Car Maintainance

Under normal conditions when you start your car, the airbag light including other warning lights in your dashboard comes on and stays on for several seconds until the on-board computer runs a check and confirms there are no faults then the lights turns off one after another. So when the …

When an engine oil gets bad there are signs it gives. These signs may come up when your engine is due for oil replacement or when a bad oil is poured into the engine. If you don’t have a reminder sticker indicating your next oil change or how to know …

Aside from the signature noise of V8 and V12 engines, also in some cases of engines that have big fans fitted to it, loud engine noise may be considered abnormal in some cases. When an unfamiliar noise starts coming from smaller engines like a 4 cylinder inline or a V6 …

Tyres gives a car it’s overall appearance, so a clean vehicle and dirty tyres do not go hand in hand. No matter how many times you clean your vehicle in a day or a week or a month if your tyres are covered with dirt, the overall look of your …

The fuel pump is responsible for delivering fuel from the tank to the engine at the appropriate pressure required for performance demands. Like every other things, cars will certainly show visible signs if a fuel pump is faulty. There are unique signs given off that confirms that you’ve got a …

Toyota corolla is increasingly becoming a popular sedan among Nigerians today. Most common is the 2003 to 2006 Toyota corolla because of it’s excellent maintenance and fuel economy. But given so, like every other car, it has it’s issues among which is transmission problems. In such a case, don’t be …

Air flow metre also known as the mass air flow sensor, this device is necessary to determine the flow rate of air entering a fuel-injected internal combustion engine. Because air changes its density with temperature and pressure, it’s necessary for the Engine Control Unit-ECU (commonly called The Engine Brain-Box in the country) to balance and deliver …

Imagine driving down the road and all of a sudden the check engine light goes on. This means something is wrong, but the vehicle seems to be running fine. Before taking your vehicle to the repair shop, you need to understand that your car’s computer is trying to tell you …

Not all cars have their batteries located under the hood where their engines are for a number of reasons. Car brands commonly known for doing this are Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo, Audi, Land Rover, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and others. We’ll be looking at the reasons why and it’s benefits to the …

Hybrid vehicles are not as common as regular vehicles especially in this part of the world. This makes maintenance knowledge of these type of cars almost unknown because of how the system operates. Hybrid vehicles have the ability to shut off their internal combustion engines and operate on electric motor …