Wrenching

What Does a Camshaft Do? | Autance

What Does a Camshaft Do? | Autance

A car’s camshaft is located beneath the engine and provides the important function of opening and closing the valves of…
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Stop Putting LED Bulbs In Your Headlights | Autance

Stop Putting LED Bulbs In Your Headlights | Autance

Cheap LED retrofits blind oncoming traffic and look bad.
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A Honda Civic’s Broken Heater Core Ended My Five-Year Flipping Profit Streak | Autance

A Honda Civic’s Broken Heater Core Ended My Five-Year Flipping Profit Streak | Autance

You’d think a car like this would be easier to make money on than, say, a Fiat 500. But that was not my experience.
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What Causes Backfire Through Intake? | Autance

What Causes Backfire Through Intake? | Autance

Backfires get their etymology from firearms parlance when explosive force is released through the breech instead of the muzzle of…
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How To Change a Brake Light | Autance

How To Change a Brake Light | Autance

It’s only slightly harder than screwing in a light bulb.
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How I Spot Bad Paint and Panel Gaps When I’m Looking at a Used Car | Autance

How I Spot Bad Paint and Panel Gaps When I’m Looking at a Used Car | Autance

The main thing to look for when inspecting a car’s body is consistency. Paint and panel gaps should be uniform.
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P0741 OBD II Trouble Code | Autance

P0741 OBD II Trouble Code | Autance

Wondering what that P0741 code on your OBD-II scanner means? You’ve come to the right place. From common causes and…
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Removing My GTI’s Transmission Wasn’t So Bad but Ghosts of a Previous Owner’s Bad Work Haunted Me | Autance

Removing My GTI’s Transmission Wasn’t So Bad but Ghosts of a Previous Owner’s Bad Work Haunted Me | Autance

Replacing a rear main seal is no joke, but luckily it wasn’t terribly hard on this particular car.
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10 Used Pickup Trucks You Should Avoid At All Cost | Autance

10 Used Pickup Trucks You Should Avoid At All Cost | Autance

Buying a used truck can save you money or allow you the opportunity to buy a truck with more features….
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My First Month of Land Rover Ownership: Oil Leaks and Mission Creep | Autance

My First Month of Land Rover Ownership: Oil Leaks and Mission Creep | Autance

I discovered my Discovery’s oil leak! Well, one of them, anyway.
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