How to Make Your Car Last Forever: Avoid Expensive Repairs, Improve Fuel Economy, Understand Your Warranty, Save Money

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DRIVERS ASK, TOM ANSWERS: VEHICULAR ABUSE PROBLEMS SOLVED Tom, Q How long can I go between oil changes withou ...

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About the Author With 40 years in the automotive industry and close to 20 years in automotive talk radio, ...

Index afrmarket parts, 160 –161 all-wheel drive, 39 alternator, 89 antifreeze, 10 ball joints, 43 battery, 86 ...

brakes ABS, 71 bad master cylinders, 69 bad system symptoms, 70 calipers, 64 –65 check fluid level, 72 –73 d ...

control arm lower, 43 upper, 43 ...

coolant schedule, 122 stop-leak products, 118 cooling system, 97 , 108 effect of cold, 146 fan, 96 maintena ...

drivetrain configurations, 34 –35 maintenance, 36 –37 electric, powertrain, 26 ...

engine block, 18 components, 18 –23 coolant, 10 , 111 –112 color, 111 –112 diesel, 24 –25 cold starting, 145 ...

exterior damage from cold, 144 rust prevention, 128 , 130 , 132 , 145 4 × 4, maintenance, 39 ...

filter air, 10 –12 change, 109 schedule, 122 ...

engine effect of cold, 146 fuel, 10 –11, 83 change, 84 –85 schedule, 123 oil, 10 –12 schedule, 123 ...

transmission effect of cold, 146 schedule, 125 –126 fishtailing, 171 ...