Maintenance
Hyundai has just announced a new Certified Pre-Owned Limited Warranty on used (sorry, "previously owned") vehicles that are up to five years old and have less than 60,000 miles. Known for being the fi ... Tags: new cars, automaker, hyundai, powertrain, new hyundai, rental car, hyundai motor, mile powertrain warranty, mile warranty, hyundai dealers, warranty repairs, roadside assistance, new car warranty, hyundai motor america, y2k, pre owned vehicles, certified pre owned vehicles, car coverage, pre owned vehicle, america today
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With Part I out of the way and the front end of our Buick Roadmaster in pieces, the next logic step is to start putting things back together. In this installment, we'll get the control arms buttoned u ... Tags: other vehicles, front suspension, ball joints, fingernails, damper, fasteners, bolts, grease, steering box, suspension components, buick roadmaster, roadmaster, penetrating oil, pitman arm, pickle fork, weld nuts, ss springs, steering stabilizer, loving attention, zerk
Suspension components, charged with providing articulation while withstanding a constant beating from rough roads, live an incredibly tough life. Proper maintenance that includes regular lubrication h ... Tags: articulation, front suspension, odometer, steering column, ball joints, rough roads, steering boxes, suspension components, couple hundred, buick roadmaster, roadmaster, sway bar bushings, control arm bushings, pitman arms, jackstands, slow onset, penetrating oil, rod ends, proper maintenance, specialty tools
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Ford has been studying the question of when to suggest oil changes, and they've hit upon 7,500 miles for 2007 and newer cars. Not only are modern oils better, modern engines are also better. You don't ... Tags: porsche, ford, clutch, automaker, oil changes, waste oil, health, mobil 1, intervals, temperatures, winter mornings, environmental benefits, newer cars, 3k, oil change interval, drain interval, monetary savings, hops
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All those wasted years sitting in ordinary classrooms, drawing pictures of cars in our notebooks. We should have gone to Ferrari school! The Prancing Horse marque has just inaugurated its new Training ... Tags: cars, ferrari, china, marque, prancing horse, globe, great britain, basic auto mechanics, ferrari network, local community college, meter facility, satellite facilities, college source, square meter, notebooks, languages
In 2006, we spent a lot of time spinning wrenches here in the Autoblog Garage in the process of taking on common maintenance tasks and a few performance upgrades. For your convenience, we've compiled ... Tags: rear axle, fuel pump, wrenches, performance upgrades, chevy impala, disc brake, rotor, chevy impala ss, all ears, maintenance tasks, tremec t56, k2500, buick roadmaster, roadmaster, test subjects, filter maintenance, tank fuel, 1996 buick roadmaster, 1996 chevy impala ss, maintenance project
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A plan is finally in place for rebuilding the broken Tremec T56 transmission from our 1996 Impala SS; now it's time to carefully assemble some components in such a way that it'll survive the sort of a ... Tags: racetrack, bolt, performance issues, downside, shims, bolts, tremec t56, 1996 impala ss, input shaft, tooth damage, gear tooth, extreme load, countershaft, straightforward task, shimming, life span, dial indicator, sawhorses, service documentation, workbench
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Volkswagen announced today that it is issuing two safety recalls for some 2006 and 2007 model year Passat sedans and some 2007 Passat wagons. According to the automaker's press release, the first reca ... Tags: passat, volkswagen, visibility, automaker, sedans, letter in the mail, volkswagen of america, volkswagen of america inc, passat wagons, stopping distance, passats, heavy rain, windshield wiper motor, vacuum line, ambient temperatures, customer notification, excessive moisture, power assist, authorized dealer, fracture
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When we last visited this project*, we'd torn down a couple of Tremec T56 transmissions - the F-body/Viper hybrid that was making nasty rock-crushing noises from under the floorpan of our Impala SS, a ... Tags: lb ft, gearbox, gears, chevy ssr, spare parts, drive ratio, impala ss, teardown, carnage, increments, input shaft, countershaft, enjoyable recreational activity, output shaft, welcome to the real world, nasty rock, t56 transmissions, transmission replacement, floorpan, excessive heat
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WARNING: Video is NOT work or kid friendly. Contains adult language, and unlike Binky, it ain't bleeped.Our friends at Jalopnik discovered Chrysler's new online-only ad campaign a few days ago. Now th ... Tags: chrysler, ad campaign, few days, ad agency, gag, takeoff, folgers coffee, bbdo detroit, adult language, cusses, folger
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There were so many girls back in college I knew who would drive home every three months to have their fathers change the oil in their cars. No doubt it was a codependant relationship, the daughters ne ... Tags: no doubt, tire pressure, oil change, auto maintenance, sash, vehicle owner, auto channel, gas money, change source, boy scouts of america, scout merit badge, owner man, auto mechanics, car sense, girl scout, drop cookies, car maintenance, princesses, free auto, girl scouts
General Motors dropped a bomb this week when it announced that it was upping its powertrain warranty coverage to 5 years/100,000 miles. That gives the General the best warranty coverage of any full-li ... Tags: dodge, gm, kia, chrysler, mitsubishi, automaker, hyundai, powertrain, warranty, jeep, general motors, ford focus, drivetrain, complete list, mile warranty, extended warranties, cars cars, powertrain warranty coverage, powertrain coverage, basic 3
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Billed as the best warranty of any full-lined automaker (sorry Hyundai/Kia), the new coverage for all General Motors vehicles is now a fully transferable five-year, 100,000 mile powertrain warranty wi ... Tags: public perception, bob lutz, dependability, j d power, mile powertrain warranty, gm fastlane blog, j d power and associates, light duty trucks, warranty repairs, roadside assistance, quality levels, quality vehicles, shrewd move, motors vehicles, nfl season opener, warranty extension, warranty repair, dramatic improvements, quality gains, transportation programs
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The following is an excerpt from an excellent post by Matt Robinson we ran across on our sister-site BloggingNewOrleans. When I came to New Orleans in October, on my first post-Katrina trip, there wer ... Tags: ford econoline, brake fluid, econoline, brake pads, car repair, auto parts store, ford econoline van, flood vehicles, horse ford, patron saint, shape of things, brake shoes, alternator belt, matt robinson, work horse, corner of my eye, red car, orleans parish, rampart, st bernard
Recently a privileged video released without Mazda's permission was leaked onto the internet. In the video, a member of the Mazda National Dealer Advisory Council states, "Mazda is well aware of the n ... Tags: mazda, anger, rx 8, climates, google, negative impact, complete list, gremlins, engine failure, several times, service bulletins, survey results, forum members, squeaky brakes, mazda dealerships, tight community, council states, faulty design, zoom44, advisory council
If you own enough vehicles with an electric fuel pump, eventually it's likely that your luck will run out and you'll find yourself with a vehicle that refuses to operate properly due to a lack of go-j ... Tags: gasoline, buick, fuel pump, damn thing, safety gear, whine, chevrolet caprice, caprice wagon, buick roadmaster, roadmaster, rags, kitty litter, electric fuel pump, fuel pumps, empty tank, extreme caution, tank fuel, flammable liquid, slow death, toxicity
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Anyone who's ever taken some time to observe professional Top Fuel drag racing has probably marveled at the teams' ability to rebuild an engine between rounds. In less time that it takes most of us to ... Tags: tivo, five minutes, roll cage, pits, hot rod, crank, crankshaft, crew member, cylinder heads, half hour, thirty seconds, daily show, camshaft, top fuel drag, top fuel drag racing, cam bearings, time bombs, tool organizer, engine maintenance, ticking time
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Ford Motor Company is sweetening its warranty with an extra two years of powertrain coverage for its 2007 vehicles, Automotive News reports. The deal that covers all Ford and Mercury brand vehicles su ... Tags: ups, ford, powertrain, warranty, ford motor, mercury, ford motor company, lincoln, quality issues, six years, automotive news, mile powertrain warranty, warranties, bumper to bumper, roadside assistance, lincoln vehicles, powertrain coverage, tacks, free roadside, supplements
In a survey conducted by Valvoline, sixty-percent of ASE certified Master Automobile technicians questioned said that a vehicle's oil should be changed every 3,000 miles. Twenty-nine percent said betw ... Tags: bmw, car care, vote, habit, debates, auto channel, mile oil change, oil change intervals, synthetic motor oil, oil change interval, automobile technicians, master mechanics, oil life, advents, lifeblood
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The Car Connection's resident mechanic, Doug Flint, wants you to resist the next time a quick lube shop tells you that you need your transmission fluid/differential oil/transfer case fluid/etc. etc., ... Tags: car connection, mechanic, tcc, differential, wallet, wisdom, transfer case, intervals, longing, oil transfer, auto repair facilities, ph strips, lube shop, fluid exchange, quick lube
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