selection generates the most confident misinformation from people who …
