There are many indicators that we can look toward to measure the development of the modern era: how small our cellphones are getting, how smart our houses have become, and how fast we can travel around the world, just to name a few. Mankind is on the cusp of democratizing space travel and we can order as many tacos as we want with a flick of our finger and have them delivered straight to [...]
Our cars have long been considered an extension of ourselves — part avatar for our personality, part member of the family. In many ways, our cars are like a dog or cat; they need to be groomed, fed regularly, and taken in for regular check-ups to ensure that they’re healthy. Anyone who owns a pet will be able to identify when they are trying to communicate that they’re hungry, sick, or want to go [...]
Have you ever heard someone say, “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it?” The concept is simple but powerful. When asked to describe the taste of salt, you might use words like bitter or acidic or sharp, and all of those would be right and they would also be wrong. Other things have the opposite problem: everyone agrees on what something is but might disagree on what best lives [...]
Your vehicle’s transmission is responsible for harnessing your engine’s power. It allows the car to change gears, and to smoothly resume motion after a stop. The transmission also helps a car work efficiently at high speeds. For these reasons, it’s important to keep your transmission healthy. Warning Signs of a Faulty Transmission How do you know whether or not your transmission is failing? There are a number of warning signs that even a novice [...]
The temptation with any car repair shop (as with any business) is to pigeonhole them into a single service. Fast-food burger joints offer salads, shoe stores sell handbags, and Master Muffler is far more than our most popular service. While it’s true that we have been—and remain—a trusted team to help you get your oil changed, our car repair experts in Orem offer a multifaceted portfolio of services to keep your car roadworthy all [...]
When it comes to learning how cars work, car owners usually follow down one of two paths; either they learn as much as they can, picking up knowledge as they go along and showing general interest in how things work, or they choose not to learn about how the car’s various systems work in tandem to keep them moving. There is no right or wrong method. As long as the driver is responsible behind [...]
Do you recall the scene in A Christmas Story when Ralphie, (our childhood protagonist, now turned into a reflecting adult), reminisces about his father’s tires? “My old man’s spare tires were only tires in the academic sense. They were round and had once been made of rubber.” He remarks on this as we see his father pull the baldest tire imaginable from the trunk of the car and begin to swap it out for [...]
For those of us who drive, it may be difficult to pinpoint just what is the most important element of the car. Is it the engine that powers the vehicle, or keeping everything well lubricated with a good oil change? To someone living in Texas in the summer, it could very well be something as small as the air conditioning. An argument could be made however that the most important part of the car [...]
The last thing you want for yourself or your family members is to be stuck on the side of the road somewhere with unexpected car trouble. Be sure all the drivers in your family are aware of the signs of a failing transmission so they can avoid this particular inconvenience. First of all, depending on whether you drive a manual or an automatic, the signs of a failing transmission may vary. We’re not just [...]
If your gets stuck in a snowbank, overheats in the middle of nowhere, or won’t start on your way home from a job interview… are you prepared? Car emergency kits are something that, hopefully, you’ll never need. However, it’s not exactly a rare occurrence to have car trouble, either. Additionally, your car is a great resource for emergency preparedness resources. After all, in the case of an emergency, where’s the first place you’ll go [...]
