I have been a mechanic for many years and retired in 2007 right before the big recession hit. I decided to spend more time with my family (when I was working at the dealership I worked long hours and came home too tired to play with my boys). So, I just up and retired....
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This may sound stupid but actually have people every day asking me to reset their check engine light on their vehicle for various reasons. Some want it removed so they can pass inspection. Others so they can sell their cars. And still others so they can get what ever is wrong fixed. My answer...
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If you’re like me you want to save money, gain performance from your vehicle and get better gas mileage whenever possible. So when I heard that K&N made these air filters that were reusable and basically lasted forever, I became very interested in them. Then when I read up on them I found that...
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Don’t you hate it when you get rate apply your driveway and put your car in drive and the check engine light or some other similar warning light comes on your dashboard? Does it mean your engine is about to blow up and that you have to have your car towed immediately to the...
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Don’t you hate it when that check engine or service light comes on your car? Most people think that means it’s time to take the car to car dealer and that means it’s going to result in an expensive repair. This is not usually the case. Nine times out of 10 the reason why...
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