Hot Enough
I was on highway 97C between Kelowna and Merritt a couple weeks ago. It was my introduction to the new 120 kilometre per hour speed limit...
Maintenance Plan
A routine step of the most basic automotive service is now resetting the maintenance reminder indicator. Forget this step and the...
Nostalgia
Nostalgia season is upon us. There are carburetors all over my shop. Life used to be so simple. Maybe. Maybe not. Many a customer after...
Turbocharged
The turbocharged engine has become commonplace. You pretty much cannot buy a diesel engined vehicle without a turbocharger. Now many...
Diagnostics
In an ideal world I would fix cars for free. Unfortunately I have to make a living doing it. I was recently reminded by a customer how...
The Good Samaritan
The automobile is one of those things many of us just can’t seem to live without. Not for a minute. So coming upon a person suffering...
The Suspension Lift
The number one selling vehicle in our country is the pickup truck. The number one modified vehicle in our country is also, probably, the...
I Like to Drive . . .
I like to drive… at least I used to like to drive. I am freshly back from a short whirlwind vacation of sorts. Five days in the Silicon...
Do the Whole List
If you are starting to think that the car that you currently own and maintain has cost you nothing in maintenance other than oil and...
Gotta Get Your Hands Dirty
The internet is awash with auto repair information. We all use it to solve automobile woes. Unfortunately many an armchair mechanic can’t...
