How Often Should You Change Spark Plugs?

How Often Should You Change Spark Plugs?

If you are an owner of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, you’re familiar probably with spark plugs, what they do, and how important they are to running your car smoothly. To the average driver, spark plugs might seem like a trivial part but without them,...
Signs of a Bad Fuel Pump

Signs of a Bad Fuel Pump

A fuel pump is an indispensable part of any modern engine with internal combustion. It’s the main part responsible for taking the fuel from the gas tank and pumping it into the engine at appropriate pressures. In modern engines, the fuel pump is electric and placed...
What Causes Engine Knocking?

What Causes Engine Knocking?

Are you hearing a knocking sound coming from under the hood while driving around in your car? If that’s the case, you should consider visiting a mechanic because several things could be wrong with your vehicle. The best way to describe this sound is to compare it to a...
Car Brake Rotors – Symptoms of Bad Rotors

Car Brake Rotors – Symptoms of Bad Rotors

Wear and tear is an unavoidable part of owning a car. Even with routine maintenance checkups, you are bound to have a car part fail on you at some point. Bad rotors are a common occurrence, especially if you are one of those drivers that love to slam on the brakes....
What’s the cost of recycling a vehicle?

What’s the cost of recycling a vehicle?

The rubbish that we can’t recycle is dealt with correctly while plastic and glass containers and metal tins are processed using eco-friendly methods, ready for reuse. When appliances like washing machines and fridges fail, they can be picked up by the council or taken...
The environmental benefits of salvaging your car

The environmental benefits of salvaging your car

If your car is in a state of disrepair, you might be considering having it salvaged by a licensed expert. If you’re conscious of minimising the negative impact you have on the environment, read on to find out about the environmental benefits of salvaging your...
What is worth more: a salvage or scrap car?

What is worth more: a salvage or scrap car?

Scrap and salvage are two terms that get blurred by car owners when their vehicle fails. The truth is, these terms refer to very different vehicles. Furthermore, whether a car is one or the other often affects the money received for it. Definition of a salvage car...
The Importance of Vehicle Recycling

The Importance of Vehicle Recycling

Vehicle recycling is the breaking down of used vehicles into raw materials for re-use. In the end of their useful lives, old vehicles have great value as an easily renewable resource of raw material and this has made a vehicle recycling industry a lucrative business...
5 Tips for Starting an Old-Engine

5 Tips for Starting an Old-Engine

If you’ve ever had an old car sitting around for a while you know that getting it started and back in running condition isn’t always easy. Engines were made to run and to be run regularly. The longer they sit idle the more they can develop problems...