Beginners Guide Tips and Tutorials Archive

A heater core is very much just a smaller version of a radiator, but instead of being used to cool the coolant in the motor, it uses the heat from that coolant to warm the car’s interior. It works, in essence, by diverting coolant from the rest of the car’s cooling system. As the car’s engine warms...

modern cars with independent rear suspension or front wheel drive have a much more complex axle with constant velocity (CV) joints on either end allowing them to steer and follow the contours of the road. This increased complexity means increased chance of something going wrong, but in return the...

A car’s traction control system uses a computer and the same sensors used for the anti-lock brakes to detect a difference in the speed of the wheels on the car. But instead of working to limit wheel lock-up when applying the brakes, traction control uses various methods to stop the wheels from...

The timing belt or chain in your car's engine keeps the opening of the valves properly timed with the motions of the pistons so they don't interfere with each other. To understand how it works and why, it may help to review how the typical four stroke engine works. All modern overhead cam...