Save your father's old jalopy! Yes that old well-used, smoke-belching, slow, still reliable and partly rusting heap! This article discusses ways and means to lengthen the usable life of vehicles ten years and over.
One of the most taken-for-granted service maintenance tasks to a car is to change the oil. The usual lazy way is to go to a service center to have the mechanic change the oil. But there's actually more to it than that.
The car has come a long way since Ford's Model T was marketed in America in 1908. For one, it looks less boxy now.
Part of the reason why this is so is developers have been looking more and more into better fuel economy. Consumers started asking for cars that use up less gas while not giving up on all the creature comforts like power, speed, air-conditioning, safety, radio and, of course, the looks.
Considering a turbocharged vehicle? Big kahuna intakes or parallel twin turbo? That's not important for now if you have a shoestring budget. The first thing you should consider is how fuel efficient is it? Then whether gas or diesel. Read on!
These machines are wonderful. They changed the face of the earth and made modern life a further convenience. Combustion engines can now be found in every facet of society, in cars, trucks, planes, rockets, tractors, bulldozers, anything that needs to move and move with speed and power.
This proliferation of combustion engines has created a dilemma though. Combustion engines currently run on hydrocarbon-based fuels such as petrol. Current-day engines are not 100% efficient in completely burning petrol, thus affecting gas mileage. About 20% of the energy in petrol is used by the engine for movement. The rest of the energy is wasted on pollution and other sorts. One by-product of combustion with petrol is carbon monoxide.
Hybrid cars are all the rage today. When you see that Toyota Prius gliding by on silent engines, you drool at its sleek, shiny look, the new upholstery and that new-car smell. This, and other hybrid cars, are the next wave of fuel-sipping cars of the future. How about if I tell you you can have your very own hybrid car, and its sitting in your garage. Right now.
Thus far, catalytic converters have been the most widely accepted pollution control device in cars. However, they are totally unnecessary with the recent maturity of alternative fuels such as hydrogen. Also, catalytic converters only work well under certain conditions.
When it comes to internal combustion engines, especially with the rise of oil prices in the market year on year, the subject of fuel efficiency ever becomes more important.
Whether the engine is new or old does not matter. On the part of the consumer, he or she would only be willing to maintain an engine as long as there is a perceived added-value in its maintenance, like saving gas.
Did you know that a modern car is more sophisticated than a Formula 1 racer? Regulations within F1 had made sure that its drivers are the centerpiece of the race and not the technology. On the other hand, for everyday car consumers, the technology plays a large part in the buying decision of a car consumer.
Air filters are devices which strain air through a membrane to separate particulates from the air that normally goes into an internal combustion engine. This is to prevent these particulates, such as dust, fiber, pollen and such to contaminate sensitive and hard-to-reach parts of the engine.
The battery is an amazing electrical device. This nondescript item with no movable parts is an essential part of the car. Read on to see how you can keep it running in tip top condition with little fuss.
Up until the 1980's all cars on the roads ran using carburetors. Nowadays and overwhelming majority of modern cars are fitted with electronic fuel injection (EFI) and engine control units (ECU) to manage a car's fuel efficiency. With the rise in oil prices, even consumers are pressing older cars to consume even less gas than it was designed to do. Read on to see how it is being done.
After weeks of following leads and running into dead ends, I found the solution in an ebook! It was so well-researched, I didn't have to crack open the engine and considering the cost benefit analysis, it was too cheap to pass up! :D
Internal combustion engines are an example what human beings can do if they put their minds into it. This machine is really an ingenious combination of three forms of energy generation: mechanical, chemical, as well as electrical to generate forward motion.
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This article is the 3rd in a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) series of cost-saving car maintenance tips and tricks from SavePetrolFast.com.
When one mentions a radiator, one would think of that silent ubiquitous metal air-conditioner type of grill, like out of the refrigerator itself. And you wouldn't be far from the truth, dear Reader. In fact, the purpose of this grill-like object in refrigerators and cars are both the same: draw heat away from the engine.
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