SERVICES
Auto maintenance describes the act of inspecting or testing the condition of car subsystems (e.g., engine) and servicing or replacing parts and fluids. Regular maintenance is critical to ensure the safety, reliability, drivability, comfort and longevity of a car.
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS
Mechanical parts include every moving part on the car. All engine components, transmission, brakes, starter, water pump, alternator, drive line assemblies. Even door hinges, locks, windows and windshield wipers are mechanical. If the parts move they are considered mechanical.
If they don't move they are generally electrical. The work with electricity. The lights, the radio, the digital gauges, these are electrical components.
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ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS
If you turn your car key and get nothing, or get anything less than an engine roaring to life, you might be in for a bad day. Starting problems can be very frustrating because there are so many things under the hood that can keep a car from starting. Heck, pretty much everything under the hood can keep the car from starting.
It's time to check the fusebox to see if anything blew.
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There are actually three types of automotive fuse: ceramic, glass tube or blade.
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Battery connections can become dirty, or corroded. This corrosion breaks the connection your battery has with the rest of the car.
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The most common reason your car won't start is a dead battery.
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If the red warning lights on your dash don't light up, bad ignition switch.
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Bad starter connection.
Air Flow Sensor
Alternator
Battery
Battery Terminals
Carbon Tracks
Charging System
Coil
Distributor
Distributor Cap
ECM
Electrolyte
Electronic Ignition
Electronic Sensor
Engine Computer
Generator
Ground
Hydrometer
Ignition Coil
Ignition System
Ignition Timing
Ignition Fire
Knock Sensor
MAP Sensor
Mass Airflow Sensor
Negative Terminal
Ohmmeter
Oil Light
Open Circuit
Oxygen Sensor
PCV Valve
Positive Terminal
Recharge
Relay
Resistance
Resistor
Rotor
Sensor
Solenoid
Spark Advance
Spark Knock
Spark Plug
Spark Plug Cable
Spark Plug Gap
Spark Plug Wire
Spark Retard
Starter
Starter Solenoid
Throttle Sensor
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ENGINE REPAIRS
The engine is the heart of your vehicle.
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Alignment
Axle
Ball Joint
Bands
Bearings
Bellhousing
Belt
Block
Boots
Cam
Camshaft
Carbon-fouled
Clutch
Clutch Disc
Clutch Pedal
Combustion Chamber
Compression
Cooling System
Crankshaft
Cylinder
Cylinder Head
Diesel Engine
Dieseling
Differential
Dipstick
Drivebelt
Driveshaft
Drivetrain
Exhaust Valve
Fan
Fan Belt
Firing Order
Flushing
Flywheel
Front-Wheel Drive
Gearbox
Gear Grease
Gear Ratio
Head
Head Gasket
Knocking
Lubrication System
Manual Transmission
Motor Mounts
Oil Filter
Oil Pan
Oil Pump
Out-of- road
Overdrive
Overhead Cam
Passing Gear
Piston
Piston Slap
Pitman Arm
Power Steering
Power Stroke
Pressure Plate
Push Rods
Rack & Pinion
Rear Axle Ratio
Rings
Rocker Arms
Schrader valve
Spindle
Stator
Steering Knuckle
Steering Linkage
Stick Shift
Supercharger
Syncromesh
Throttle
Throw-out Bearing
Thrust Angle
Tie Rod
Tie Rod Ends
Timing
Timing Belt
Timing Chain
Timing Light
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CLUTCH REPAIRS
On manual transmissions, the clutch is a mechanical device--operated by the clutch pedal--that engages and disengages the engine from the transmission so that you can change gearsm idle without moving, etc. It generally consists of a clutch disc, a pressure plate, and a flywheel.
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BRAKE REPAIRS
On a drum braking system a brake wear sensor is a device on a brake shoe that signals the driver when the lining of friction material is worn down.
Type of brakes that work by squeezing brake pads against a dics--thus "disc brakes." Most modern cars use this type of braking system.
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Anti-lock Brakes
Bleeding Brakes
Brake Backing Plate
Brake Bleeder
Brake Calipers
Brake Cylinder
Brake Drag
Brake Drums
Brake Fluid
Brake Lines
Brake Lining
Brake Shoes
Disc Brakes
Drum Brakes
Hydraulic Brakes
Master Cylinder
Power Booster
Power Brakes
Splash Shield
Springs
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