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Know Your Car Basics 101: Bad Car Starter – Crucial Engine Component

Starter Motor Engine Ignition Car Vehicle Engineering

A car starter motor is a compact electric motor designed to crank an internal combustion engine to initiate its operation. When the ignition key is turned or the start button is pressed, the starter motor draws power from the car’s battery to rotate the engine’s crankshaft, creating the initial combustion needed for the engine to run independently. Typically, it engages the engine’s flywheel via a small gear called a pinion, which retracts once the engine starts to prevent damage. Image source: Samarins

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Special Projects 101: Part 6: New Car Makeover 2021 – PKE Alarm System

PKE Alarm System Car Makeover

All new cars these days come with a keyless alarm system which takes away the need to have the physical key and some even have PKE or passive keyless entry alarm system. Add that with a large Android entertainment system, digital dashboard, cameras and multiple USB ports, one has to wonder how taxing it will be on the electrical systems of the car. Image source: Asm Arif/Pexel.

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Know Your Car Basics 101: Totally Wasted My Time When The Bloody Car Battery Died

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(What is inside a car battery? What are the symptoms of a bad battery? Image source: Best Car Audio)

One of the main things during the lockdown that I never failed to do is to start up the car every 2 – 3 days and let the engine running for a few minutes. Sometimes I drive around the neighbourhood till the engine had warmed up enough for me to park it back at the house.

For grocery shopping, I often use my wife’s car instead of my car as it had more fuel than my car. Further, it is rarely used since schools have been shut down and we rarely have any excuse to use that car.

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