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Q & A #43 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #43 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. We have a new round of car problems that I’ll help diagnose for readers. However, before we get started, I’d like to mention something. Last week, I was speaking to a family friend about his car. He had mentioned that his [...]

Q & A #34 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #34 With The Auto Specialist I recently received an email from a reader who asked a great question. He wondered why we need to know about the parts and systems our vehicles depend on if we’re just going to have a mechanic fix them when they fail. Here’s the reason: cars are [...]

Q & A #33 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #33 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the latest edition of the Auto Specialist. Lately, we’ve been covering a lot of great car questions involving nearly every part under the hood. From engines to transmissions to brakes and alternators, we’ve created an impressive library of automotive knowledge. I’d like to encourage [...]

Q & A #30 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #30 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. In the last installment, we helped a reader named Nick understand why his engine light kept coming on during a road trip (it wasn’t due to overheating). We also helped Frank figure out why the treads on his tires were wearing [...]

Q & A #28 With The Auto Specialist

Q & A #28 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. If you have never read this ongoing column before, I invite you to take a look through our archives. By answering readers’ questions, we’ve managed to amass an impressive collection of car problems and their resolutions. In this installment, we’ll help [...]

Q & A #26 With The Auto Specialist

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 [...]

What Does Fuel Injection Mean?

What Does Fuel Injection Mean?

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 [...]