Posted on January 13, 2020 by

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Drilled Rotors and The Northeast

Posted on January 9, 2020 by

Brake rotors get hot during braking. Usually the front rotors of cars are vented, with space between the two sides for air to flow and cool them off. For high performance applications, there are drilled rotors, with holes going through the rotor at regular intervals to aid in cooling and also to remove a little weight.

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Overtightened Oil Filter

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

Some parts of cars need to tightened really well, others don’t need that much. Some people seem to confuse the two.

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The Story of My First Crash

Posted on January 2, 2020 by

This is the written version of my video from Monday about my recent crash in my Toyota Corolla.

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My First Car Crash – Goodbye Corolla

Posted on December 30, 2019 by

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Throwback: Blown-Out Spark Plug

Posted on December 19, 2019 by

It’s a throwback post today, going way back to 2016 and a damaged engine. Originally posted December 1st, 2016.

A Honda Element got hauled in on a tow truck one night. Big misfire, running horribly when we drove it into the shop. As I plugged in a scanner to read the codes, another tech started pulling the spark plugs, and before I even got the code for misfire in cylinder 2 he already found it.

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How To Change Wiper Blades

Posted on December 16, 2019 by

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