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What to Check After Driving Through Water Driving through water can cause catastrophic engine damage. If your engine died during the plunge, do NOT try and start it until you check these items. Check the air filter after driving through water Most cars and trucks made in the 90’s and later have cold air intake systems that draw air from low areas behind the front grille. When you drive through high water, the cold air intake can suck water up into the air filter box. If it sucks in enough … Read More
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When is it not worth repairing your car You’ve gotten a repair estimate on your older vehicle and the estimate is high. Is it worth fixing an old car or should you buy new? Hhere are the things to consider to determine when it’s not worth repairing your car. Don’t start your decision making process by figuring out what the car is worth Most people think it’s not worth repairing your car if the repair cost is close to or exceeds the value of the vehicle. That may have been … Read More
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How to get rid of a car for cash If you’re here it’s probably because your car had a major failure, you don’t want to fix it and you’re trying to get rid of the car for cash. Here’s how to do that. Is it worth it to fix your car? See this article on when it’s not worth it to fix your car If you want to sell it to another buyer and get the most cash Let’s say your car’s value would be $9,000 if everything was in … Read More
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2011 Chevrolet Equinox Fuse Diagram The 2011 Chevrolet Equinox Fuse Diagram shows two fuse boxes; one under the hood and the other under the instrument panel 2011 Chevrolet Equinox Fuse Diagram for underhood fuse box 1 30A COOL FAN 1 Fuse KR20C Cooling Fan Low Speed Relay (LAF) 25A Cooling Fan Low Speed Relay (LFW) 2 40A COOL FAN II Cooling Fan High Speed Relay (LAF) 25A Cooling Fan High Speed Relay (LFW) 3 25A BRK/BSTR Fuse KR14 Brake Booster Pump Motor Relay 4 30A WNDW RT Fuse Window Switch … Read More
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Should you replace a damaged strut boot? Yes, you should replace a damaged strut boot because is does an important job of keeping dirt off the piston wiper seal. But no, you shouldn’t replaced a strut boot because the cost is prohibitive. I’ll explain more below. What does a strut boot do? A strut boot is usually an accordion shaped boot that compresses as the strut compresses and the compression blows any road dirt off the strut piston rod  wiper seal to keep it clean. It also protects the wiper … Read More
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Is Motor Oil Color and Indication of Condition? NO! Motor Oil Color IS NOT AN INDICATION OF ITS CONDITION I’m amazed at the amount of misinformation propogated on the internet about dark oil somehow meaning that it’s time to change your oil. Some sites even shore bogus color charts show oil degration as it turns from a honey color to dark brown. There are no scientific studies that link motor oil color and condition Everything you read about motor oil color somehow indicating motor oil condition is a myth and … Read More
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2013 Ford Fusion Fuse Diagram 2013 Ford Fusion Fuse Diagram for battery junction box, body control module and high current junction box 2013 Ford Fusion Fuse Diagram for Battery Junction Box F1 25 Windshield wiper motor, right front F3 15 Rain sensor module F5 20 Rear passenger power outlet socket F7 20 Powertrain Control Module (PCM) F8 20 Mass Airflow / Intake Air Temperature (MAF/IAT) sensor, EVAP purge valve, EVAP canister vent valve, Evaporative Emission (EVAP) purge valve Variable Camshaft liming 12 (VCT12) solenoid, Variable Camshaft Timing 11 (VCT11) solenoid, … Read More
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