The shock absorbers in your car help to ensure a good grip on the roads and drastically reduce the impact of road shocks. The shock absorbers are made up of a set of parts, including the shock absorber cups or strut mounts.

Invented in the United States in 1953, your car's airbags ensure your safety: in the event of a collision, airbags will be triggered to protect the driver and front passenger.

The fuel filter’s job is to filter dirt and to prevent impurities that may be in the tank from moving towards the engine. It is often called the diesel filter for diesel cars and a petrol filter for petrol cars.

The fuel pump, also known as a feed pump or submersible pump, is used to deliver fuel from the car's fuel tank to the engine compartment.

A hubcap, or wheel cap, has a decorative function: it is a disc (often made from plastic) that is placed on the rim of a wheel for aesthetic reasons.

An automotive carburettor is a mechanical part that allows air and fuel to be mixed in many gasoline engines. It was the founder of Mercedes-Benz who developed the first carburettor in 1886.

Newer cars mostly have an electronic fuel injection system, but older cars still have a carburettor.

The silent block, sometimes called SILENTBLOC®, the original name of the trademark of the company Paulstra, is a part made of rubber which reduces the vibrations of the car. It therefore makes it possible to shift gears smoothly, avoiding excessive vibrations.

An all-season tyre, also known as mud and snow tyre is a tyre that can be described as a hybrid, since it can be used in summer and winter.

Read more abut the differences between a timing belt and timing chain.

Read more on the small probe in the exhaust system that makes sure your car's CO2 emissions live up to the european standards.

Here's why the cylinder head is a necessary part of the engine, and how is it built?

Get a good overview of the turbocharger and how to maintain it in the best way.

In this blog article we dive into the small EGR valve that makes sure your diesel car keeps its NOx emissions below the EU standard.

The three most common methods of washing your car are a bucket wash, a commercial car wash and a waterless car wash.

Comparison of the three clearly shows that a waterless car wash is the most environmental friendly – saving not only water but chemicals and energy.

Car air conditioning is a system within your car that allows you to cool the interior air of the vehicle in hot weather, providing for a cooler environment for the occupants.

Air conditioning now comes as standard in almost all newly produced cars and is a feature that most car owners have come to expect.

Even though they are a lot rarer in the UK than in other countries, there are still a number of vehicles that use automatic gears rather than the more popular manual version.

Even though they are both relatively easy to understand, it is still worthwhile looking at how exactly both the suspension and shock absorbers in a car work.

Shock absorbers are an essential part of the entire suspension system of a vehicle and without them you would have a horrible ride and also encounter a greater number of mechanical issues.

If we break them down to the absolute basic explanation, then they are hydraulic devices that work to both control and alleviate the impact caused by the movement of both the springs and suspension of the vehicle.

When it comes to your car, then you will have undoubtedly heard of the suspension, but there will be a number of people that are unaware as to what it really is or what it is capable of doing. However, it is perhaps easier to understand than you think.

If you have any interest in repairing vehicles, then there is a pretty good chance that you have come across references to OBD diagnostic tools at some point.

OBD stands for On-Board Diagnostics and it is all connected to the on-board computer systems that have played an integral role in pretty much every single vehicle that has been manufactured since 1996.