How To Change The Oil In Your Volvo S40 (Volvo P1 Chassis)

MK7 Volkswagen engines feature a crankcase ventilation system (PCV) that is crucial to your engine's performance. If your crankcase breather/oil separator is failing, VW offers an updated genuine breather replacement.  Although Volkswagen doesn't consider the PCV system a regular maintenance...

A common failure point in the Porsche 911 lighting system is the dash headlight switch itself. This DIY will show you how to diagnose the problem and replace the switch if that's your issue.  The air-cooled Porsche 911 came from the factory with a potentiometer-style dash headlight switch that...

You might’ve heard—the Volkswagen Bus is coming back in 2022. It’ll be a little different this time around, given it’s the 21st Century, and we now have fancy tech like electric powertrains. Still, we’re stoked to see such an iconic car make a comeback—we’ll even welcome the modern gadgets. We’re...

The PCV system is a universal concert for all engines. While under load, pressure can build up in the oil pan and crankcase, where there shouldn’t be any pressure. It’s the PCV’s job to open up and allow the engine to pull this pressure up through the manifold and into the combustion chamber....

Milford, CT, 06/29/2020 –  Team FCP Euro, defending 2019 TC America TCR champions, will not compete in races 3, 4, & 5 of the TC America season to be held at VIRginia International Raceway on July 10th-12th, and races 6, 7, & 8 at Sonoma Raceway on August 7th-9th, due to the continuing...

Audi has been making great cars for a very long time. As a brand, Audi took a little longer to find their true voice compared to some of the other older, more storied marques like BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche, but once they did, they’ve grown by leaps and bounds in the USA. While the newest,...

We all know that a car’s brakes are among the most critical components to keep in good condition and that holds true with the Volvo C30. Worn out brakes are a danger to you and everyone around you. The brakes will always be larger at the front because they do most of the braking; this is because...

Turbocharging a car usually means that it becomes less reliable, but Kameron Baker’s 1989 BMW 325i E30 demonstrates that time and tuning can break that stereotype. “I got the E30 in 2007 as my first car,” explains Kameron Baker about his 1989 BMW 325i, “it was $800 and had about 90k miles on it...

The technology is simpler than you might think. And that's what makes Bilstein shock absorbers so great.  The only job of a shock absorber is to dampen the up and down motion of the vehicle they're attached to. The goal is ride comfortAnd even though the task itself is simple, the technology...