Join Austin as he takes you through a step-by-step guide to diagnosing and fixing an electrical problem in his drift car.

BHPian vaibhavyagnik recently shared this with other enthusiasts:On 20th December 2025, I was on my way to run some errands in my 2016 Skoda Octavia MK3 (2.0 TDI with the DQ250 gearbox). While merging ...

Idler pulleys simply guide an accessory belt around its intended path, while tensioner pulleys ensure the belt remains taut.

Tyler Reddick raced to his fourth win of the NASCAR season in Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Speedway, and it might have been the victory that impressed 23XI Racing owner Michael Jordan the most.

You know that feeling that you get when you go to the office or a party right after you get a haircut? Or when you change your everyday nail polish color to experiment with something different right ...

Last week, I talked about how the alternator in my daily driver 2003 BMW E39 530i died while my wife and I were in southern New Hampshire, and how we successfully made the 45-minute trip home just as ...

The alternator in my daily driver 2003 BMW 530i just died. Before I delve into the nuts and bolts of the replacement, it’ll be useful to give you the context on alternators in daily driven modern cars ...

Most serpentine belts are meant to last at least 50,000 miles, so replacement doesn’t occur frequently. Still, you want to know the symptoms of a bad serpentine belt, so you know when it’s time to ...

Production cars began using alternators in the 1960s. As part of the electrical system, alternators made it possible for cars to use higher voltage, and led the way to the modern car charging system.

Alternators are an essential component of any combustion engine, acting to continuously provide power to the car's electrical systems by recharging the onboard battery. Its parts are relatively simple ...