DIY car repair procedures and maintenance advice
Car DIY fixes would require that you have certain tools and there’s nothing more annoying than starting off a DIY fix only to discover that you cannot proceed due to the lack of a tool >:(. However, as I grow in the number of repairs I take on DIY, I’ve found that tools are endless and yet available funds finite.
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Introduction: The Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve serves to vent the blow-by gases that make it to the crankcase from the combustion chamber via the piston rings. Increased crankcase pressure can lead to oil leaks e.g. from the valve cover gasket. Leaks due to a clogged PCV valve would often occur via multiple channels due to the raised crankcase pressure.
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So why bother? Nigeria’s quite a peculiar place to own and manage a vehicle. Paucity of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts, an abundance of counterfeits ones, expensive dealer quotes, and an avalanche of mechanics who claim to know more than engineers at Mercedes (if you know what I mean); are some of the challenges to contend with, to keep your
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