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'What App Is That?:' Gen Z Mechanic Needs to Diagnose Engine Trouble By Sound. So He Pulls Out His Phone

When your car’s engine starts coughing, most mechanics grab a wrench. This guy grabbed his iPhone. In a viral Facebook Reel, a young mechanic tries to diagnose a sputtering engine not by popping the ...
jdpower

What Is A Knock Sensor?

Knock sensors are devices used in internal combustion engines to detect engine knock or detonation. The knock sensor detects vibrations and sends a signal to the engine control module (ECM), to ...
SlashGear

What Causes Engine Knocking And How Do You Fix It?

Engine knocking can result from one of several issues involving your engine. Whatever is causing it, it must be dealt with immediately so it doesn't become any worse. The knocking is a warning sign ...
The Daily Dot

‘How should we proceed?’: 2019 Infiniti comes in with engine noise. Here’s how a good mechanic diagnoses the client’s car

An auto mechanic assessing a 2019 Infiniti with engine noise first chided the customer for trying to make up for running it low on oil by overfilling it and then sought to diagnose it. The video comes ...
The Daily Dot

‘Sounds like a brand new GM truck engine’: Mechanic reveals the engine noise you never want to hear—especially in a Hyundai or Kia. Then he reveals what you can do about it

If your Kia or Hyundai engine just started making a loud knocking sound, don’t panic. You might be eligible for a free engine replacement due to a massive engine recall. A viral TikTok video is ...
Hot Rod

How to Diagnose Your TPI

'Somewhere in automotive never-never land, there's a place called TPI Gulch. Walk to the edge, look down, and you'll see heaps of brand-new throttle-position sensors, mass airflow meters, ...