Last month we discussed the basics of your car's 12-volt electrical system with the goal of understanding enough to trace problems to a particular electrical component. This month we're going to delve ...

You don't have to be Mr. Goodwrench to know that your car won't run without a steady supply of fuel, whether it runs on gasoline or diesel fuel. Less than three months ago, Honda recalled more than ...

You hop in the car, turn the key or push the start button ... nothing. Or maybe one of your headlights goes out when you're driving at night on a highway. Maybe during a long road trip, your radio ...

There’s a problem with fuses. On the face of it, testing would seem to be a one-shot deal — exceed the rated current and see if it blows. But once you know the answer, the device is useless. If only ...

Over my almost 60 years in the auto repair industry as an ASE and GM Master Technician, and vocational education automotive technology instructor, I have seen firsthand how vehicles have evolved from ...

Begin by connecting pin 85 of the relay to a clean ground point on the vehicle chassis or the negative terminal of the battery. Then connect pin 86 to the ignition switch wire — this is the wire that ...