Auto Parts - How Not To Need Them
Disconnect the battery just to be safe. Of course put blocks under the tires or something to make sure it doesn't roll (you might be putting some considerable force on the bolts). Climb under the vehicle and look for a cylindrical metal part with a thick black wire sticking out of it (this is the hot wire that feeds power to the starter).
cheap auto spares Use that Google search line and you will find hundreds if not thousands of sites promising nearly miraculous savings in dollar amounts approaching the national debt. What are they promoting? The simple extraction of hydrogen from a bottle of water that is then fed into your machine along with your normal fuel and almost immediately you never again need to pull into the gas pump.
Every junk yard is a little different with regard to pricing. And the amount you can expect to save will vary based on the type of item you're looking for. For example, car seats may carry higher savings than fuel pumps. As a general rule, you should expect to pay 40% to 50% less than you would for a comparable new unit. A brand new "straight-from-the-box" alternator might cost $200. At a junkyard, you should expect to pay $100 to $120 for the same brand and model.
Many consumers have put off purchasing a new vehicle because they don't want to spend the money until they absolutely have to. This trend has caused an increase in demand for auto parts. When it comes to buying auto parts consumers have many choices. They can buy new auto parts from a dealer for auto parts store or they can look for used auto parts; which are cheaper than buying new parts.
Searching for online car part stores is very simple. You just go to one of the main search engines and type in what you want. After a second or two you will be given a list of a thousand webpages. Don't panic. Check out the 5 to 10 first links on the list and I guarantee you will have more than enough online auto part stores to check out.
Some cars like my Mercury Mountaineer, have a separate drain plug for the torque converter and allow a change of fluid to be relatively complete. But many others do not. My old Ford Explorer was that way. Changing the fluid by dropping the pan only changed 1/3 the transmission fluid, so if I waited til it was brown and burnt, one change did not do it. I installed a drain plug in my transmission pan, and changed it 5 times running it a few miles after each change, until I figured I had diluted the old burnt fluid adequately enough. So keep an eye on that fluid and change it often.
