Car maintenance schedule, dependability ratings, etc.
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Check our generic car maintenance schedule that works for all cars and makes...
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How to drive a new car during the break-in period; that's no joke! Little precautions will increase your engine lifetime...
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Dependability surveys, are they really worth choosing a car based on the rankings they provide?
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Old gasoline, its effects on your car and how to deal with it
Stale gas, how it impacts your car and how to prevent it or fix its damage
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Understanding motor oils
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These are the European motor oil standards. They are not exactly equivalent to the API motor oil standards...
Motor oil grades chart
A modern chart about when to use the different oil grades 5W30, 0W20, etc.
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Learn how to accurately compare motor oils when selecting the right product for your engine...
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Driving with low oil level can be unnoticed by the on-board vehicle diagnosis system yet endanger your life!
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Engine diagnostic
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Not driving a zero emission vehicle? You might be interested by this troubleshooting guide for engine condition out of the smoke color.
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You can learn a lot about your engine condition out of the color of the spark plug electrodes and insulators and eventual deposits.
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An easy engine diagnostic tool to be used in conjunction with other observations. The engine compression test can lead to a quick determination of an engine defect cause.
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How excess oil in the combustion chamber generates wet carbon deposits on the valves, pistons and even behind the valves. It also clogs the catalyst and destroys the spark plugs...
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Found super knock OBDII codes in your scanner? See which effect this has on the pistons and the cylinder head. Not much to worry about however...
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Car electrical diagnostic
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How to diagnose a driver's airbag warning signal and test the coil spring cable behind the steering wheel.
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How to observe a good practice when re-assembling wire harnesses and refitting wire connectors in a car.
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Using a battery desulfator on you car's battery for extending its lifetime or restoring its full power...More.
How rodents can damage belts and wires and generate faults...More.
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Troubeshooting and fixing a defective car horn...More.
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Noises from car: how to identify, diagnose and fix
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Differential whining noise investigation and diagnostic.
How to make sure of a high-pitched whining noise that increases when accelerating at low speed.
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What causes creaking, squeaking, knocking, humming from the front of a car
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Car maintenance data
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A complete guide to tires selection, rotation, etc.
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Tightening torques given as a guidance only per bolt size
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Brake fluid types, classification and uses
Which brake fluid to use in your car and if you can mix different types, etc.
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Quick inspections / actions
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How to visually check brake pads and decide if they should be replaced | minimum brake pads thickness
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How to release stuck car wheels
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Quick fixes - Car emergency repairs
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How to fix a radiator top cover leak with epoxy adhesive until it can be replaced...
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How to clan the car battery leads without removing the terminals or using any tool!
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Car battery replacement, how to change the battery on any car:
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Which order to follow for battery terminal disconnection?
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Focus
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The Peugeot I-COCKPIT interior explained
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Solving a black touch screen problem on
Peugeot vehicles 
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What to do when Android Auto refuses to connect to your car...
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Tightening torques of Peugeot 1.6 VTi and 1.6 HDi engines
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Opel and Vauxhall Vivaro Electrical Equipment Location
Where to find the battery, fuse box and horn of the Renault Trafic and its cousins...More.
Car matching
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7 rules for a car to be suitable for a family!
Make sure to check the vehicle's compliance with our 7 rules before making a choice. 
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Don't mix! AWD are for roads, 4WD for off-road driving.
Check out our detailed chart listing all differences between both types of vehicles. 
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Cars and your health
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See how you can try avoiding travel sickness with nature's roots like ginger especially when sitting at the back seat on curved mountain roads...
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All car air conditioners including the manual ones (non-automatic, no climate control) can have their temperature regulated for a better comfort.
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See also all our car maintenance tips - How to fix and repair you car
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