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Car repairs can put a strain on your budget quickly; however there are a variety of repairs you can do yourself. Stay tuned to learn what repairs you can do, regardless of technical skill. What Repairs or Replacement Can I Do on My Car? There are a variety of repairs you can do, such as replacing your battery and alternator, replacing a broken or worn drive belt, replacing brake pads, fixing exterior coolant leaks, or replacing hoses and other parts. Here are the tools you need to get started.  What Tools Do I Need for DIY? Standard tools you should...

With winter on our doorstep, you may be bracing your vehicle for getting splattered with snow, ice, dirt, and mud. Washing your car is great, but once the next storm arrives, it gets hit with more debris. Don’t let it happen again. Here are six reasons why waxing your car protects your car from winter’s brutal stain.  1. Protects from Airborne Contaminants As stated above, several contaminants affect your vehicle’s paint job. Other things that can damage your car are bugs, acid rain, and other corrosive materials that settle into your paint and etch or scratch it. The only solution...

We have been asked many times in the past to come up with an affordable injector O ring alternative to the dealer kits. Up until now if you wanted to replace injector O rings say after pulling your intake manifold to clean your intake valves the only way to acquire said O rings was to purchase the entire kit from the dealer at a cost of up to $18 per injector! Now the injector rebuild kits that come from the dealer are useful when needed, but the majority of time all you need is the O ring.  As an injector...

Located in the booming city of Pleasant Grove, UT, RKX Tech specializes in unique, quality car parts for European vehicles, such as Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes Benz for a reasonable price. Our mission is to provide our customers with products they otherwise couldn't find. The founder was a VW and Audi technician, therefore, has years of experience and a love for working on these cars. Fueled by his passion as a mechanic, he wanted to help fill the need for hard-to-acquire products.  Why Choose Us Because of the relationship we have with other companies, we can find the...

If your engine starts running hot or you end up with leaky cylinders or stuck valves, you could encounter problems - and possibly on a lonely, deserted road. Typically, you can blame the problem on the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler, which is meant to reduce carbon emissions. However, if you had an EGR cooler delete kit on hand, you could dismantle the EGR and enable your engine to run cooler, allowing you to get back on the road. t’s discuss just what an EGR cooler delete kit is and the benefits of investing in one.  EGR System History  EGRs...