If you've been driving for a while, you're in good company. Obtaining a license is often the first step in a decades-long love affair with automobiles. Care to guess the most common age at which many obtain their driver's license in the U.S.? If you guessed 16, you're right.
The earliest cars were steam or battery powered. Finally in 1870, Siegfried Marcus invented the first combustion engine for a car. In 1876, Nicolaus Otto developed an effective gas motor, and by the 1890s, inventors in America, France, and Germany were competing to develop practical auto engines.
What’s that noise? When your engine starts making a loud knocking sound, it’s likely the bearings are worn. This can be a serious issue, and ignoring the symptoms can lead to what mechanics refer to as “catastrophic engine failure.”
The thermostat helps to regulate engine temperatures and when it reaches the end of its service life, the engine will overheat. If you want to save the cost of paying a mechanic, a new one is not expensive. Check the owner’s manual to find where it is located, and if you can reach it without much trouble, have at it.
We drive our cars differently depending on the environment around us and what roads we normally drive on. An auto parts expert can help you get the right shocks and suspension to match your driving conditions, whether it needs to hug curves or go off road.