As somebody who lives your life in the Automotive Empowerment Zone, there's no way you're paying somebody $20 to plug your tire when you can do it yourself for $5 in 5 minutes. All you need to do now is find the hole.

If you disconnect your battery to reset your check engine light. You may erase valuable memory from the computer and wind up disabling your car stereo and factory installed alarm.

Begin by removing the fuel pump fuse from the fuse panel. It should be a blue 15amp fuse. The fuse panel is inside your car, to the left of the steering column. Once removed, start the engine. After the engine fails to start (i.e. it stalls on you) don't worry, it just means there is no fuel going to the engine, so the engine is going to die.

Depending on the year, make, and model, it may be related to the engine, the transmission, even the brakes and suspension. There are literally hundreds of reasons a Check Engine Light may appear. The following questions and answers discussion will clarify the truth about Check Engine Lights...

You can do some maintenance and minor repairs on your own vehicle.

The carburetor, found in the internal combustion engine, regulates and maintains the right mixture of air and fuel in the engine. When the engine ignites the fuel, the energy in the form of gas is distributed to make the vehicle run. The carburetor is an important auto part and tuning it is crucial.

Changing your air filter should be a familiar and comfortable process; if it's not, you've come to the right place.

You seldom think about your car battery until you are in a deserted parking garage late at night and your car won’t start. Then it becomes very important in your life.

If you are going to take on the project of installing a new fuel pump into your car we suggest that you work in a well vented area and have fuel level to a bare minimum, preferably 1/8 tank or less. You will be working with fuel, so please keep safety in mind.

The fuel pump and injector are vital to keeping your car running well. If your fuel pump and injector don't operate properly then you will issues with driving and emission. A fuel pump that is simply weak during operation will cause issues with the calibration of your fuel system.