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		<title>Why A Car Tune-Up Is Important</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Piyke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vehicle owners often forget that their cars also go through a lot of stress and need proper care and attention. Whether you travel every day or several times a week, and no matter how near or far your destinations are, your vehicle still works hard. Its wires, spark plugs, filters, and other essential parts are bound to wear out soon.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Things that Damage Catalytic Converters!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Piyke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2015 10:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this post are 7 things that damage and shorten the lifespan of the catalytic converter in your vehicle. Catalytic converters have been around as a result of stricter emission laws originating from California. Combustion in the modern engine produces harmful hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) due to incomplete combustion. This is where cats come in,]]></description>
		
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		<title>Change your Engine Air Filter Regularly</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Piyke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[DIY Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maintenance Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air cleaner element]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air filter change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air filter replacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits clean air filter]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is an inexpensive maintenance item, but often ignored until problems show up. We will consider 3 critical reasons why engine air filters should be replaced regularly. Air filters (aka air cleaner element) are critical to the optimal performance of any combustion engine. That of your car is no different! Remember, fires CANNOT burn without oxygen (air)! Therefore no matter]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tire Blowout at 120km/hr: Control &#038; Prevention</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Piyke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Diagnosis Case Series]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tire]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This post details my recent experience of a tire blowout at over 120km/hr, how to handle, and preventing blowouts. Blowouts occur when tires burst and rapidly loose air. This can be quite deadly but knowing how to handle a blowout if does occur, can greatly reduce the odds of having a ghastly accident. Howbeit, blowouts are best prevented because although]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bad Habits that Damage your Automatic Transmission</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Piyke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 19:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Maintenance Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATF change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habits that damage transmissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poor transmission maintenance]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Automatic transmission is a critical part of your car and an expensive one. As such it deserves optimum care, but sadly many car owners (even some mechanics) consistently engage in practices that will break even the toughest tranny! Described below are 8 bad habits that will ensure your transmission functions less efficiently and most likely fails&#8230;ultimately. These are habits]]></description>
		
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		<title>Prevent your Wheel Studs from Breaking</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Piyke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have observed a good number of cars on Nigerian roads with broken wheel studs. In this post we will look at the steps you can take to lessen the chances of this happening on  your vehicle. Some causes are very preventable. I was quite shocked when I saw the car with the wheel above parked, just couldn&#8217;t believe someone]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tire Pressures 101: Getting it Right</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Piyke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 23:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[correct tire pressures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gauging tire pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflating tires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[over-inflating tires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tire]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
		
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		<title>Broken tire belts: meaning and symptoms</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Piyke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2015 19:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[broken tire belt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broken tyre belt]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you hear a thumping sound (dim-dim-dim-dim) from the wheels while driving and does your steering wheel vibrate as well? Has this progressively gotten worse? If so, you may well have a broken tire belt. Broken tire belts occur when the reinforcing steel cords within the rubber of tires break. This often leads to an uneven tire surface. In Nigeria,]]></description>
		
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