Magnus Sellén is a certified automotive diagnostic technician and the founder of Mechanic Base. He has spent more than ten years working in professional workshops diagnosing and repairing vehicles ...

Whether you’ve just been part of a fender bender or you have scraped up the front of your car, you need to think about getting it fixed right away. But, how much does it cost to repair or replace a ...

The fuel gauge sender is responsible for relaying how much gas is in the car. If you have a bad fuel gauge sender, there’s going to be trouble reading the gas level. That’s why it’s important to pay ...

Most modern cars either have a timing chain or a timing belt under the hood. Both are used to connect the crankshaft to the camshaft and ensure the perfect timing for your internal combustion engine.

Unless you are familiar with the workings of car engines, you have probably never heard of the valve cover. It’s not a part that is talked about or included with regular maintenance, so it can be ...

The exhaust system is made up of several parts working together to route the gases from the engine away from the vehicle. If you want to know how hot an exhaust pipe and muffler get, you must look at ...

You’re likely to have heard the term “overdrive” before. It sounds pretty cool! In reality, it is a pretty cool feature, but it isn’t particularly exciting. You might imagine that the overdrive button ...

When it comes time to troubleshoot a DTC, it can be difficult to know where to start. That’s especially true if you see the P0410 code and aren’t sure what it means or how to fix it. In this guide, we ...