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Nobody likes to see an engine warning light appear on their dashboard.  That message can mean real trouble.  If you’re seeing a “check engine” message, it’s time to have your vehicle checked immediately by a mechanic who can use your...

Currently, cars incorporate electronically assisted steering (EPS) to provide greater comfort to the driver, safer driving on the road and savings in fuel consumption. Today we will tell you everything you need to know about electronically assisted steering, what is...

The automatic transmission has many parts that together form a complex system. In case there is a failure in one component, it can cause major breakdowns. Today we will tell you about the transmission valve body, what it is, how...

The sprag clutch is one of the transmission components. It is a type of roller bearing that rotates freely in one direction, but locks when rotating in the opposite direction. Slip clutches are often used in automatic shift transmissions, but...

We all like to be safe when we get behind the wheel of a car. One of the things that protects us from accidents is a correctly-functioning neutral safety switch. Developed in the late 1950s, the neutral safety switch became...

In general, cars that use automatic transmissions must record the number of revolutions per minute that the tires make to change gear, as well as the appropriate time to do so. This component is the transmission sensor, and today we...

If you have an automatic transmission vehicle, you've probably wondered more than once how it makes gear changes, or why the engine doesn't shut down every time you stop. The automatic transmission is very different from the manual one, and...

To a mechanic diagnosing the problem with a car, a P0700 code on their diagnostic computer signifies a problem with the transmission’s body valve. The owner can detect this by the “Check engine” warning light, followed by the failsafe (or...

Diagnostic code P0826 OBDII is a sign that the powertrain control (PCM) transmission module has detected that a problem is occurring in the electrical circuit of the up/down shift lever that works in conjunction with the transmission range correlation circuit....