Q & A #26 With The Auto Specialist Since beginning this column, we’ve built a fantastic compendium of automotive knowledge over the past few months. The credit goes to the readers who send in their questions about problems their vehicles are having. If this is your first time reading, be sure to peruse our growing [...]
Q & A #25 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. In today’s installment, I’m going to respond to a reader’s question about a noisy fan belt in a car he’s thinking about buying. We’re also going to take a look at a misfire problem that a reader is experiencing. Before we [...]
Q & A #19 With The Auto Specialist I read a recent report that suggested people are continuing to stay away from dealership lots. That may be due to lingering fears of unemployment or waiting to see whether the car industry suffers any blowback from the automotive bailouts. Whatever the case, one thing is clear: [...]
Car Q & A #1 With The Auto Specialist From the emails I’ve been receiving, it’s clear that a lot of readers have similar questions about their vehicles and the problems they’re experiencing. I’ve decided to start an ongoing “Q & A” column that will address some of these questions. My hope is that we’ll [...]
What Does Fuel Injection Mean? Long ago, cars depended upon carburetors to transfer fuel to the engine. While there are still vehicles on the road that use carburetors, 1990 was the last year new models were sold with them. Since then, fuel injection systems have taken their place. To understand how they work and why [...]
Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. One of the biggest news items in the automotive industry involves Toyota. Back in 2009, a dealer had installed a floor mat into a Lexus sedan that was taken from an SUV. The sedan’s accelerator became stuck, resulting in the death of the driver. [...]
Q & A #61 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. Recently, I was reviewing some of the automotive industry’s latest sales numbers. It looks like the Big 3 (i.e. Ford, GM, and Chrysler) are making enormous strides to regain market share. In May 2010, all three automakers experienced double-digit sales growth [...]
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