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Like everybody, you learned on either a manual or an automatic transmission. You still may prefer one over the other. But you can have the best of both with a dual clutch transmission (DCT), also referred to as a “twin-clutch”...

Automatic transmission problems can be intimidating, and for a good reason. The transmission is one of the most sensitive parts of your vehicle's engine, and improper maintenance can worsen the issues.. However, not every issue is catastrophic. The P0933 error...

If you’re bothered by the summer heat, you’re not alone:  your vehicle doesn’t like it, either. In particular, your automatic transmission is weather-sensitive and is vulnerable to the ravages of extreme hot weather. Shop Coolers for Automatic transmissions What Heat...

Most cars, SUVs, and small trucks come equipped with a rack and pinion system that converts the circular motion of the steering wheel into linear motion, causing the wheels to move and turn as required by the driver. Today on...

There are lots of things you can afford to ignore in life—but a power steering fluid leak shouldn’t be one of them. If you’re seeing the reddish-to-brown, oily fluid on your driveway or garage floor, it means that you’re about...

If you’re lucky, you’ll never need to find out what kind of transmission you have, but things do go wrong and you may need to replace a part or make a repair.  If that happens, how would you know what...

The beauty of having a car with an automatic transmission is that you don’t have to think about how the gears are shifting—they just shift.  But transmissions are complex mechanisms and sometimes a “minor”  part like a malfunctioning speed sensor...

We’ve all been spoiled by one of life’s simplest conveniences:  power steering. Once upon a time, you had to crank the steering wheel of an automobile to drive it, much like hard-turning the helm of a ship fighting against the...

Your “check engine light” has come on again.  Upon investigation, you find out it’s a P0717 code.  What is that and what do you do about it? Anytime that light comes on, it’s potentially serious. In this case, an On-Board-Diagnostics...