Self-tutoring about autos: the tutor mentions a pressure change he noticed. The following is my understanding. As mention in my post here, I check the autos’ tire pressures about once per month. A couple days ago, I found a tire …
Self-tutoring about tire sizes and compatibility: the tutor mentions some ideas. I mention back in my post from May 16, 2023 about how tire numbers might be interpreted. Today, I was looking into compatible tire sizes based on a given …
Self-tutoring about automobiles: the tutor mentions the idea of a block heater. As a kid in the Maritimes, I noticed people “plugging in” their cars overnight. I realized it had something to do with being able to start the car …
Self-tutoring about autos: the tutor mentions changing the cabin air filter. The cabin air filter might be easy to forget about, unless a driver has sensitivities to airborne particles. On the cars I know, the cabin air filter is behind …
Self-tutoring about car care: the tutor mentions scraping rust from underneath a car. Prepping the undercarriage of one of the vehicles for rust treatment (home-style), I wanted to do so without damaging anything. Wire brushes can be used on some …
Self-tutoring about used car purchase: the tutor relates an occasion. We had a 2007 Jeep Liberty which we all loved. However, it got munched in an accident last October. My son was driving; he got t-boned at an intersection. God …
Self-tutoring about autos: the tutor mentions the idea of inflating tires with nitrogen. I’ve noticed green tire caps on cars and wondered what they mean. Apparently it means the tires have been filled with nitrogen. With new ways of doing …
Self-tutoring about autos: the tutor mentions some thoughts. It seems true that tires can lose air pressure over time. I’m not sure it’s a linear amount, but I do have to replenish the vehicles’ tires from time to time. Season …
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Self-tutoring about auto maintenance: the tutor mentions a message one shouldn’t ignore. I change the oil regularly on our vehicles. Therefore, when my wife started the van last night, in the dark, cold rain, and the “Change oil” message came …
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Self-tutoring about autos: the tutor mentions a question he researched today about spare tires. Inspecting a car, I found its spare tire to be at about half the pressure of its driving tires. It was so low I wondered if …
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