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Extreme cold can affect your battery, even if it is a new battery. Cold slows the chemical process that builds voltage in your battery. If the temperature is low enough, the chemical process is slowed enough to deny the amperage necessary to start your engine.

Your battery is the sole source of the current needed to start your vehicle. The amount of amperage needed to crank your vehicle increases considerably during cold temperatures due to the thickening of your oil through which the crank moves. 

When it's time to change your vehicle's oil, it's important to choose the right engine oil. Most people have seen numbers like 10W-40 on a bottle of engine oil, but do you know what these numbers mean?

The engine oil numbers are viscosity values. Viscosity is a property that determines how much a fluid resists flow. The number that comes before the 'W' is the oil viscosity at cold temperatures. The second number is the oil viscosity at high temperatures. Low viscosity oils tend to be good in cold weather, since they will move more easily around…

A feeling of softness in your brake pedal when you depress it could indicate there’s an issue that needs to be addressed. Your car’s pedal needs to feel like there’s a little resistance, which indicates it has the power to stop your car when needed. If you feel there’s a problem, there could be a couple of issues causing it. One of them may be a small leak in the lines. They’re steel and will corrode over time. If you don’t see any fluid on the ground, there could be air in the lines…

Although it is impossible to stop a tire from failing, there are things that you can look for to help reduce the chances of it ruining your day. Take a closer look if the car tire pressure indicators are lit.

If there is anything stuck in the tire, never try to remove it on your own. Plugging the tire could make it weaker, let the local tire technician have a look first. Cold weather could cause a slight drop in the tire pressure, triggering the pressure lights. 

Gaskets and seals are an important part of your car, but they are often overlooked on regular maintenance schedules. That is, they are overlooked until one of them blows. If you blow a gasket, it can cause serious problems, such as allowing all of the oil to run out of your engine. This can cause the engine to fail and need replaced.

This does not have to happen. Even though today’s gaskets are made of sturdy materials, they are still exposed to high temperatures high pressures, and will eventually wear out. This problem can be solved by having your…

Before purchasing a vehicle, you need to understand the basics of how some components work and how they affect the vehicle. The transmission an important part that makes the vehicle move. Once you learn about the types of transmissions and how they operate, then it can be easier to make a decision about which car to purchase.

With a manual transmission, you are in control of changing the gears in the vehicle. You have to depress the clutch at just the right time when shifting gears.