Increased exhaust:A sudden increase in the amount of exhaust your engine produces usually means something is burning that shouldn’t be. You may be able to tell what’s burning by the color of the new smoke. Black smoke is a sign that too much fuel is making it into the engine. Blue ...
Ford has now issued a recall notice for the Focus RS, with all owners getting at least a new gasket and potentially a new cylinder head too
A broken thermostat can stay closed, blocking much-needed coolant from coursing around the engine. This means that the thermostat is not doing its job of keeping the engine within its average operating temperature, potentially leading to overheating if unnoticed. Degraded hosing, fan or waterpump ...
Note: A small amount of moisture may be present inside an engine that doesn't get much usage which is normal. 2. Bubbles in the Radiator With the engine cold remove the radiator cap and start the engine, if the head gasket has failed it will allow combustion gases into the cooling syste...
The sole underlying motivation here is economic, and you can expect such stand-alone repairs will keep your vehicle rolling without significantly improving the engine’s performance. So when does the piecemeal approach make sense? When the vehicle and/or engine may not be worth spending much money...
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Uniseal® fittings are one-piece rubber grommets that create a water-tight seal much like a plastic bulkhead fitting except they are slightly flexible. A hole is cut through the side of the tank and the appropriate Uniseal® is inserted into the hole. It has an inner and outer lip an...
One part of my laptop is now newer than the rest of it, which should mean I don’t have to spend quite as much time with two other parts of the computer. But should I feel that good about having to send a second computer from the same vendor back to the shop? I spent a long ...
A fuel injector is basically a spray nozzle that delivers fuel to the combustion chamber as input for the combustions. Contrary to what many folks expect, the injector doesn’t control when or how much fuel gets sent, it just “injects”, that is it only acts to restrict or allow its ...
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