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There are some excellent reasons why you need to clean the engine compartment of your vehicle occasionally.To begin with, it makes it much easier to see fluid leaks and worn belts, prevents rust, and makes a terrific impression if you're selling your vehicle.It also makes working on your vehicle's engine of a chore since you don't get too cluttered.You will notice when take your vehicle to a garage which the mechanics are far more meticulous and exact when working on a fresh engine...

Have you ever had your car just"die" on you, you try to start it and it just won't start.You end up calling a tow truck and paying those big tow bills, then to make matters worse the technician at the store tells you it will cost hundreds of dollars to make it run again,is that true? Maybe maybe not.Say for instance you're driving at night wipers and heater,lights and radio on you notice that the headlights keep getting dimmer and dimmer shortly the vehicle"expires"; and now won't begin the most probable cause is that the alternator has failed, not the battery because if the battery failed the alternator would still keep power to the vehicle until you turned it off then it wouldn't restart...