Engine Air Filter
Your vehicle engine really needs clean air to operate efficiently: it takes about forty-five thousand litres of air to burn four litres of fuel in your vehicle engine. And all Calgary drivers know that clean air is much better than dirty. When your air filter’s dirty, it simply can’t trap any more dirt, so [...]
Guide to a Long Lasting Vehicle
Let’s say you’ve got a nine year old vehicle with 130,000 kilometers on the odometer. What can you to do make it last another year or two? Let’s start with the premise that there’s no reason that a modern car can’t run for 320,000 kilometers with proper care. The engineering [...]
Overrunning Alternator Pulley System
Some drivers may know that their alternator generates electricity to run the engine, all of the electrical systems, and to recharge the battery. Your serpentine belt spins the alternator to create the electricity. Until recently, the alternator was always spinning while the engine was functioning. Now some alternators come with [...]
Improve Fuel Economy
Question: What can I do to improve fuel economy? Answer: There are actually a lot of things drivers can do – some of them are pretty easy. One of the first things drivers should do is make sure their tires are properly inflated. On the inside of the driver’s door [...]
Differential Service
What is a differential and why do Calgary drivers need to have it serviced? First of all – your vehicle does have a differential. If it’s a rear wheel drive, your differential is on the back. If it’s front wheel drive, your differential is built into your transaxle (transmission). Drivers [...]
Axle Service
Drivers should know that the axles are the last link in transferring power from the engine to the wheels. They’re strong parts that last a long time but they can run into trouble. Axles just wear out over time and need to be replaced. And sometimes axle seals leak, causing the axle to wear [...]