Troubleshooting Archives – CarTreatments.com Car Maintenance, General Repair, Troubleshooting, and Everything Car Related Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:49:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://cartreatments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-gear2-32x32.png Troubleshooting Archives – CarTreatments.com 32 32 6 Symptoms of a Blown Alternator Fuse or Fusible Link https://cartreatments.com/blown-alternator-fuse-symptoms/ https://cartreatments.com/blown-alternator-fuse-symptoms/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:49:35 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510954 The health of a vehicle’s charging system is absolutely essential to its continued and efficient operation. Without a properly operating charging system, a vehicle would completely dissipate its battery charge in a relatively quick fashion, leaving a motorist stranded. This ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/blown-alternator-fuse-symptoms/feed/ 0 4 Symptoms of Bad Spark Plug Wires (and Replacement Cost) https://cartreatments.com/bad-spark-plug-wires-symptoms/ https://cartreatments.com/bad-spark-plug-wires-symptoms/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 22:31:28 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510915 All gasoline engines require a source of ignition as a catalyst for combustion. This source of ignition comes in the form of a spark, directed to each individual cylinder in a timely manner. Early gasoline engines utilized a distributor and ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/bad-spark-plug-wires-symptoms/feed/ 0 6 Symptoms of a Bad Clutch Fork (and Replacement Cost) https://cartreatments.com/bad-clutch-fork-symptoms/ https://cartreatments.com/bad-clutch-fork-symptoms/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:13:34 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510887 If you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, it has a clutch. You know all about depressing the clutch to shift gears, but when everything isn’t shifting the way it should, what does it mean? Well, one potential reason ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/bad-clutch-fork-symptoms/feed/ 0 4 Symptoms of an Overcharged A/C System (and What To Do) https://cartreatments.com/symptoms-of-overcharged-ac/ https://cartreatments.com/symptoms-of-overcharged-ac/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:02:33 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510862 There is little as welcome as the cool breeze of a vehicle’s air conditioning in the midst of summer’s swelter. After all, without such modern conveniences, our daily commute would be much less bearable, no matter its length. This notion, ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/symptoms-of-overcharged-ac/feed/ 0 How Do You Know If Your Car A/C Needs to Be Recharged? https://cartreatments.com/ac-needs-to-be-recharged/ https://cartreatments.com/ac-needs-to-be-recharged/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:26:16 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510813 Have you ever wondered what it would be like if vehicle’s didn’t have air conditioning? Nobody wants to drive in the simmering heat of summer, as they are forced to wipe the sweat away from their brow. A functional A/C ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/ac-needs-to-be-recharged/feed/ 0 4 Different Types of Superchargers (and How They Work) https://cartreatments.com/types-of-superchargers/ https://cartreatments.com/types-of-superchargers/#respond Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:43:21 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510777 Internal combustion engines, as you are well aware, need fuel and air to run. The fuel is stored in the fuel tank and must be regularly replenished. The air is abundantly provided by the atmosphere around us and comes to ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/types-of-superchargers/feed/ 0 How to Use Cataclean (or Other Catalytic Converter Cleaner) https://cartreatments.com/how-to-use-cataclean/ https://cartreatments.com/how-to-use-cataclean/#respond Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:24:15 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510762 The modern vehicle features a number of specialty apparatuses within its emissions system, each of which is designed to reduce the carbon footprint of any vehicle to which it is mounted. One of the most vital of these components is ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/how-to-use-cataclean/feed/ 0 Spark Plug Blew Out of the Cylinder Head (Causes and How to Prevent) https://cartreatments.com/spark-plug-blow-out/ https://cartreatments.com/spark-plug-blow-out/#respond Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:14:29 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510734 When you’re driving down the road, the last thing you expect to happen is for the spark plug to shoot out of your engine. But what the heck does it mean when the unexpected happens and the spark plug is ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/spark-plug-blow-out/feed/ 0 Transmission Fluid Change vs Flush (Which One Should You Do?) https://cartreatments.com/transmission-fluid-change-vs-flush/ https://cartreatments.com/transmission-fluid-change-vs-flush/#respond Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:32:48 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510709 The purchase of a vehicle could easily be classified as an investment of sorts. We pay a substantial amount of money for our vehicles up front, in exchange for reliable transportation for years to come. This transportation allows us, as ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/transmission-fluid-change-vs-flush/feed/ 0 Cold Air Intakes: Are They Worth the Money? https://cartreatments.com/is-cold-air-intake-worth-it/ https://cartreatments.com/is-cold-air-intake-worth-it/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:20:34 +0000 https://cartreatments.com/?p=510681 One of the first things many car enthusiasts upgrade when they get a new car is the intake system. The reason is pretty simple, they’re easy to install, widely available, and they offer a bit of a performance boost. But ... Read more

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