One of the most common critical engine problems is a blown head gasket. If your vehicle has a blown head gasket, it will certainly affect the way it runs. You’ll want to fix it right away. If it leaks coolant into the oil pan it can cause serious engine damage. A head gasket’s job is … Read more
Black smoke coming from your car or truck’s exhaust is a concerning problem. Different colored exhaust can mean different things. Black smoke is typically of greater concern than most other colors, as it indicates that there could be a serious engine problem. Specifically, it usually indicates that the air/fuel mixture is too rich. Black … Read more
Oxygen sensors play a vital role in both engine management and emissions control. When an O2 (oxygen) sensor goes bad, it’ll cause your vehicle’s engine to run less efficiently. Typically, your car or truck will exhibit symptoms when an O2 sensor has gone bad. Or, it may exhibit none at all. Often enough, the … Read more
The Mass Airflow Sensor (commonly referred to as the MAF sensor) is one of the most important engine management sensors. A bad mass airflow sensor can leave your vehicle running rough, or inoperable. A MAF sensor’s job is to measure the density of the air entering the intake manifold. It passes this information onto your … Read more
One of the worst problems that can happen to a vehicle is a bad fuel pump. If your car or truck’s fuel pump goes bad, no fuel (or not enough fuel depending on whether or not it’s out all the way) can enter the engine, which will keep the engine from running. With that … Read more
Fuel injectors can go the life of a vehicle with little to no trouble at all. That being said, bad fuel injectors are still one of the more common vehicular problems. There’s always more than one, and one going bad is enough to make a noticeable impact on the drivability of the vehicle. There … Read more
A bad fuel filter is a serious issue that can keep your vehicle from reliably running. When the filter goes bad, limits the amount of fuel that enters the engine. If it doesn’t let fuel in at all, the vehicle will not run. With that in mind, most of the symptoms of a bad fuel … Read more
One of the more common ignition system issues is bad coil packs. A bad oil pack can make your vehicle anywhere from less fuel efficient to un-drivable. It’s something that you’re going to want to address sooner more than later as the symptoms typically get worse as time goes on. Coil Packs take the place … Read more
P0603 is a generic OBD2 trouble code. It indicates that your Kia Spectra’s keep alive memory has had an error. Keep alive memory is the data that your Spectra’s PCM (Powertrain Control Module) has learned about how your engine conditions. All of this sensor and driving input data is used to keep it operating efficiently. … Read more
P0603 is a generic OBD2 trouble code. It indicates that your Kia Amanti’s keep alive memory has had an error. Keep alive memory is the data that your Amanti’s PCM (Powertrain Control Module) has learned about how your engine conditions. All of this sensor and driving input data is used to keep it operating efficiently. … Read more