Alternator
The essential alternator
The alternator powers your vehicle’s electrical system and keeps the battery charged. Without a functioning alternator, the battery would deplete and your vehicle would stop working. Alternators also work as crucial starters for vehicles equipped with start and stop systems.
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Maintenance tips
Why is my exhaust loud all of a sudden?
How often have you been woken up from a nice night’s sleep or a relaxing nap by the sound of a noisy muffler blaring down the street? Or do you hear…
Maintenance tips
Should you boost or replace the battery?
Almost every driver will have to deal with a dead battery at some point. But how do you know if you just need a simple jump start or a full replacement…
Maintenance tips
Replacing a burned headlight or taillight bulb
Ever since the first headlights were invented at the end of the 19th century, using an actual open flame to light the way, headlights—and later, taillights…