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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…

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…