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  • Symptoms Of Bad Motor Mounts & How To Fix Them

    Your motor mounts should last around 3 years, so it's not strange when your motor mounts go bad. Motor mounts essentially keep your engine in place. The following guide will help you diagnose bad motor mounts and help you replace them. Symptoms to Look For Signs: Engine vibrations: Motor mounts keep your engine in place. This is necessary because the power that your engine creates also causes your engine to vibrate.
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  • Determining When Your Brakes Need To Be Repaired

    Brakes are among the most important parts of a car. This is because they help drivers avoid being involved in deadly situations. However, very few drivers think about brakes other than when they're about to use them. As you're reading this article, you'll learn a few things about brakes that you must always look for, and that signal the urgent need to take your vehicle to the local mechanics. Are your brake warning lights on?
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  • 5 Ways To Get Commercial Truck Financing With Bad Credit

    When you are starting a business that will provide trucking services, such as deliveries and pick-ups, purchasing the trucks might become a hassle if you have bad credit. However, don't panic, because it is still possible to get financed for a commercial vehicle even if you have poor credit. Here are some different ways to get financing for a commercial truck even with bad credit. Resolve Issues on Your Credit Report
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  • Steps To Take After A Fender Bender

    If you have had the misfortune of getting into a fender bender with another vehicle, you will want to take the proper steps to ensure that your vehicle will get the help it needs to be repaired. There are a series of steps you must take after getting into a small accident. Here is a summary of the steps you will need to take to get your vehicle on its way to repair.
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  • Tranmission Woes? Save Some Dough On Repairs

    If the transmission on your car has gone out, or if you think its life is almost over, you need to start shopping around. The transmission is one of the most expensive components on the vehicle to repair, but if you shop around you may be able to save some cash. You don't have to go out and pay for a brand new transmission to be installed in the vehicle. Shop around and compare the cost of transmissions and labor to see if you can save, and consider these three things.
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  • Causes Of Premature And Irregular Tire Wear

    In an ideal situation, all your cars' tires would wear at the same rate. Unfortunately, there are things that cause your tires to wear not only unevenly, but also at a very fast rate. Here are three major causes of this kind of tire wear: Improper Inflation Properly inflating a tire helps to distribute the vehicle's load across all parts of the tire. Under-inflating or over-inflating a tire interferes with this load distribution, which means some parts of the tire have to bear more load than others.
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  • New Teen Driver In The House? Keep Your Mind At Ease With These Services

    If you're like most parents who have a teen that is ready to hit the road, you're probably pretty nervous about the prospect of an accident – and for good reason. Vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States. But you can help to protect your teen's precious life while they are behind the wheel with the help of these important services: A Safety Cell Phone App
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  • Creative, Powerful Ways To Market Your New Auto Repair Shop

    Have you decided to put your encyclopedic knowledge of  all things automotive to good use and open your own auto body shop? Welcome to the crowded club. Nearly 175,000 auto body shops dot the streets of the U.S. already – to put it in perspective, that's roughly 50,000 more auto shops than gas stations. How, then, as a new auto body shop proprietor, can you stake a claim in this cluttered market and get those leaky intake manifold gaskets and burnt-out ignition coils lined up outside your garage door?
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  • You Actually Have Two Different Types Of Oxygen Sensors On Your Vehicle

    When most mechanics talk about the oxygen sensors on your vehicle, they make it sound like all of the oxygen sensors on your vehicle do the same job. However, most modern vehicles actually have two different types of oxygen sensors, upstream sensors and downstream sensors. The Main Job Of Your Oxygen Sensors The primary job of the oxygen sensors on your vehicle is to send information to the emission control system.
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  • 8 Winter Driving Tips For Truckers

    The winter months can be harsh for truckers on the road. Icy conditions across parts of the country can make each trip an adventures. Before and during travel, it is important that you stay ahead of potential problems that could impact your ability to finish your route. Here are eight tips for winter driving in a truck. Monitor the weather. Before starting your trek, it is important that you look at the predicted weather along your route.
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