New at Maintaining Your Car?
If working on your car or truck is a new thing for you, we have a good place for you to start. It's really a helpful site if you're not sure where to get started. Motorist.org You can also read my "two cents worth" here

Useful Sites: (links to others that can help)

We are putting together a list of sites that may be able to help our customers find what they are looking for. Hey, we don't have all the asnwers. Our job is to help you find them.

Lubricants

Title:  All Synthetics Group - AMSOIL Products
URL:  http://www.allsyntheticsgroup.com/
Description:  AMSOIL premium synthetic lubricants, advanced filter systems, and companion products to increase gas mileage and extend the life of your vehicle. Free catalog.

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Protecting your rights: (ok, you think we're crazy, read for yourself)

www.righttorepair.org Maintaining the right to repair your vehicle

Find more information here:

www.careauto.org The Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (C.A.R.E.)

Have your Car Tell You Where it Hurts

Most cars & trucks today have On Board Diagnostics built in - (it's the law). These computers constantly monitor your engine systems for problems. When it finds a problem, it turns on the "Check Engine" light. Using a scanner, you can access the detailed information from this computer to help you maintain your vehicle. Learn more here:

www.obdii.com Info about On-Board Diagnostics in your car.

Learn What's New in Alternative Fuels & Advanced Fuel Vehicles

Alternative fuels to gasoline are coming. Learn about alternative fuels and the vehicles that use them here:

www.weststart.org Info on advanced transportation technology

www.nrel.gov National Renewable Energy Laboratory

www.epa.gov Good info on fuels from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

For all-electric vehicles:

www.eaaev.org The Electric Auto Association. Learn all about electric cars.

FreedomCAR Tech Program The FreedomCAR is an advanced technology program aimed at developing "beyond hybrid" technology such as fuel cells. Very interesting reading if you like this sort of stuff (Department of Energy).

Partsavers.com Technical Library

Battery Maintenance Learn Basic Battery Maintenance

Winterize Your Car How to prepare your car for winter

Coming Next: Using sealants: When Where & How.

Other Learning Sources

Here are some links to some excellent sources of information for anyone who maintains their own car. Many, but not all, are government sources or non-profit organizations.

www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cars.htm Federal Citizen Information Center - Cars. Great information on buying, maintaining, driving, government auctions - it's great and it's free...well, it's not exactly free - your taxes paid for it.

www.nhtsa.dot.gov National Highway Transportation Safety Administration - Vehicle recalls, crash test results, safety advisories and all manner of safety related stuff.

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