Engine

As seen on Two Guys Garage on the SPEED channel: You've heard the Mass Air Flow Sensor is a sensitive part of your engine. What does it do and how do you maintain it?

Most people make new year’s resolutions. Resolving to lose weight and exercise can be tough ones to keep, but resolving to take better care of your car has never been easier with the free online custom service schedule from the non-profit Car Care Council.

The Car Care Council suggests you “green your routine” when it comes to your car and offers five ways you and your vehicle can help protect the environment and save at the pump.

Fall Car Care Month is the perfect time to fall into a vehicle maintenance program and get your car ready for the challenges of harsh winter weather.

“A thorough inspection of your vehicle will go a long way toward ensuring safety and dependability when temperatures drop and severe winter weather strikes,” said Rich White, executive director, Car Care Council. “A routine maintenance program also makes financial sense, extending useful vehicle life and helping avoid costly repairs down the road.”

October is Fall Car Care Month, and the Car Care Council recommends the following ways to fight rising gas prices:

By Mark Salem, Automotive Master Technician for CRC Industries

If water freezes at 32°F, why doesn’t my engine freeze when the temperature drops below zero?

When to Choose (and How to Use) an Electrical Parts Cleaner, Electronics Cleaner and Di-Electric Grease

by Mark Salem, Automotive Master Technician for CRC Industries

Use an iPhone® or iPad® and looking for a Bosch part for a vehicle? Bosch has just released a new, free app that enables anyone with one of these devices to find the correct Bosch part number for spark plugs, wiper blades, oxygen sensors, fuel pumps, or battery chargers and accessories for virtually any vehicle operating in the United States and Canada.

It’s a great aid for customers, service and sales personnel and anyone who needs to find a Bosch part number from these selected product lines quickly and easily.

 Jimmie Johnson and No. 48 out-dueled a charging Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart for the checkered flag at Darlington Raceway’s grueling Bojangles’ Southern 500 Saturday night May 12, for Hendrick Motorsports’ 200^th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ win.

 (Article = By Mark Salem, Automotive Master Technician for CRC Industries

Every sensor on or in a computer-controlled car or truck talks to the “on-board PC” in a kind of language you’ve never heard or seen. All of the inputs are in a voltage-speak and are all numbers. All of these signals to and from the PC travel in and out at up to 300 times per second. That is some party line!