GM Confirms Chevrolet Cruze Diesel for the USA, Sales Start in 2013

We’d heard rumors that a diesel-powered version of the Chevrolet Cruze was being readied for the U.S., but now it’s official as General Motors announced today that the diesel variant will be added to the compact model’s North American lineup in calendar year 2013.

What Engine Oil Should You Use in Hot Weather?

Summertime is a tough season for your vehicle's engine.

While it's easy to shed your cold weather wardrobe and dress for summer sun, your engine has a tougher time coping when the climate heats up. Here are a few tips on how to help your motor survive warmer weather when the sun starts making regular appearances and your fancy turns to thoughts of driving.

Your motor's first line of defense against high temperatures is engine oil, the gooey lubricant that keeps those moving parts from melting down. But as ambient temperatures rise or fall, your engine's oil needs change. When oil is cold, it thickens; when it heats up, it becomes less viscous, or more watery. The differences are crucial when it comes to protecting your engine against extremes in weather: on one hand, your oil needs to be thick enough to seal tiny gaps in your engine and properly lubricate metal-against-metal surfaces. On the other hand, the oil has to be thin enough to move easily and circulate where your engine needs it the most, but if it becomes too thin, it can wear down and lose its cooling efficiency.

How to Remove Grapefruit Stains

Grapefruit is rich in vitamins and ingredients that are extremely necessary to the human body. In addition, it is really tasty and not expensive. However, you may not appreciate it that much when a glass of grapefruit juice spills everywhere, or when eating your morning grapefruit some of the juice splatters onto your favorite shirt you've just put on. 

 Grapefruit juice is rather acidic, so it is best to treat these stains as soon as possible. Furthermore, if you leave such stain to dry it will become rather sticky and attract additional dirt and debris to the affected area, making the stain even harder to be removed. 

 Being aware of that cleaners sw6 provide the following tips on how to remove grapefruit stains from your clothes in an easy and less time-consuming way: 

 As a start swill the excess grapefruit juice off the fabric, and flush the affected area with cool water. be extremely gentle in order not to spread the stain further.

 Work on the spot with a laundry prewash stain remover. 

 After that put your garment in the washing machine. Use the hottest water settings that the fabric can stand without fading. According to cleaners Fulham you can even chlorine bleach if the fabric will allow it, or color bleach if not. 

 When the washing cycle is complete, take your garment out and inspect every inch of it for remaining traces of the grapefruit juice before putting it in the dryer or you may set the stain.

Gas Saving Myths

Every culture has its ideological blind spots. In time, these ideas become so profoundly rooted in its psyche that they’re rarely debated and are eventually accepted as factual. Such is the case with a number of questionable and even humorous gas saving myths. So we decided to compile a list of the 10 most commonly held misconceptions:


Myth #1 – Newer Gas Stations Have More Accurate Pumps

Since every state has a Weights and Means department responsible for regulating the proper measurement (fuel volume), vapor recovery and quality of motor vehicle fuels, the age of the pump does not make a difference. Field officers regularly examine fuel dispensers. Once the dispenser passes the inspection and meets all legal requirements, officers place a dated seal on the dispenser. If the dispenser does not pass the test, the department will take enforcement actions to ensure the dispenser is repaired and recalibrated before it can be put back into service.

Is your vehicle's coolant system ready for summer?

Whether you call it engine coolant or antifreeze, the fluid in your radiator multi-tasks, circulating throughout your engine block and keeping the works running smooth.

What Is Coolant?

Generally, coolant is a half-and-half mixture of a form of glycol and water. The glycol represents the antifreeze element of the mix, guaranteeing that the fluid doesn't turn into ice under harsh winter conditions. Glycol also prevents the coolant from reaching the engine’s boiling point in high summer heat; it keeps engine temperatures stable under all climate extremes and driving conditions.

Coolant/antifreeze also includes additional additives that prevent rust and corrosion in the radiator, engine and the vehicle's heater.

Like any other engine fluid, the coolant needs to be checked on a regular basis. You're checking for two things: quantity and condition. Since the 1970s, most vehicles have a coolant recovery tank or overflow reservoir, which makes checking the fluid level a lot easier and safer. The configuration of the radiator and tank/reservoir lets hot coolant expand into the tank as the engine temperature rises. When the engine cools down, a slight vacuum forms in the radiator and the fluid is drawn out of the tank/reservoir and back into the radiator. As long as the radiator cap remains sealed, the coolant can expand and contract without losing a drop.