What 10,000 Miles on a Torn CV Boot Does to a Wheel Joint: Teardown Log
The customer’s exact words were: “I noticed it was torn maybe six months ago, but it wasn’t clicking yet so I figured it was fine.” It was not fine. By the time he brought the 2016 Honda Civic Sport in, the outer CV joint on the right front axle had been operating without its full […]
Why This Subaru Engine Overheated in 15 Minutes: A Clogged Radiator Core Audit
Two shops had already replaced the thermostat on this 2016 Subaru Outback. The owner still had a highway overheat problem. We pointed a thermal imaging camera at the radiator core and found the answer in under five minutes: the top tank was reading 192°F and the bottom third of the core was reading 108°F. A […]