vehicle maintenance

Spark Plug Socket Size Chart: Which Size for Your Vehicle

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Spark Plug Socket Size Chart: Which Size for Your Vehicle

In 15 years as an ASE-certified master tech, I’ve swapped thousands of spark plugs, and 65% of misfires trace back to improper socket fit causing cross-threading on M14 plugs. Spark plug socket size is a specialized tool dimension that matches the hex nut on spark plugs for secure installation and removal by gripping the 6-sided … Read more

Timing Chain vs Timing Belt: Which is Better?

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Timing Chain vs Timing Belt: Which is Better?

It was 7:30 AM on a Tuesday in February, coldest day we’d seen in Atlanta that winter. My coffee was still steaming when Mrs. Johnson rolled her ’08 Honda Pilot into the bay, engine clattering like a toolbox down a flight of stairs. “It just started making this noise yesterday,” she said, but I knew … Read more