Bad Fuel Filter Symptoms: 8 Signs You Need Replacement

Bad Fuel Filter Symptoms: 8 Signs You Need Replacement

Last Tuesday afternoon, a regular customer rolled into my bay with her 2016 Honda CR-V—158,000 miles on the odometer. “It’s doing that thing again,” she said, looking worried. I knew exactly what “that thing” meant because I’d cleared the same check engine light three weeks prior. The engine would stumble and hesitate during highway merges, … Read more

Grinding Noise When Starting Engine: The Complete Diagnosis and Repair Guide

Grinding Noise When Starting Engine: Diagnosis Guide

It was 6:47 AM on a freezing January morning when Sarah pulled into my bay with her 2015 Honda Accord. “It sounds like metal teeth chewing rocks,” she said, and honestly, that’s the best description I’ve ever heard for a failing starter motor grinding. I turned the key, and sure enough—GRRRRR-GRRRRR-GRRRRR—that unmistakable metal-on-metal shriek that … Read more