Emergency Toolkit
Ever been stuck next to the road or faced with a trivial mechanical task sans the necessary tools at your disposal? Prevent this unfortunate situation… Read more →
The Forgotten Safety Check: Washing Your Own Car
The K53 driving test includes more than 30 pre-drive inspections that need to be completed before commencing a trip – so when last have you… Read more →
Locked-in!
If you are afraid of confined spaces – stop reading now. Being claustrophobic is one thing, but even the bravest of us would not like… Read more →
Tyreing Easily…
If there’s one part of your car that you cannot afford to neglect it’s your tyres. Essentially the only part of the car that physically… Read more →
Google Mechanic 2: VW Polo Blower Problem Solved
The latest problem solved by Google Mechanic: Polo blower speeds not functioning. My wife’s car is a 2001 Polo Classic. The blower speeds started to… Read more →
Google Mechanic: Broken Golf 4 Glove Box Latch
Do you fancy repairing small problems with your vehicle yourself? Have you ever wished you had a mechanic on standby to give advice? Your wish… Read more →
Care of the cooling system
Most engine failures (some say up to 80 per cent of them) can be attributed to overheating or related problems, yet most people pay little… Read more →
Jump Starting Without Jumper Cables
You gotta hand it to the Russians, they’re good at finding cost-effective solutions. For example, what do you do when you find yourself stranded with… Read more →
Top Tips To Keep Your Car In Tip-Top Shape
As you might have gathered from my recent articles, I am very meticulous when it comes to looking after my car. Over the years of… Read more →
Racing for SA
ACKNOWLEDGING that excellent engineers cannot be solely nurtured in classrooms, Formula Student is an international competition that was founded in the USA in 1981 by SAE International as a practical education programme for students to “create objects”. Experience gained in the programme is shown to be equivalent to three years work in the engineering industry, so is clearly a valuable pursuit. And for the first time, thanks to the initiative of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa is taking part in the programme and the latest project – to build a single-seater racing car – is well under way.