On 25th November, Toyota Motorcorp said it will replace their accelerator pedals for this model :-

1. 2007 to 2010 model year Camry
2. 2005 to 2010 Avalon
3. 2004 to 2009 Prius
4. 2005 to 2010 Tacoma
5. 2007 to 2010 Tundra
6. 2007 to 2010 Lexus ES 350
7. 2006 to 2010 Lexus IS 250
8. 2006 to 2010 Lexus IS 350.

They will reconfigure the shape of accelerator pedals to cut down on the risk that they may be jammed in the floor mat. It will replace original equipment floor mats with redesigned mats and will install a brake override system. This program to prevent more accident about car pedals jam.

It is known that more than 4 million customer will involved in this replacement. If you have a Toyota model as shown above go to nearest Toyota service now.

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Do you always warm up your car engine especially before drive? There are some tips recommend us to warm up engine because it can turning the engine back in action. I’ve do some research and found that are totally untrue. There are some negative aspect if you warm your car engine. Let’s read the fact

1. Warming engine just waste the car fuel. It won’t guarantee the car will perform better than before. Some of researcher said that if the car is idling more than 30 second you should turn off the engine.
2. Car engine will perform better when in the road.
3. Warm car engine is likely for cold places. If the place is hot and above 20 Celcius there’s no needed to warm up engine.

Do you agree? If not, give some explanation.

There are news about woman sets car afire trying to warm up car. . The myth is danger..

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Most of us never give a battery a second though untill it stop working especially in morning. It happen because of heat or faulty component in the charging system.Battery can be fault because of cold weather.

Tips to check car battery

1. Check a battery and charging system at least once per year. It is important especilly if your battery is over than 2 years.
2. Keep top of the battery clean because it will affect the performance of the battery. If there’s corrosion, clean using baking soda and water.
3. Check the level of water once per 3 months if you don’t use dry cell battery. It is recommended using mineral water than pipe water .Fill the water below of the battery cap. Never put too much water because it will overflow and the valuable acid inside battery is lost. It will cause corrosion.
4. Check the voltage in your battery light indicator in the dashboard. If the light flash will drive it shows that something happen to the car battery. The voltage must be 20% more than battery’s voltage while running.
5. Reconnect the terminals to the battery. It will show the performance of the car battery.

It is important to ensure that your car battery performance is in good condition.

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Hi. If you are using manual car you must know about clutch, but for auto transmission there’s no need to used cluth. I get some new information, all car used car even the auto.

Image SOurce :Gutmann.co.uk
A clutch is a mechanism for transmitting rotation, which can be engaged and disengaged. Clutches are useful in devices that have two rotating shafts. The clutch connects the two shafts so that they can either be locked together and spin at the same speed (engaged), or be decoupled and spin at different speeds (disengaged).
A car needs a clutch because the engine spins all the time, but the car’s wheels do not. In order for a car to stop without killing the engine, the wheels need to be disconnected from the engine somehow. The clutch allows us to smoothly engage a spinning engine to a non-spinning transmission by controlling the slippage between them. A clutch works because of friction between a clutch plate and a flywheel.
There are many different clutch designs, but most are based on one or more friction discs, pressed tightly together or against a flywheel using springs.

Watch ‘How Car Clutch Work’ video

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