Car & Vehicle Repair Blog Ottawa
The Main Reasons Your Engine May Fail
The Main Reasons Your Engine May Fail. You shouldn’t just be driving a vehicle just to take you from here to there and then back home. You need to take care of it, because it can’t take care of itself and there are a number of components within the vehicle, which may...
General Knowledge About Your Car’s Radiator
General Knowledge About Your Car’s Radiator. You car’s’ radiator is very important for the smooth running of your vehicle. It is the component that helps to keep the engine cool. Your engine gets hot and full of friction when the pistons inside it are moving up and...
Quick Maintenance Tips For Your Small Engine
Quick Maintenance Tips For Your Small Engine. Proper maintenance is one of the keys to a fully-functional small engine, whether it belongs to a snow blower, a lawn mower a pressure washer or a power generator. If you want your small engine equipment to work well for...
Ready To Sell Your Car?
Ready To Sell Your Car?. Are you ready for a switch up your ride? You’ve had your trusty car for a while, but now, it’s time to let it go. As the saying goes – “If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it’s meant to be.” Wellllll, in the case of selling...
Black Ice: avoid this invisible hazard if you can
Black Ice: avoid this invisible hazard if you can. Not only is it potentially deadly, it’s nearly invisible. Usually, during the early or late winter (or in otherwise freezing weather), the thin layer of ice coats the roads or pavements, blending in almost perfectly...
How to Winterize Your Car in Ottawa
How to Winterize Your Car in Ottawa. Climate changes affect every aspect of your life, including your car. If you live in a cold-weather state or plan to travel to a colder climate during winters, your car needs a complete overhaul to prepare. You prepare yourself for...
The Most Common Hybrid Car Problems
The Most Common Hybrid Car Problems. If you’ve got a hybrid vehicle, it is likely that your repairs will be more expensive than those of regular vehicles. That’s because they have parts which are costlier and there aren’t as many technicians who have the necessary...
The Reasons Engine Oil Becomes Contaminated With Water
The Reasons Engine Oil Becomes Contaminated With Water. There are times when you may realize that there is an increase in the oil level of your engine and you may have questions in your head about how that happened. Well, it can be one of two contaminants in the...
Tips To Help You Keep Your ATV Around Much Longer
Tips To Help You Keep Your ATV Around Much Longer. You love your ATV, right? It’s great for basic transport and for recreation as well. It’s your baby! That’s why you’re so careful with it and you barely every genuinely want to lend it out to your brother-in-law and...
Checking Your Small Engine Oil
Checking Your Small Engine Oil. This may seem kind of annoying, but you need to check your small engine’s oil and appearance every time you want to start it up. You need to do that while the engine is cold. You should also know that the oil in the crankcase gives the...