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Do you know the early warning signs of engine trouble?
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Way back when, if your car engine started misbehaving, you'd call a mechanic. But today's cars are so stuffed full of electronics that the term "mechanic" doesn't nearly do justice to the job of diagnosing car problems. Whether you're a home-garage gearhead or a professional auto service technician, it takes much more than just being "mechanically inclined" to treat and cure modern car trouble.
And what if you're the exact opposite? You know, the type who only opens the hood once a year or so to replace the wiper fluid? Simply recognizing engine trouble, let alone diagnosing it, could present a major challenge.
But when it comes to matters automotive, we all know that diagnosing car trouble and addressing it early on saves trunkloads of money and aggravation in later, and often larger, repair bills.
In this article, we'll explore the Top 5 signs of engine trouble, so you'll know it when you see, hear, feel or even smell it. What's more, we'll look at the some of the more common types of mechanical auto problems that afflict modern automobiles, as well as some of the electronics-related ones that make fixing cars a high-tech job.
Let's shed some light on our first sign of engine trouble, those amber dashboard lights, by going to the next page.
