DIY car repair procedures and maintenance advice
Stay tuned for the complete procedure, but first… Do you run plain tap water in your car’s cooling system? If you do, in simple words, trouble is coming! Coolant is superior to water in cooling systems in at least these 3 ways:
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I took on this repair because my 2003 Honda Accord 2.4L (LEV) had developed a P0141 (O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank1, Sensor2)) code. Its also worthy to note that while I waited for my replacement aftermarket Denso 234-4797 Oxygen Sensor to arrive from Amazon, the dreaded P0420 showed up. It’s dreaded because a lot of times it means your
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Is your disc brake making squeaks, squeals or some scratchy sound? It could benefit from this simple tune up. Disc brakes are typically fitted to front wheels and consist of a rotor (most mechanics in Nigeria call this brake disc i.e. the shiny metal disc you would see behind the alloy or metal rim of front wheels), brake pads and
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Do you leave off the decision of what pressure your tires are run at to the guy with the air compressor (popularly called vulcanisers in Nigeria)? You may be making a costly mistake! A good portion of cars on the road are run at incorrect tire pressures and this has consequences. According to consumerreports.org vehicles with under-inflated tires are 3times
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