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Which Cars are Most Likely To Need an Engine Rebuild with Low Miles? As your car gets older, the likelihood of problems goes up. Continued general maintenance and repairing worn parts is to be expected as a car gets older, but sometimes cars experience catastrophic failures of engine or transmission parts that cost thousands of dollars to repair. As modern cars become more dependable, the risk of major problems is fairly low, but they do happen, and they happen to certain vehicles more than others. Three problem areas are the most common with certain modern cars. These include the engine,...

Learn How to Diagnose the Oil Slick By Its Location From the Engine An engine oil leak can be fairly small—or one that’s pretty catastrophic. Although the smaller ones are preferable to large ones, you’ll want to investigate any situation where there’s an engine leaking oil and, as part of the troubleshooting process, you’ll likely ask yourself the following questions, among others: Why is my car leaking oil? Where is my car leaking oil from? Is an oil leak serious? Can I drive with this leak? What will happen if the oil runs out? Before we provide answers to those...

Don’t Get Stranded In The Middle Of Nowhere – Learn To Spot Issues Early Some car parts are easier to spot early signs of failure than others and your water pump is one of them. At the first sign of a failing water pump, you should replace it. This is not a part that you want to fail while you are on the road or out in the middle of nowhere. You can get stranded real fast. What are the symptoms of a bad water pump? Weeping “Weep Holes” The first sign of a failing water pump is water leaking...

Check Engine Light is on with Code P0300 A misfire is not usually a subtle symptom. The fewer working cylinders your vehicle has, the more obvious the issue usually is. For example: An 8-cylinder engine with 7 good cylinders will still have symptoms of a misfire, but in a 4-cylinder with only 3 good cylinders, the symptoms will be much more obvious and even scary when it starts. You will feel anything from a rough or pulsating idle to a large and almost violent stutter in the engine. This indicates a potential misfire. When this occurs, it is best to...

Don’t Let Your Engine Run Low On Oil – It Can Cause Serious Engine Damage Can you smell burning oil coming from your car? Is it running rough, or does it have a rough idle? Have you noticed the oil levels are low when checking the dipstick? Any of these could be signs of an oil leak. You may be convinced you have an oil leak, but where is the oil leaking from? Usually, you’ll find spots of oil under your car when it’s parked on the street or driveway.  The location of that oil spot is often the first...