I received a question this week from a customer in the Northern Cape, asking how to replace his spark plugs himself. His usual mechanic was hospitalised with Covid, and the next mechanic he “trusted”, he said, was in a town, “aan die ander kant van die wêreld”, 140 kilometers away....

Over the past few weeks, Start My Car has seen a surge in demand for our “Starting & Charging” components, namely batteries, battery chargers and jump cables. The changes in lifestyle necessitated by the lockdown is no doubt a contributing factor – a vehicle battery will become fully discharged when...

Part 7: Cooling Systems In our previous article, we looked at the recommended 7 point coolingsystem maintenance check which should be performed annually on your vehicle, asshown in the illustration above. We also covered the first four tests. Thisweek, we look at the last 3 tests, namely the internal leak...