

What Is Draining Your Battery
Many a vehicle owner has experienced a dead battery. This is especially true when your vehicle reaches the ripe old age of 5 years. Yes,...


Do I Really Want to Be in Control
I was up in a small plane today. Sightseeing in Fort Mac. Yes, my spring break was likely a bit different than yours. Another part of...


Gas or Brake?
I used to be obsessed with the gas pedal and now it is the brake pedal. Showing my age I guess. Sure, the hills in the Kootenays place a...


V8 or Lead Foot
At the shop vehicles come in broken and generally go out fixed. It is the in between part that can go astray sometimes. The first part...


Give Me the Synthetic
The oil cap on your engine might read 5W-30, 5W-20, even 0W-20. If you choose a conventional or synthetic version of a name brand oil...


Code Reader
As I wrote in my last article Santa was not ‘great to me’ but as usual he was ‘good to me’. I did not get the magic computer that solves...


The Computer
We are well into January and that special parcel I was hoping Santa would send my way has not arrived. Yes, many of you seem to think we...


The Mystery of All Wheel Drive
As the hustle and bustle of the season draws to a close we now have a little more time to ponder the mysteries of life. What else can you...


Real Winter
Winter is here. I can attest to that. Long johns are now a part of my everyday wardrobe. I am here to tell you that your car knows it is...


The Short and Long of It
Sometimes it takes a long time to fix a short. What is a short? I am about to give you the long and short of it. It is not uncommon for...








