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Why cars?

          I have been fascinated by cars since I was a kid, some see it as just as transportation, but the way I see it is as a reflection of yourself.  I want to write about car maintenance and performance because I feel that it is really the true way to understand it.  This blog fits all categories of car owners,  if you just have a car and want to maintain it, or if you want to make your car better and give it a little more juice.  Another reason I wanted to write this blog is because taking your car to a mechanic is like highway robbery.  They hold your car at the shop and tell you that this this and probably that is wrong with your car, and if you are people like my mom, then you will blindly agree without and other opinion.  Sometimes it is convenient, but other times it is just ridiculous how much they would charge you for the services they preform. 

            When I preform these services on my car, not only do I see it as saving money but I see it as a learning experience to better learn about my car and understand it.  And when I learn about my car, I can also make it better.

            Whats in it for you? Even if you don’t want to learn about your car and how an engine works, you can still have this general knowledge and save money on car repairs.  It helps, and it works.  

Here is a picture of what im working with:

DIY Car Repair Important Tips

So this article I found is pretty interesting and relevant.  Usually ill find articles on how to repair specific malfunctions on cars, but this article basically summarizes what I will be doing with my blog and the do’s and don’ts about at home car repairs. 

            So anything labeled DIY, which stands for Do IT Yourself, should be easy and simple to do yourself, without a professionals help.  These things range from things around the house, to work, to cars.  This article and my blog will focus on mainly on DIY car repairs. 

            So some of the main points the author brings up in this article is to know what your fixing.  When your check engine light comes on, it could mean literally thousands of things.  In order to see what is wrong, you need a code reader that you plug into your car, all mechanics should have one.  A recent problem that came up in my car was error code p1406, which read “EGR valve error” when I saw that, I assumed that I had to replace my EGR valve, but when I actually went to my cousin, a certified mechanic, we took a look at my car and found out that one of the hoses leading to the EGR valve was unplugged, which led to the computer having no communication with the perfectly working EGR valve.  Catching this problem was nice and it probably saved me 50 bucks and a lot of time, so before doing work on your car, know what you have to fix. 

            Another point on the list, is to keep your tires properly inflated.  This one is one that most of us can do for FREE at a gas station.  The most difficult part is probably finding out what tire preassure to inflate it too.  It’s ethier on the tire or on the door frame, not that hard to find.  When your at a gas station in California and there is an air pump station, all you have to do is ask the cashier to turn it on, and by law they do, EVEN if the air pump station says $.25. Pretty cool huh.

            But most importantly on any DIY situation, SAFETY FIRST.  Goodluck and have a happy car.

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/listarticle.aspx?cp-documentid=1088044

My cars most recent problem

So I go on YouTube and I am looking at my subscriber’s video and I come across this video from Scotty Kilmer.  This guy Scotty has a great, and useful video channel and is probably my main inspiration for my blog.  This video in particular is one that I recently had in my car.  When I wasn’t accelerating, or pressing on the gas, my RPM's would dip, and my car would almost shut off.  After watching this video, and seeing how easy it was, I decided to try it.  This whole process from buying the product to turning on my car literally took me 30 minutes.   It was really that easy, I just waited the 30 minutes for my car to dry and sure enough it fixed the problem. 

here it is fellas 

Auto blog

Well Autoblog is basically one of the coolest blogs about cars.  They have tons of interesting things on there.  It's like a search engine for cars.  They have categories where you can search for your car or by manufacture.  There are tons of links to sites like auctions, classic cars, celeb cars and concept cars.  This place is great because they update their blog several times a day. the thing I like about this one is that when new cars come up, they are usually the first to have pictures videos etc. on this new car, and also having all the specs of it.  They mainly focus on newer cars and updates about them but they also do post things that regard the cars we have now.  Well this is a really cool blog, check it out:

http://www.autoblog.com/