Car & Vehicle Repair Blog Ottawa
Tips For Choosing The Right Motor Oil
Tips For Choosing The Right Motor Oil. There are quite a lot of different motor oils in the market, and all of them are made to serve particular purposes. There needs to be an understanding about various aspects concerning your oil including the oil additives,...
Reasons To Keep Your Gas Tank Full
Reasons To Keep Your Gas Tank Full. “E” is the letter we all dread seeing on our gas gauges. It pretty much means that we have to think about getting to the nearest gas station ASAP, or risk getting stuck on the side of the road somewhere. It is advised that you never...
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...
What Happens If You Get Stuck This Winter?
What Happens If You Get Stuck This Winter?. With the holidays fast approaching and the weather changing rapidly in Ottawa we all need to start preparing for any holiday shopping, family gatherings and the massive savings of boxing day. The one thing that we can't...
Tips To Help You Boost Your Car Fuel’s Efficiency
Tips To Help You Boost Your Car Fuel’s Efficiency. Gas prices can be pretty hard to keep up with – it can be an increasing burden if you’re a car owner who does not maintained very regularly. Your vehicle may burn up to 30 percent more fuel if it isn’t being...
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...
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...