by Daran Thomas | Aug 20, 2026 | Auto Repair
Registration renewal shows up in the mail, and the sticker has to happen first. North Carolina wants a safety inspection every year, within 90 days of that renewal, and drivers in Wake County get the emissions scan on top of it. Two tests, one visit. Most failures are...
by Daran Thomas | Feb 13, 2021 | Auto Repair
Engine oil is not complicated but is very very important. First of all you can run an engine on just about any type of oil for a little while and the wrong oil is much much more better that no oil. A car can drive maybe 20 miles without coolant or antifreeze before it...
by Daran Thomas | Feb 13, 2021 | Auto Repair
OIL CONSUMPTION It’s not just the mega-mileage ’75 F-100 blowing blue smoke out the tailpipe any more. Over the past decade a large number of low-mileage, late-model car and truck engines have been consuming excessive amounts of motor oil. The mechanical failures...
