October is when the change in seasons really starts to show. Mornings get cooler, daylight gets shorter, rain becomes more common, and winter weather is getting closer. Your vehicle may have handled summer just fine, but colder temperatures can expose problems that were easy to overlook when the weather…
September is a month of transition. Summer road trips are winding down, school is back in session, temperatures are beginning to fall, and wetter weather is right around the corner. It is also one of the best times of the year to take a closer look at your tires. Your tires are the only part of your…
Most drivers assume summer is the tough season, since long road trips, heat, and heavy miles feel like the real test. But for the average family vehicle, the school year is harder, and it is harder in ways that are easy to miss, because none of it looks dramatic. It is just five months of short trips,…
How to Kill It Before It Kills Your Motor Your Chevy or GMC came with a fuel-saving feature you never asked for. It's called AFM: Active Fuel Management (older trucks call it DOD, Displacement on Demand), and on a whole lot of 5.3L and 6.2L V8s, it's the single most common reason we see engines come…
Nobody buys a $70,000 truck expecting to pull the engine before it's even broken in. But that's exactly what we're seeing more and more on 2019–2024 Ram 2500 and 3500s with the 6.7L Cummins. And the worst part? By the time most owners realize something's wrong, the expensive damage is already done. …
