The 2005 Volkswagen GTI uses a single air filter to filter the air that is circulated into the cabin by the car's cooling and heating system. Without this filter, large objects and fine dust would both be freely allowed into the cabin, which could irritate allergies, reduce air quality and even be p

Bosch is a leading supplier of automotive diagnostic solutions that helps technicians with auto repair. Typically, the diagnostic tools come with built-in software applications that cater to domestic or international automobiles. Whether you need a tool to check the voltage of a battery, troubleshoo

Believe friends all know that often use cars in use process as long as a stop is bound to the hand brake.Because the driver leave the vehicle, if no use hand brake, the vehicle is ...

The paint dent separation or PDR for car treatment has grown to be accepted in the US. You might be amazed why this scheme is so special. Why is it that various individuals have turned ...

The flute contains small pins that hold the keys in place. On occasion, it is necessary to remove these pins if they become bent or damaged. Since the pins are so small, sometimes they will stick and become difficult to remove. In most cases, a pin can simply be pulled with a small pair of needle-no

Corn is used to make ethanol.Arthur Tilley/Creatas/Getty ImagesEthanol is a renewable, corn-based fuel that is more friendly to the environment than the standard unleaded gasoline. Most of the vehicles in the United States are capable of burning ethanol, at least gasoline with a low...

Mounting tires is an arduous process. Tire shops use pneumatic tools to mount tires. The pressure needed to get a tire onto the rim can be immense, and the pneumatic tools assist. The bead of a tire is a steel belt surrounded by rubber that keeps the tire in place on the rim. The steel belt is what

All rotors have a minimum thickness stamped into the front of the rotor hub. Every time the brakes are checked or replaced, the thickness of the rotors should be checked with a caliper. The reason for this is twofold: the rotors get extremely hot during use, and the thinner they are, the less they c

The Mazda CX-9 has folding side mirrors. Folding these mirrors allows you squeeze through tight spaces that might otherwise damage your mirror, such as narrow alleyways or automatic car washes. The folding process is manual, as the mirror post does not have any type of motor or mechanism that allows

The 2008 Suzuki Ozark has a 249cc four-stroke engine with a fuel injector. This is one of the smaller ATVs that Suzuki offers but still has the capabilities of working on the ranch or riding on the trails. You will change the oil almost the same way as in any other Suzuki model, but this ATV uses ab

The crankshaft position sensor is an electronic sensor that monitors and records the rate at which the engine's crankshaft is spinning at any given time. The sensor relays this information to the electronic control unit, or ECU, and the ECU controls the ignition and fuel injection. This process allo

Beading indicates that an intact coat of wax protects the vehicle's surface.Beading on Red Car image by emiria331 from Fotolia.comA car's surface can retain its luster and resist weathering longer when protected by a coat of wax. The included instructions on many commercial car waxes are...

Ford Escort sway bar links provide extra give in the sway bar to chassis connection. This allows the sway bar to control the Escort's body roll in a more forgiving manner. The links consist of steel cores with rubber bushings at each end. When the rubber bushings crack and crumble, you'll need to in

The KitchenAid Superba dishwasher has heavy-duty, normal and light wash cycles, as well as rinse only and a one-hour wash for faster cleaning. The dishwasher also has cycle-status indicator lights, a utensil basket, flexible folding tines and an adjustable upper rack. To adjust the upper rack, owner

The check engine light on a 2003 Subaru Outback illuminates to alert you of stored diagnostic trouble codes in the Subaru’s electronic control module. When the module runs a test on all the systems it monitors and returns an error from one or more, it generates a diagnostic trouble code, which

The moonroof on your Ford Fusion may be showing its age if you've owned it for a number of years. A number of problems can develop with the Fusion's moonroof. Debris can get lodged in the moonroof track, causing leaks, or the fuse for the roof can blow out. Regardless of the issue, simple troublehso

The Honda CRX was a popular car in its time, and there are still tons of them on the road today. This car, however, is plagued with electrical issues, particularly fuel pump related. If the fuel pump relay goes out in your CRX, it's a 10 minute fix to get the problem solved.

Full-time four-wheel-drive systems were popular in 1970s era full-size trucks. These systems included an inter-axle differential gear set in the transfer case, allowing the front and rear output shafts to turn at different speeds. This feature allowed facilitated continuous four-wheel-drive operat

Valve lash adjustment should be done according to the owner's manual for the particular motorcycle. Harley-Davidson's pushrod style engine does not require adjustment as frequently as do some of the foreign motorcycles with overhead camshafts. The overhead camshaft engines usually will have a specif

Dents are most often repaired using a drill, dent puller, grinder and other tools. Dents that have no paint missing and no chips or cracks can sometimes be repaired partially or completely by using paintless dent repair techniques. These techniques use mostly tools found around a normal garage or at