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How to Make Your Car’s Air Conditioner Ice Cold

Spring is in full swing, and those steamy, sweaty summer months are right around the corner. Is your car’s air conditioner ready? When the significant others (wife and kids) demand chilly temps to offset the sweltering summer climate…well, it’s time to get that A/C performing properly. What can you do to ensure an icy auto…

Cars on lifts in auto shop, showing suspension and exhaust systems.

10 Myths About Shocks and Struts

Do you think you know everything about shocks and struts? If you answer “no,” you’re not alone. These parts rate as some of the most often-misunderstood car components on the market. And it’s not just the average person who doesn’t grasp shocks and struts. There have been many cases where professional mechanics and…

Supercharger kit on a car engine with hoses and wires

Five Supercharger Kits You Wish You Had

Not satisfied with your engine’s performance? A supercharger offers a quick fix. Designed to supply increased air pressure (or, sometimes, air density) to an engine, superchargers achieve increased power through optimum fuel use with each engine cycle. Some stock engines aren’t designed for pulse-pounding speed – actually, the majority aren’t – so you’ll…

Yellow and white shock absorbers for DIY auto repair

Ready to DIY? Shocks and Struts Edition

Suspension Tips

Do-it-yourself projects can save a ton of money. When your hear about those DIY types, you’re probably thinking about home improvement projects – adding insulation to the attic, putting up fencing around the yard, installing a water heater, things like that. Who needs an “expert” handyman when many tasks can be done by you?…

Car AC controls with A/C, LO, and HI settings visible

Auto AC Repair: Do You Have the Chops to Do it Yourself?

There are many reasons why the AC in your car can stop working properly. A common reason is due to low refrigerant. One of the simplest auto AC repair tests is to check for a refrigerant leak and refilling it. Your AC is a closed system, therefore the only reason the refrigerant would be low,…

Infographic comparing turbochargers and superchargers with key points on benefits and history

Turbochargers vs Superchargers: The Great Debate

Although the supercharger was invented only a few short years before the turbocharger, they’ve come to represent the familiar poles of technological innovation. The supercharger, with its elegant simplicity and ubiquitous applications in everything from lawnmowers to jet planes, stands for the tried-and-true. The turbocharger, seeming more clever than smart, plays the overeager disruptor. It’s…

Four electronic fuel injectors with yellow and blue tips

Everything You Need to Know About Electronic Fuel Injection

If you think of your car as a living, breathing being then it is fair to call the car’s engine the heart of the being. The engine has similar general functions to a human being’s heart as it gets the blood (fuel) pumping and the rest of the body parts (other automotive parts) moving! If…

Silver BMW 5 Series sedan parked in a lot, a surprise rental.

When the Rental Car Company Give You a BMW 5 Series

I was recently on a business trip in Orlando, Florida and the rental car lady politely said – ‘Sir we only have a BMW left, will that be okay?’. The line of families waiting for a car to head to Disneyland, lead me to believe that no one else was going to want it. While it wasn’t…

Red vintage Chevrolet Corvette parked on grassy hill under blue sky

5 Best Blogs to Follow About Classic Car Parts

After baseball, classic cars might be America’s favorite pastime. We just can’t seem to let go of those classic rides. Not only that, cars from the Golden Age of American auto production – most models from the 1930s through the 1970s – get more TLC than our daily commuters. One notable “subculture” of the classic…

BAP #FixARide contest: Get your car fixed free! Enter now.

Car Needs a Little Care? Let BAP Help with the #FixARide Video Contest

If you think your car has no chance of winning a contest, think again. BuyAutoParts.com, your #1 online parts supplier, has just announced a unique competition. Do you know someone who could use a little help getting their car back on the road? How about your own automobile – have the miles been unkind? No…