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Windshield WipersThe New Blade in TownIf your windshield wipers are streaking and chattering when you turn them on in the rain or snow, it's time for a little "blade renewal." And when it comes to new wiper blades, there are some new designs that are worth a look.One of the latest is called the beam blade. It's different than conve... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on January 05, 2025 Giving CV Joints the Boot! (CV Joint and Boot Replacement)Ever wonder how your vehicles transmission is connected to your wheels? After all, when you hit a pothole or some other uneven part of a roads surface, there has to be something that can maintain the connection between the transmission and the wheel yet keep everything moving at the same speed. ... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on October 13, 2024 If You Drive Like a Maniac (Aggressive Driving is Bad for a Vehicle)When someone mentions driving like a maniac, they're not talking about you, surely? Besides the safety issues of aggressive driving, you should know that your vehicle will last a lot longer if you'll just mellow out a little. Here are four traits good drivers follow if they want their vehicles t... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on September 22, 2024 How Much Does It Cost? (Variations in Vehicle Repair Costs)Ever wonder why it costs so much more to fix a similar problem in two different vehicles? Let's say you now own an SUV and before that, you owned a car. Your SUV's air conditioning system needs a new evaporator, but the cost for the new one is way more than you remember it was for your car. How... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on September 01, 2024 The Third Brake Light (Third Brake Light Service)So you thought you only had two brake lights. Look again and you'll see one in the center at a higher level than the two on either side of the vehicle. They're sometimes in the inside of the vehicle behind the back window, or they could be in the deck lid, on the roof or on the spare wheel carr... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on June 09, 2024 DOG FOOD IN YOUR ENGINE (Keeping Rodents out of your Engine)A technician was telling us the other day that he was servicing an engine and spotted something he'd never seen before: A collection of dry dog food siting on a horizontal metal ledge near the base of the engine. It was neatly stashed and was in a spot where the food pellets couldn't have simply... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on May 19, 2024 The Byte Stuff (Your Vehicle's Computers)Nobody has to tell you that computers are a part of so many things in our lives. Smartphones, kitchen appliances, vacuum cleaners, televisions. You name itit has a computer in it. And your vehicle is no exception.The earliest cars relied on the technology of their time, and there was no such ... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on March 31, 2024 The Daily Grind (Grinding Noise)If your vehicle makes a grinding sound when you turn the steering wheel, it's speaking to you. No, really, it is. So listen to what it's saying and you could avoid a much more costly repair down the road.A grinding sound coming from the front of your vehicle when you are turning can offer some... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on March 10, 2024 I Had No Idea! (Four Things You Didn't Know About Vehicles)Bet you didn't know:Some of the earliest rearview mirrors were marketed as "Cop Spotters" so drivers would know when police were following them. Who wants a ticket, anyway? According to eBay Motors, Elmer Berger first patented a rearview mirror that was mounted on the front fenders, on the spare... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on March 03, 2024 Such a Little Part (Climate Control Resistor)You expect your heater/air conditioner to work like it should. You have a control for temperature and one for fan speed. You even have a control for what vents the air comes out of. Don't be surprised one day if your blower fan develops a mind of its own and starts going crazy. Most of the ti... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on January 14, 2024 |
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