CTS 10-12: Mechanics: Repairs

The interim step between hybrid vehicles and battery-electric vehicles -- is called plug-in hybrid vehicle. Learn more about them here.

Most drivers know that they need to check their oil levels every once in a while and have the oil changed at regular intervals. But what about transmission fluid?

Your car stalls on the side of the road and you suspect you've got a dead battery. This can happen for lots of reasons. Here's what you need to know about how to jump start a car.

This long belt in your car's engine has vertical grooves running its length and it snakes around several pulleys, connecting them to the motion of the engine's crankshaft. It is vitally important to your car.

Putting together an engine block means installing pistons, a crank shaft, and bearings. Today we will also be installing piston rings, and all new bearings on the bottom end of a VR6 engine. Assembling an engine block is also much easier if you have all the proper engine assembly tools.

This blog offers lots of great information automobile repair and maintenance, as well as articles about technology generally.

How to buy a used car -- do a compression test on an engine.

If you're changing your oil more frequently than necessary, it won't help your car. It doesn't harm it either, but you're wasting money, time and resources.

Learn about winter tires (not the same as snow tires) and learn why they work so well on snow.

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A useful dictionary to lookup terms you haven't heard before or are unsure of.

Things break. Wear and tear is normal, but throwing away almost-functional products shouldn’t be. As the world’s largest online repair community, thousands of people fix their broken stuff every day.