Winter is fast approaching and many are throwing on their winter tires, if it isn’t already here for most of us. If you haven’t already done so, you might want to check with your insurance company as you could qualify for a discount if you have them on before a certain date. Anyway, shops are…
I wouldn’t even just limit it to oil change receipts, you really should be keeping all maintenance documentation for your vehicle, whether you bought it new or used. We’ve covered this off many times on here, proper documentation makes it easier to keep the vehicle up to date and will always get you more money…
A catalytic converter is an exhaust emission control device that has one purpose; it converts gases and pollutants into simple exhaust gas into less-toxic pollutants from any internal combustion engine. Catalytic converters do this by catalyzing a redox reaction, which is basically the process of increasing the rate of the chemical reaction and burning nitrogen…
If you have been following our Instagram account, @driversocietycom, you would know we are working on our first truck project, a 2017 Ford F-150 XLT Crew Cab 4WD. For whatever reason, Ford did not include wheel well liners on these trucks unless you basically went for a top of the line trim or added them…
Cleaning the engine bay of any car can be a daunting task and most will avoid it, but it doesn’t have to be like that. Cleaning your engine bay is a good thing and should actually be done as a form of preventative maintenance. For starters, you will be able to see everything clearly in…
The Ford Excursion is a heavy duty (class 2) full-sized SUV that was being produced by Ford from 1999 to 2005 for model years 2000 to 2006. It is the longest and heaviest SUV ever to enter mass production and simply exemplified America’s thirst for big SUVs. These things sold, around 190,000 were sold in…
You probably deal a lot with expiry dates in your routine life but I bet you never thought to think about it with your car cleaning supplies. I mean after all, you buy them and store them in the garage or a shelf in a workspace, they can’t go bad… can they? Long story short,…
The other day I was driving my friend to pickup his car from the dealer and he was shocked to see I have a dashcam in every vehicle I own. I’m not surprised, I often do get the “is that really necessary” comment from folks and I always reply, “yes it absolutely is”. Dashcams have…
I have seen it way too many times, someone pops the hood on an extremely clean looking car only to reveal an engine bay covered in dust and grease. It’s sad really, if you are going to take the time to detail your vehicle, well detail the whole thing! The engine bay is no different…
So, you have started dabbling in regular oil changes and even more advanced vehicle maintenance? Or perhaps you have started to think about doing modifications to your vehicle that are more complicated than simple bolt-ons? Well, you should have the tools to do the job. Here is the thing though, there are thousands of different…
