22nd February 2006
Has your car's power steering suddenly quit working? If so, it could be that your power steering pump has failed. The unit itself may be shot or it could be a loss of steering fluid through a bad hose that is causing the problem. Regardless, you better te...
22nd February 2006
America's thirst for cars of significance continues unabated. Long tired of copycat, cookie cutter, uninspiring models, consumers are demanding – and receiving – cars that are, quite frankly, retro. Yes, America's automakers are reaching back in time to b...
22nd February 2006
Located smack dab on your car's intake manifold, an EGR [Exhaust Gas Recirculation] valve functions by sending exhaust gas back into the combustion chamber as "exhausted air" is much hotter than intake air. By bringing warmer gas into the combustion chamb...
22nd February 2006
Toyota's Scion brand has been a runaway hit for the Japanese automaker ever since being launched in 2003. Designed to appeal to Generation "Y" buyers, the vehicles are popular, edgy – some would say ugly – and have given Toyota an important toehold with y...
14th January 2006
You have to love the marketing guys. After all of the work of the design team, a new vehicle must pass through several rigorous channels including engineering, safety, performance, quality, durability, craftsmanship, government inspections, and management...
