New Year Car Maintenance: Check Your Oil

As the new year gets underway, it's time to go through a
checklist of easy auto maintenance tasks that you can do in your
driveway. One of these is to check your oil. All you need a rag,
or some paper towels.


You should check your oil after your car's engine has been
stopped for at le...
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What You Need To Know About Road Salt

Icy roads are treacherous roads, which is why one of the
first things road authorities do when the forecast calls for
winter precipitation is to send out the salt trucks.


The goal of this procedure-the point of road salt-is to
increase the salinity of the moisture that covers the roadwa...
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Should You Switch Engine Oil Types In Winter?

Winter means cold temperatures, and cold temperatures mean
that the oil in your engine gets thicker. In the past, this
typically made it more difficult for your engine to turn over
when you started your vehicle. Using a type of engine oil that
maintained adequate viscosity in cold temper...
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Should You "Warm Up" Your Car in the Winter?

It's a bone-chilling morning, and you're on your way back
inside to make your coffee after starting your car to "warm it
up" ahead of your commute. Smart thinking, right?


Not so fast.


Nobody likes to shiver in a freezing car. It's also true
that a cold engine sustains greater wear, ...
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