Oxygen Sensor Repair: What All Drivers Should Know
The oxygen sensor affects not only your car’s drivability, but the outside world as well. Here’s what you need to know about oxygen sensor repair.
How Much Does It Cost to Replace a Windshield?
How much does it cost to replace a windshield? It could be $100 or well over $1,000 depending on your car’s size and features and your insurance coverage.
A Guide to MAP Sensor Cleaning
MAP sensor cleaning may be necessary to correct poor fuel economy, rough idle, stalling on acceleration or a check engine light. Here’s how to get started.
How the Check Engine Light Can Affect Your Fuel Economy
So there you are, cruising down the highway, good tunes blasting away, traffic is clear for mile, everything is good in the world. Then your heart skips a beat. Out … Continue Reading How the Check Engine Light Can Affect Your Fuel Economy
What Does ABS Mean on a Car?
What does ABS mean on a car? An anti-lock brake system helps to bring a vehicle to a full stop safely in an emergency braking situation.
What does a Throttle Position Sensor do for your vehicle?
The throttle position sensor moves with the throttle and sends a voltage signal to the computer indicating throttle angle and speed of movement data. The computer uses this data to … Continue Reading What does a Throttle Position Sensor do for your vehicle?
What does a Yaw Rate Sensor do for your vehicle?
A yaw rate sensor (or rotational speed sensor) measures a vehicle’s angular velocity about its vertical axis in degrees or radians per second in order to determine the orientation of … Continue Reading What does a Yaw Rate Sensor do for your vehicle?
What does a MAP Sensor do for your vehicle?
The MAP sensor converts engine vacuum/manifold pressure to an electrical signal so the computer knows how much load the engine is under. This data is the basis for fuel delivery … Continue Reading What does a MAP Sensor do for your vehicle?
What does an EGR Position Sensor do for your engine?
The EGR position sensor detects the movement and position of the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve pintle. The EGR pressure sensor detects exhaust gas flow through the EGR passage. Where … Continue Reading What does an EGR Position Sensor do for your engine?
What does a Camshaft Synchronizer Assembly do for your engine?
The camshaft synchronizer assembly consists of a camshaft position sensor mounted on an oil pump intermediate shaft. The synchronizer is driven off the camshaft, and sends the camshaft rotational position … Continue Reading What does a Camshaft Synchronizer Assembly do for your engine?