I decided to finally replace these old hood struts on my Toyota 4Runner after the hood came crashing down on my head. These parts tend to wear out over time; but luckily the fix was a simple replacement.

Because of my old hood struts, the hood came down on my head several times. However, one time it came down, closed shut, and would not open again. I finally did open it, but I had to fix it so it wouldn’t get stuck closed again.

I’ve been dealing with a Check Engine Light, P0031 & P0051 engine trouble codes, and the VSC TRAC and VSC OFF lights for the past year. I FINALLY fixed it–here’s what I went through this past year…

After getting my Fastrak Transponder, I decided I wanted it hidden out of sight yet still work at the tollbooth. After setting up auto-pay, there’s really no reason to even mess with the bulky transponder. I hid it away inside my dashboard!

For the past six months, my speedometer on my 4th Generation 4Runner has been working intermittently. Some days, it will operate normally…some days, it won’t budge from the zero mark. Here’s how I fixed it without having to shell out big bucks for a new instrument cluster.

I had once ridden down to South California from the Bay Area on my Honda CBR600F4. After parking on some hot asphalt, I realized why it’s important to own a motorcycle kickstand support.

This is the story of the second car I owned–a car that ended up on its 3rd engine, 3rd transmission, and countless other replaced parts. This 2nd generation Mazda MX6 taught me a whole lot about working on cars.

The story about the very first car I owned, a 1994 Mazda Protege LX. It was not a pretty car, but it sure didn’t matter. I finally got to have my very own car finally!