Daniel Fehlings, Author at Buy Auto Parts Blog

How to Add Power Steering to Your Classic Car

Adding power steering is a very popular modification for older vehicles, most notably old trucks or muscle cars. These vehicles usually have large V8 engines that put a lot of weight over the front wheels, and the trucks often have large, heavy off-road tires that further exacerbate the problem. Power steering reduces the amount of…

What is Magnetic Ride Control?

Magnetic Ride Control, trademarked and frequently referred to as MagneRide, is an electronic suspension system developed by Delphi. It was first available on the 2002 Cadillac Seville STS, and soon made its way to other General Motors vehicles, making its mainstream debut on 2015 and newer Chevy and GMC full-size pickups and SUVs. The system…

How to Find the Right Electric Power Steering Rack

Electric power steering (EPS) solves a lot of problems in modern cars. Replacing the old hydraulic system removes the steering pump, power steering lines and fluid; that’s one less thing to leak down the road. Fewer parts means it takes up less space, so it’s easier for the manufacturers to package everything under the hood.…

Ford 6.0 Powerstroke Diesel Fuel Injectors and FICMs

The Ford 6.0L PowerStroke diesel engine is a little controversial; it’s objectively more capable than the 7.3L it replaced, but a few reliability issues have tainted its reputation. The 6.0 is originally derived from the International/Navistar VT365, with a few changes made to repackage it into a pickup and make sure it met newer emissions…

What is a T3/T4 Turbo?

The T3/4 is a common hybrid turbocharger for custom, high-performance applications. There are different turbine/compressor wheel and bearing options available, but the one thing they have in common is the use of a Garrett T3 exhaust housing, and a larger T4/T04 compressor housing. The smaller exhaust housing (hot side) retains the responsiveness of a small…

Replacement AC Clutch vs AC Compressor

BuyAutoParts has a quality replacement AC compressor and clutch assembly for nearly every vehicle on the road. We frequently get questions asking about ordering just the compressor or A/C clutch on their own, because only one of them was diagnosed as needing replacement. The entire auto repair industry is moving away from that practice for…

How to Replace Your Autoride Shocks the Right Way

The Autoride suspension available on most full-size 2000-2014 General Motors Full-Size SUVs (RPO Code Z55) is a complex, and often misunderstood system. Autoride was available on most Chevy Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon (including XL and Denali), Cadillac Escalade (including ESV and EXT) and Chevy Avalanche. There are two separate aspects to it; air suspension,…

How to Identify the Bosch VP44 Diesel Injection Pump in your Dodge Ram Cummins 24v

The Dodge Ram Cummins is the main reason that diesel pickups are so popular today. The first Ram Cummins was released for the 1989 model year, technically before the D/W pickups were even called the Ram. The Cummins 6BT engine in the Ram was miles ahead of the Detroit Diesel 6.2 in the GM pickups…

How to Identify Your Duramax Diesel Engine Code

For the 2001 model year, General Motors finally replaced the Detroit Diesel 6.2L and 6.5L turbodiesel V8’s they had been using for 20 years, with a new 6.6L V8 developed in-house with Isuzu’s heavy truck division. The new engine was much more powerful than before, being developed from the beginning for turbocharging, and using Bosch…

Need a new AC compressor for your 1999-2002 Chevy Silverado or GMC Sierra? Read this first!

On 7th-generation (GMT800 chassis, 1999-2006) GM full-size pickup trucks, the AC system is a common failure point. In particular, if your truck is a 1999-2002 model with a gas V8, there are two different versions of the compressor; one made by Denso, and one made by Delphi. If you do not double-check which version you…

About: Daniel Fehlings

Recent Posts by Daniel Fehlings

How to Add Power Steering to Your Classic Car

What is Magnetic Ride Control?

How to Find the Right Electric Power Steering Rack

Ford 6.0 Powerstroke Diesel Fuel Injectors and FICMs

What is a T3/T4 Turbo?

Replacement AC Clutch vs AC Compressor

How to Replace Your Autoride Shocks the Right Way

How to Identify the Bosch VP44 Diesel Injection Pump in your Dodge Ram Cummins 24v

How to Identify Your Duramax Diesel Engine Code

Need a new AC compressor for your 1999-2002 Chevy Silverado or GMC Sierra? Read this first!

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