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

A caveat here with respect to transfer cases and tires on 4WD vehicles: Based on personal experience, ...

DIFFERENTIALS The power from the engine is ultimately directed through the transmission to the drive wheels by ...

RECOMMENDED DRIVETRAIN MAINTENANCE FOR DIFFERENT SYSTEMS Automatic Transmissions Just like the oil in your car’s ...

maintenance. I like to check fluid level every oil change just to make sure there are no leaks. ...

Why could a complete flush cause problems in these transmissions? There are many documented cases of ...

4 × 4 MAINTENANCE In addition to a transmission, all 4 × 4 vehicles have a transfer case, lock ...

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Rear-wheel drive is now the standard of old. Easy to maintain, rear-wheel drive required the use of a dr ...

Front-wheel drive is pretty much standard for most passenger cars today. The compact design makes for more ...

DIFFERENTIAL MAINTENANCE Cars with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive and 4 × 4s have differentials ...

FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE MAINTENANCE Vehicles with front-wheel drive have half shafts, which must be checked ever ...

Pictured here is a typical CV joint boot. Note the clamps at each end of the boot, one on the axle ...

MAINTENANCE OF REAR-WHEEL DRIVE DIFFERENTIALS Rear-wheel-drive differentials require minimal maintenance. Regular chec ...

Wheel bearings come in many different shapes and sizes, but they all do the same thing: provide a smoo ...

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Check the transmission fluid with the engine fully warmed up and running. The transmission fluid dipstick ...

Pull the dipstick and wipe it clean with a cloth or paper towel. ...

With the engine warm, the fluid should reach the full/hot mark on the dipstick. This late model Dodg ...

DRIVERS ASK, TOM ANSWERS: TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SOLVED Dear Tom, Q I’m having a problem with my ‘97 Pontiac Gra ...

Tom Tom, Q My ‘94 Olds Cutlass with a six-cylinder engine overheated the other day. Upon inspection of the ...