My Mechanic Archives

22 November 2018

Winter driving for most of us means heading outside a few minutes early, turning on the car and allowing it...

Be Prepared For Winter Driving

Jeff Voth

My Mechanic

16 November 2018

Try as we might to forget it, calendars don’t lie, and winter is just around the corner. My advice is...

My Mechanic: Batteries, Starting and Storing

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

8 February 2018

It’s that time of the year again when outside temperatures are cold, sunlight hours are shorter and we drive to...

My Mechanic: 3D Printing

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

27 December 2017

Computers have made life simpler and more complex at the same time. Menial tasks that used to take hours can...

My Mechanic: Living with a Plug-in Hybrid

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

26 December 2017

Am I ready for electric vehicles? Perhaps, but my home isn’t quite ready yet. I tried out one of the...

My Mechanic: Custom Engine Oils

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

21 December 2017

The selection of the correct engine oil can make the difference between long engine life and premature engine wear. But...

My Mechanic: More With Shell V-Power

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

11 July 2017

Our vehicles are perhaps the costliest single item we purchase next to our home, so keeping them in good shape...

My Mechanic: Headlight Restoration Made Easy

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

11 July 2017

Long winter nights can hide a number of road hazards, from potholes to abandoned vehicles. Vision is critical to safe...

My Mechanic: Large Animal Detection Adds Safety

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

11 July 2017

It’s difficult to estimate. Transport Canada does not keep country-wide data nor does the Insurance Bureau of Canada, but from...

My Mechanic: GM’s Spool Valve Shock Absorber Technology

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

8 July 2017

Shock absorbers can make a dramatic difference to how a vehicle handles. The basic purpose of a shock absorber is...

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My Mechanic: Variable Compression Ratio

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

16 June 2017

Infiniti has announced at the 2016 Paris Auto Show that their next generation of vehicles will be powered by a...

My Mechanic: Variable Camshaft Timing

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

15 June 2017

Making the automotive engine more efficient is the goal of many automotive aficionado’s, whether they be building a race car,...

My Mechanic: Automatic Transmissions

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

14 June 2017

Automatic transmissions have been undergoing a quiet evolution. Not only have the number of gear ratios increased, the way they...

My Mechanic: Three Wheeled Vehicles

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

23 May 2017

You may have seen one on the road, or several! Three wheeled vehicles are becoming increasingly common, although they have...

My Mechanic: Turbocharging – why not?

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

18 May 2017

Turbochargers are not new. Invented by Swiss engineer Alfred Buchi who patented the design in 1905, it wasn’t until the...

My Mechanic: Adaptive steering takes a turn for the better

Jim Kerr

My Mechanic

16 May 2017

Electric power steering assist now dominates the market instead of the belt-driven hydraulic power steering. Infiniti even has a car...

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