General Maintenance

If the water (coolant) in the radiator of your car starts to look like it is in the image below, you seriously need to change your car maintenance habits. Car’s cooling system is one of those things that…

We all love hybrid cars, but not many might know that the engine in hybrid cars like Toyota Prius works on a slightly different principal than conventional engine powered cars like your Pakistani Toyota…

Two terms that we frequently hear nowadays when talking about engines are OHV and OHC. OHV stands for "overhead valve," and OHC stands for "overhead cam." In this article, I will be explaining the difference…

All through our lives, we have repeatedly heard automobile owners talking to check the oils before starting your car or use a particular type of oil for the engine when in reality, it is possible many people…

We hear a lot about engine cc, engine capacity, displacement or engine size, etc. But sometimes there is confusion understanding the concept. In the States, many old school gearheads use the term CI (cubic…

Tires are most essential part of any vehicle but their maintenance is often neglected by the vehicle owner. We have devised easy steps through which a vehicle owner can maintain the tires easily. Not only…

Cars in Pakistan suffer from a major epidemic of swirl marks and dull finish. Swirl marks are the micro spider-web like scratches that are visible on virtually every car in this country. This is partly due to…

Spare parts market is filled with all sorts of spark plugs nowadays. For last decade or so, platinum and iridium spark plugs have filled the market. These newer plugs are sold for as much as Rs1200 a piece…

For a petrol powered vehicles, your spark plugs are as important as the fuel itself. You get the mixture of petrol and air in the cylinder to power the vehicle, but it is the spark plug that ignites that…

Brakes of a vehicle are just as important as any other essential part of the automobile. Although the world has mostly moved to much more efficient and reliable disk brakes, the drum brakes have been in use for…

Just like any other precision machinery, motor engines are designed and assembled to perform within certain temperature range for optimal efficiency. By nature, engines produce heat due to the friction of all…

The importance of tyres can only be described as the ability to move in a linear direction and as the only moving part of a vehicle connected to the road, they are most susceptible to damage. Thus it is…

Thanks to modern manufacturing methods, cars of today have very safe and reliable engines. These machines are very complex. Let’s talk about the components which add up to make an engine and how you can help…

Cars are just more than a mean of transportation, some people feel emotionally connected to their cars.Keeping interior of the car clean is as important as the exterior of the car. The interior is equally…

I have come across enough number of innocent and dissatisfied car owners over the years who have bought into their mechanics' ideology that removing car's thermostat; in most cases after a recently blown head…