Being able to jump start your car when the battery is dead can easily be done in a few simple steps. Let the Gillman Honda San Benito parts and service team give you a few pointers, in the event you experience a dead battery.
As with any other part in or on your car, a fuel pump may have a finite useful life. Over time, it can become damaged, which may make it harder for gas to get from the tank to various engine components. There are many signs that the fuel pump may need to be repaired or replaced.
One of the less obvious signs is that the engine will refuse to start. While this could be a sign of a fuel pump problem, it could also be a sign that the battery is dead or the alternator isn't working right.
Have you ever heard a shrieking noise from underneath the hood of your vehicle? If you have, you probably soon found out that your timing belt either needed to be tightened or replaced. When you hear that high-pitched sound, it's almost tempting to just get rid of the belt. Not really, but we all know it's a frustrating sound, and you might not know exactly what a timing belt does.
The timing belt is responsible for synchronizing the camshaft and the crankshaft so that the vehicle can run. If the timing belt breaks, your vehicle will no longer…
The differential in your rear-wheel-drive (RWD) vehicle houses the gears between the rear wheels. These gears provide the wheels the ability to maneuver independently from one another when you go around a corner.
The wheels closest to the turn are called the inside wheels, and those on the opposite side of the vehicle are referred to as the outside. When you turn a corner, the inside wheels only need to travel a short distance to get around the turn, so their speed is slower. The outside wheels, though, make a wide arc. To accommodate the wheels’ distances...
Driving on the highway every day to get to work, we see policemen, ambulance and fire trucks on the scene in many occurrences and during these occurrences many motorists just drive their vehicle like normal, maybe look to see what is going on, but most importantly they just speed on by the scene in the lane they were in even before spotting the incident. Guess what? They are wrong and breaking the law.
The move over law was created to save the lives of those vehicles that pull over on busy highways to save lives. Once you see those emergency…
