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Is It Ok to Wash a Car’s Engine? The Truth & the Lies

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There are at least a billion and one folks in the world who swear that washing a car's engine isn't necessary. 'Why wash a car's engine?' Such folks argue. For this category of vehicle users and school of thought, opening the hood of a vehicle to clean or wash the engine doesn't make sense. ...

Used Premium Tires vs. New Budget Tires: The Verdict

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No one has ever doubted that Michelin, Dunlop, Yokohama, Continental, or Bridgestone are great tires and provide great bang for the buck. However, the used premium tires vs. new budget tires debate occasionally pops up when tires are discussed with the argument tilted either in favor of new budg...

How to Tell a Vehicle Has Been Converted: 7 Secret Clues

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Let's get this straight and right to the point: converted cars are usually more trouble than they are worth (this is why how to tell a vehicle has been converted is so important). Rerouting the driver's side of a vehicle to the opposite of the configuration it originally came in from the factory ...

4 Ways To Easily Identify an Original Korean Starter Battery

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If you live in a developing country (or prefer better-priced options), you've asked yourself at some point (or wondered), 'How do I positively identify an original Korean starter battery? The reason? Fakes flood the market and instead of the traditional 5-7 years that original starter batterie...

2002 – 2006 Toyota Camry Throttle Relearn Procedure

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If you ever need to Google '2002 - 2006 Toyota Camry Throttle relearn procedure', you won't agree that the fifth-generation Camry is one of the most practical and versatile Camry ever to roll off an assembly line. Available with either a five-speed manual or four-speed auto; i4 or V6 and offered ...

How to Reset ‘Maint Reqd’ Light on a Lexus or Toyota

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The 'Maint Reqd' light on a Lexus or Toyota is an indication of an engine oil and filter change becoming due. It's aimed to remind you to change your engine oil and oil filter. Requiring only a reset, the maintenance required indication, illuminating your instrument cluster is not an indication ...

Help Your Car’s Starter Battery Last Longer, Reliably

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Have you ever been in a tight fix when your starter battery packs up after just serving for two years, and its replacement follows the same pattern of annoyance, leaving you stranded and fed up simultaneously? For many years, this was me: none of my starter batteries ever crossed the two-year ma...

Change Oil Every 5000 Miles: Is This ‘Wisdom’ Still Valid?

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You may have heard (or read) somewhere that it makes sense to change oil every 5000 miles (or so). Changing engine oil every 5k miles or generally, six months (whichever comes first) has now become the minimum standard for engine longevity. But are there no better alternatives? Compounding the a...

Buying a Used Car? Here Are 10 IMPORTANT Used Car Buying Tips

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Handy used car buying tips and the eventual ability to figure out if a pre-owned vehicle should be considered (or ignored) are some of the hacks that possessed, will save you a ton of stress and money.   You see, people aren't generally honest, and most of the time, will do all within ...

Fuel Pump Failure: 1 Major Reason Why Your Pump ALWAYS Fails

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Fuel pump failure is something that I've NEVER experienced, all through my motoring years. This may appear like the ramblings of a crazy folk who also doubles as sardonic, but it's not...it's the truth. Now, great chances are that you may think luck has a lot to do with it. No, instead, it’s the...