Crate Engines > > > Crate Engines There's more to installing them than just opening the box By: Steve Temple/autoMedia.com Highlights: Even though hardcore hot rodders have a reputation for building their own high-performance mills, in recent years turnkey crate engines have become enormously popular. The ... Related Searches:engine prices | long block | water pump | spark plug wire set
Spark Plug Wire Replacement > > > Spark Plug Wire Replacement Maintaining your car's connections By: Phil Coconis/autoMedia.com Highlights: Time was when your mechanic tuned up your vehicle you could often get the plug wires installed just for the additional price of the parts, since it only took a couple of extra minutes ... Related Searches:firing order | spark plug wire set | spark plugs | spark plug wires
Engine Maintenance > > > Engine Maintenance Regular tune-ups, rubber replacement and filter changes extend vehicle life By: Tom Morr/autoMedia.com Photographer: Tom Morr/autoMedia.com Highlights: Step-By-Step: We all know that regular tune-ups and engine maintenance are investments that pay off with improved ... Related Searches:how to replace fuel filter | timing belt replacement | oxygen sensor | tune up
Fuel Injector Replacement > > > Fuel Injector Replacement By: Mike Bumbeck Highlights: A fuel injector is essentially an On/Off switch. When switched on, the fuel injector delivers a measured amount of fuel into the combustion chamber. When switched off, the fuel injector holds fuel in limbo. A series of sensors ... Related Searches:how to replace fuel filter | fuel injector | injectors | fuelinjectors
Modern Catalytic Converters > > > Modern Catalytic Converters By: Mike Bumbeck Highlights: In a perfect world an automobile engine would burn up its gasoline and produce only the basic byproducts of combustion-carbon dioxide, and a little bit of water, or good old H2O. Even though modern engines have become far more ... Related Searches:catalytic converter | converter | catalytic | catalyst
Tightening Your S-Belt ... most if not all of those drawbacks. It's cheaper to produce and easier to service, and also provides packaging advantages at the front of the engine. This system still needs servicing, however. We'll cover when and how to change the belt and its tensioner, as well as other points of inspection associated ... Related Searches:how to replace serpentine belt | belt tensioner | serpentine belt | timing belt replacement
Ready to save gas checklist ... to the fuel efficiency you may be getting in your vehicle. It's easier than you think to improve! Follow these guidelines* and see an increase in engine performance and gas mileage. Items to Check and/or Change Regularly Include Tire Pressure Check tires regularly, under inflated tires can reduce your ... Related Searches:oxygen sensor | spark plug wires | pcv valve | oil change
Sensing Problems With Your Engine Sensing Problems With Your Engine Advance Auto Parts Offers Tips for Troubleshooting Your Vehicle's Sensors ROANOKE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2007--Most people learn when they are very young that everyone has five senses: hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and seeing. Similarly, today's vehicles ... Related Searches:diagnostic | check engine light on | o 2 sensor | check engine light
To OBD II Or Not Advance Auto Parts ... for catalytic converters and oxygen sensors, has been increased as well. OBD II Obstacles In real world terms, for example, this means that a Check Engine MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) might illuminate if the fuel filler cap is not completely tightened, or the catalytic converters are operating much ... Related Searches:diagnostic | oxygen sensor | speed sensor | check engine light on
