Owning and maintaining a car is a responsibility. By keeping yourself prepared you can safeguard your future self. Here are a few things that I recommend the average car enthusiast should keep in...
As winter rolls in with the holidays not far behind. I took it upon myself to perform my routine seasonal maintenance or Salt Belt preparations on my beloved Grau. A 1995 Arktis Grau Metallic, Full OBD-I converted E34 S52b32 swapped BMW 525i. (In layman's terms, it has an E36 M3 engine.) Upon...
Volkswagen has a long tradition of innovation. They've always done things slightly differently, from the ground up. One of Volkswagen's most lasting designs is the VR6 engine, which has been used for over two decades, and continues to be used in their current lineup in the Passat, CC, and more....
Cold weather can lead to strange problems with cars - in my case the gas pedal simply stopped working. In the late 90's many BMW and Mercedes models moved to electronic drive-by-wire gas pedals and throttles. Worthy of an honorable mention is the E32 BMW 750iL, which used drive-by-wire way back...
My wife called me on the telephone earlier this week to notify me that, without warning, our W124 Mercedes sedan began making an awful noise at a red light. She pulled over and turned it off immediately to avoid further damage, and reported that the coolant temperature and oil pressure were...
If you own a Volvo 940, you’ll be happy to know that replacing your front wheel bearings is no more difficult than replacing a set of rotors. In many cases that I’ve seen, backyard mechanics resort to amazingly long extension bars to get the axle nut to budge, sometimes hanging off of it like a...
It takes a lot to get a Volvo to perform like a modern sports sedan in the summer. Stock-for-stock, even the hottest 850R will handle worse than most sports sedans produced in the last 5 years. Since it's hard to recoup the investment of modifications on a vehicle, I've pretty much given up on...
An OBD-II scan-tool will help provide great insight into the dreaded “Check Engine Light” (CEL) and passing state emission inspections. Most states will not pass a car for emissions or safety inspection with an illuminated “CEL," so it's critical to have the right tools in your arsenal to get...
80's and 90's BMW models have long been known as great handling cars. Part of the reason for that came from innovations on the rear of the cars, in particular the multi-link rear suspension introduced on the E31 chassis called Integral III Axle. What's the job of rear suspension? Ideally it...
Winter is upon us again, and that means rain. If you're lucky enough to own a Volkswagen or Audi with a sunroof, you could be looking at a flooded interior if your sunroof drains aren't working correctly. Fortunately, these drains are easy to service, and in my experience, are the major source of...
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