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How to DePax your Honda Odyssey in Charlotte NC

2005-2009 Honda Odyssey Touring DePAX Kits from Carolina Tire & Auto

Now you can switch from Honda PAX wheels to conventional wheel and tires. Carolina Tire & Auto offers several different 16" and 17" Honda Alloy Wheels to fit your lifestyle. Please read the documentation weve provided and call us should you have any questions.

Based on Hondas "recommendations" any DePAX conversions, maintenance and safety are the sole responsibility of the vehicle owner. Carolina Tire is willing to supply and offer complete DePAX packages but on an "as is" basis only.

The Carolina Tire & Auto DePAX Kits: With the research you have done online you already know that you can switch from PAX wheels to a conventional wheel and tire. We offer several different 16" and 17" Honda Alloy Wheels to fit your lifestyle. You can reuse lug nuts*, tire pressure sensors^ and center caps~ from the PAX wheels or you may purchase new sets for a more "turn key" installation. Each kit priced below includes 4 wheels and a spare tire kit.

• *Different style lug nuts are required for 2005-2006 models if you choose a 2007 or newer alloy wheel design.
• ^It is highly recommended if you are reusing your sensors that your replace the valve stem assemblies. New tire pressure sensors come with valve assemblies when you order.
• ~Kit5 includes center caps that will match the wheel design and color.
• Only our spare kit includes a tire. You will be responsible for selecting an appropriate tire for your wheels from Carolina Tire & Auto Centers.

Selecting Appropriate Honda Tires: In order to buy safe tires for your Honda Odyssey Carolina Tire & Auto recommends to look for conventional tires that will most closely match the stock PAX specifications. You may match up any brand tire you wish but we have supplied our recommendations below.

Size	Tire	TreadwearRating	Traction/ Temperature	Load/ Speed	Load Rating Per Tire	Tire/ Speed	Overall Diameter
235-710R460A	Michelin PAX	500	A/B	104T	1984	118	28.0"
P235/65 R16	16" Michelin Energy LX4	500	A/B	103T	1929	118	27.9"
P235/65 R16	16" Continental ProContact +	740	A/B	103T	1929	118	28.0"
P235/60 R17	17" Michelin Energy LX4	500	A/B	102T	1874	118	28.0"
P235/60 R17	17" Continental ProContact +	740	A/B	102H	1874	130	28.1"

Proper Load Rating: To figure the tire load rating multiply the rating of the tire by 4. For example a 17" Michelin Energy LX4 has a load rating of 1874 pounds. This number multiplied by 4 gives you a total of 7496 pounds. A 2007 Touring model with PAX tires comes in at a curb weight of 4678 pounds. This will leave you with 2818 pounds of vehicle load which includes passengers, cargo and tongue weight if you are pulling a trailer. The max load limit for the 2007 Touring is 1208 pounds according to the owners manual. That being said even at full vehicle load you would still have 1610 pounds leftover.

Touring Model Informational Display: If air pressure in a tire drops significantly on a vehicle designed to use a PAX system, a message appears on the multi-information display telling the driver it is OK to keep driving on the PAX wheel. This is because a PAX tire can be driven on even when it is significantly under inflated or flat. This message will appear even if the vehicle is subsequently outfitted with conventional wheels and tires. Therefore if this message appears after DePAXing you should treat and address the issue as you would a conventional wheel and tire setup. You will no longer be able to drive safely on severely under inflated or flat conventional tires.

Additional information about the PAX system can be found at http://www.michelinman.com/pax.

The most popular Honda wheel option is the slotted wheel: Brand new regular tires, brand new Honda wheels, reusing your old TPMS sensors and reusing your old center caps = $1,500.00 to $1,800.00 depending on your size tire and wheel. These will be 70,000 mile treadwear warranty tires.

Call today to have your Honda Oddyssey "DePaxed" in Charlotte, North Carolina. We have several different options from which you can choose from. 

Carolina Tire and Auto Centers

South Charlotte = 704-553-9800

Uptown and Dilworth Area = 980-219-8500


Carolina Tire & Auto Centers Website - Make an appointment online !

Honda Disclaimer: American Honda Motor Company will not approve and warranty any non-PAX tire/wheel assemblies regardless if you are replacing with Genuine Honda equipment as we are offering below. Their stance and we quote is the following.

"American Honda strongly recommends that you replace the original PAX tires only with new PAX tires of the same size and speed rating. Using any non-PAX tire/wheel assemblies on a vehicle originally designed for PAX tires poses significant safety concerns and is not recommended or approved by American Honda." Woodies, auto, service, repair, tires

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Carburetor Adjustments How to Adjust Your Carburetor After a Carburetor Rebuild

This article will explain to you how to adjust a carburetor after rebuilding one. You can also use these instructions to adjust rebuilt carburetor after you buy one. Most of the carburetor adjustments are preset if you buy a rebuilt one rather than rebuilding one and having to find the specifications to adjust it to. After installing the carburetor on the vehicle, you will still need to check these adjustments. Although the rebuilt carburetors have been preset, they still have to be adjusted properly or your vehicle will not run, as it should.

Once you set the carburetor on the vehicle and tighten, everything down the first adjustment to this carburetor will be to the choke system. On a cold engine hit, the throttles cable a couple of times and see if the choke plate snaps shut. When it does start the vehicle up and watch the choke pull off in operation. Some carburetors have two choke pull offs operated by the engine vacuum engine. Normally after a carburetor rebuild a choke angle gage is used to adjust these pull offs. We are going to presume that a carburetor choke angle gage was not used and adjust this carburetor’s choke pull off by sight and sound.

As the engine starts and is, idling high because of the cold engine check and adjust the carburetors fast idle speed settings. Adjust the fast idle to specifications. With a Phillips head screwdriver, adjust the choke pull off by turning the screw clock wise to lean the mixture out. Turning the screw counter clockwise, you will be richening up the pull off setting. As the carburetor is warming up after a couple of minutes hit the carburetors throttle once and your choke linkage should kick down to your base idle speed setting. Adjust your carburetors base idle speed to specification and at this time adjust your carburetors air conditioning idle by turning on the air condition and setting that ac idle to specifications.

Carburetor adjusting is a skill that can be learned over a long period. I understand carburetors are no longer installed on today’s cars but I have seen many older cars still on the roads today. The last carburetor adjustment to do now is the air fuel mixture screws or screw depending on the type of carburetor you have. This carburetor adjustment is what you can call fine-tuning the mixture screws. Turn the car off and screw each carburetor mixture screw all of the way in making sure not to over tighten them. Now with your carburetor-adjusting tool screw both screws all the way out three complete turns. Start the car and slowly turn the carburetor adjusting screw in a quarter of a turn each time until you hear the engine begin to lower its base idle. Turn the screw back out slow enough to get that last little RPM rise and stop. Do the same to the second carburetor screw if equipped.

I hope this article will assist you in learning how to adjust your carburetor after a carburetor rebuild or after replacing your vehicle with a rebuilt carburetor.




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Sway Bars The biggest bang for your buck!

As we continue our look at the suspension components on the BMW, perhaps none are as hotly debated as sway bars. They give you the absolutely largest gain in performance for the least amount of money. A good set of sway bars can literally transform your car from a well handling car into a corner carving beast that makes your wife not want to ride with you (ask me how I know).

So you bought your BMW because it is billed as "The Ultimate Driving Machine". From the factory, BMW had several options on sway bars depending on your model. Sizes for them ranged between 18.5-24mm front diameter bars and 15-21mm rear bars depending on body style and year. Generally the 330s had the largest bars and as a general rule the thicker the bar, the more stable the car during aggressive driving. But it isnt as simple as "bigger bars are better".

What is important to remember is that the front and rear bars work in tandem, and small changes to either can have a drastic difference in the way your car handles. For instance, the Dinan performance sway bars for the E46 are much smaller diameter in comparison to my UUC Swaybarbarians and are set to add a little extra oversteer to the dramatic understeer your BMW has from the factory. It isnt a great deal of difference over factory sport sway bars and I can only figure this is because Dinan is a factory BMW performance division and they want it to be "aggressive" but still keep you from killing yourself. And since this topic is so broad and the range of changes and options is so great I will move on and discuss my personal findings and experience.

I got a used set of UUC swaybarbarians for the E46. It was an INSTANT and DRAMATIC change (intially I set the bars to their stiffest setting front and rear). All of a sudden my car felt like it was going to go where I pointed it and NO body roll whatsoever. It almost felt too "twitchy" and I admit, at first, I was a little scared of it. The tail end noticeably swept around much better. If my venerable little 323 motor had enough oomph, the car could be steered with the gas pedal. After a few weeks of driving it like this I became accustomed to the way it felt and began to push my car harder and harder. I then started playing with the different settings and I began to learn by FEEL how and what the car does. This is probably one of the more exciting things I have leared in my time as a "Bimmerhead" and I am loving it.

Here are a few pointers for those thinking about sway bars:

• Get adjustable sway bars. Non adjustable sways would be boring and if you are paying upwards of $400, why not get something that allows you to make adjustments to fine tune the car to YOUR style?
  
• Buy heavy duty adjustable front sway end links. You will kill your stock ones in short order if you dont and it makes a world of difference in feel and allows for even more fine tuning of your car.
• Beef up your rear sway bar mount tabs. The BMW stock tabs on the rear are very weak and thin. Running a super fat, stiff bar like the UUCs, it is possible you could tear them. Turnermotorsport.com has a set of weld in reinforcements that cost $20 and you can probably get them welded in by a muffler shop for under $50. It is worth it. Keeping them from breaking is so much easier than fixing them when they are broken.
  
• Stiffer isnt always better. Youll see what I mean when you get them!
  
• Finally, GET SOME NEW SWAY BARS! It is the best mod I have ever done.
  

So thats it. To be honest I am getting a little bored with the suspension blog. And this entry was increasingly difficult because there are so many things to discuss and I cant possibly cover them all. I am not sure what the next entry will be, but feel free to drop me a line and suggest topics.

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How to Replace Your Front Brake Calipers 1992 Chevy Cavalier

How to Replace Your Front Brake Calipers:1992 Chevy Cavalier
Instructions on replacing your front brake calipers. You will need to bleed the calipers when you are finished.

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Are You Really Ready to Buy Your Car Insurance

Buying car insurance service may not be as simple as you used to think. You cannot just walk into any insurance company office and then suddenly make your purchase just like the way you usually do with shopping at the supermarkets and or some malls. Instead you are going to be very careful of what you are about to buy, where you would buy your service, and most importantly why do you need to buy it.

Thus, before making any attempt to even try to calculate your insurance premium, learn everything about your car insurance first! Make sure that you do know what the terms your company insurance is going to use with your services. If you do not know anything about making your insurance claims, ask around and or commence your little research.

If you know equally nothing about your insurance rate, do the same practices. And, most importantly, if you do not know how much you are going to pay for your car protection service, then do simulate your payment using any insurance aggregator program you could easily find online. With this careful method of buying, sure you will be able to get the best car insurance services you always want to.

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How to Get Your Car or Truck Ready for a Road Trip

So you think you have everything planned for your long awaited road trip. Here are a few things you can add to your list to make sure you get to your destination. Having car problems are not what you had in mind while you are out driving down that lonesome highway. I have listed 5 important items you should have inspected before you leave. Here they are.


1. Have your car brakes inspected if you are planning on driving in the mountains.- Mountains and hilly terrain will cause your brakes and fluid to heat up quite a bit. For instance if your brakes are pulsating just a little before you leave, you can plan on your brake rotors to heat up and warp as you are driving through the mountains. So if you have time go out and drive your car around and test the brakes before you leave. If you feel the slightest problem starting to develop then have your brake system inspected by a reputable car repair shop.

2. Check all of your wiper blades and washer fluid. - There is nothing worse than driving into an unexpected rain storm and cant see where you are going. Not only is it hard but it is also very dangerous. The same goes for checking your washer fluid. After the rain you will be trying to clear the windshield from all of the dirt and mud.

3. Tire pressure is very important for your road handling and your gas mileage.- Go out and buy yourself a tire pressure gage from any parts store. Over inflated tires can get hot and cause your tires to blow at high speeds. Having one tire to full and one tire to low will throw your alignment off and cause steering and handling problems. Keep in mind that different climates will cause your tires to either increase or decrease in your tire pressures.

4. Check your car fluids and get them topped off. - Make sure you check your transmission fluid and your engine oil levels before you leave. Your antifreeze can also be checked at this time. Your over flow bottle should have a "full mark" labeled on the side of it. If you are having an oil or transmission fluid leakage problem take enough with you so you can top these off any time you become low.

5. Check your head lights and blinkers. - Have a helper go out side with you and have them test the head lights while you stand in front of the vehicle. This is also a good time to have them test your front blinkers. Do the same to your rear brake and back up lights. Not only are these dangerous but also can be against the law in some states if they are not working correctly.

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Top 5 Reasons And Signs To Get Rid Of Your Old Car

I know there are a lot of us out there who wants to keep our cars forever. But some times it is best to just get rid of your car than putting more and more money into it. There will be a time when you will have to make that decision weather to keep the car or just get rid of it. Here are the Top five signs to look for.


1. Smoking from your exhaust pipe. This is usually a sign of your engine internally having problems such as worn seals and gaskets. The most common problem are worn valve guide seals. These seals wear and allow engine oil to enter the combustion chamber area fouling out your spark plugs and causing a whole lot of smoke.

2. Transmission shifting poorly. When you can feel your automatic transmission shifting very hard or very late then you have transmission problems. You will most likely have to have it over hauled or replaced. I have seen sometimes where changing your automatic transmission fluid to late will actually make it worse to drive.

3. Smelling a sweet antifreeze smell coming from your tail pipe. This usually means that your car has one time over heated and may have warped your cylinder heads or your entire engine block. You may see your temperature gage fluctuate a lot and averaging around the “hot” mark most of the time. You may be able to have your head gaskets checked and tested but in the end its also most likely your engine is warped also.

4.When you first start your vehicle in the morning you hear a lower engine knock until the oil circulates. What this is most likely to be is worn or bad piston rods. You will need to have the engine overhauled to fix this problem. You may get lucky and find a auto mechanic who will drop your oil pan and replace your pistons. But that is not a very good idea.

5. Constantly replacing your oil fouled spark plugs. Just as I mentioned above, there are also more reasons other than your valve guide seals. Your piston and compression rings inside your cars engine will need to be replaced and the cylinders rebored. Basically an engine overhaul will fix this problem.

I hope this article will help you to make that decision. For more car care information please visit My AssociatedContent Page Here.

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Taking Your Car to an Auto Repair Shop

Many people consider themselves to be handy or mechanically inclined. It is a good skill to be able to take apart (and put back together) the inner workings of a motor, a brake system, an electrical system or other mechanical system of a vehicle. These people often elect to work on their cars and trucks themselves instead of bringing the vehicles into an automotive shop for repairs. While this may seem like a wise decision financially, there can be some major repercussions, especially if the vehicle uses complex computer or mechanical systems that the owner has no experience working with.

Modern cars and trucks are more complex and designed differently than vehicles from twenty years ago. Environmental standards and technological advancements have changed the way auto manufacturers design their cars. Someone who has prior experience working on older vehicles may not recognize the new technology under the hood of late-model cars and trucks.

Professional automotive service technicians must undergo rigorous training to understand how new automotive technology works and the most effective method of repair and upkeep. It is a constant learning process, and the daily experience allows these auto mechanics to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of automotive technology.

Changing the oil and repairing a flat tire is knowledge that every car owner should have. There is no doubt that learning basic vehicle maintenance techniques will allow car owners to save a little money by doing repairs themselves. However, a professional automotive repair shop should be used if there is any doubt about a certain technique or method of repair. Someone who is experienced and certified in automotive service should always do more complex repairs and procedures.

When you sit behind the wheel of a vehicle, you trust that the manufacturer has taken precautions to ensure the safety of you and your passengers. Similarly, when you bring your car to an auto repair shop, you trust that the auto mechanic has taken appropriate measures to properly fix the issue so you and your passengers can travel on the roadways safely and without incident. Would you trust your safety and the safety of others in the hands of an inexperienced person? If there is any doubt about how to fix a problem, or if you have no experience with vehicle maintenance, do not attempt to perform major repairs on your vehicle. One mistake could lead to disaster. Not only might it cost you more money in the long run to have professionally repaired, you could jeopardize the overall safety of the vehicle.

Make sure the person who performs maintenance and repairs on your vehicle is someone who knows what they are doing. A professional automotive mechanic has the necessary knowledge, experience and skill set to tackle any auto problem. Find an auto technician you can trust and your car or truck will be in good hands for many years.

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Midwest Title Loans Will Repossess Your Car or Truck 603 S Belt Hwy Saint Joseph MO 64507

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In today’s economy people are having a hard time making it. If you took out a car title loan from Midwest title loans in Saint Joseph, (603 S. Belt Hwy 64507) and then you come across another unexpected emergency you can bet your bottom dollar Midwest Title Loans will have their Repo guys come after your car. I was reading an article the on the Inter net where a consumer took out a loan for $2,00 and made a payment of $1,00.00 then come to find out only $.36 was applied to her loan. People like Midwest Title Loans in St. Joe are quick to repossess your car or truck. Some good news is there are places like some check cashing places there in Saint Joseph Missouri that will BUY your title loans back from Midwest and you can start paying them back with smaller interest rates. In case you do not know what place I am referring to they are called Midwest Title Loans 603 S. Belt Hwy 64507.

As I stated earlier article I wrote on my blog, “Auto Repair Savings and my special Links” My 2000 Chevy was repossessed and placed on their auction block just because I missed a couple payments. I then had an emergency arise where I could not make a payment. A friend of mine told me that now the word Repossession is listed on my credit report where as I am now unable to get another vehicle for my 8 year old son and I. I did forget to mention I am Disabled and having to walk my son to the bus stop every morning. So if you love your car or truck do not take out a car title loan with Midwest Title Loans out of St. joseph Missouri. My loan I had left to get my title back was only $300 and at the time of repossession the interest rates on it jumped up to over $1,400.00. My advice is to not to do any business with Midwest Title Loans out of St. Joseph Missouri.

Midwest Title Loans Repo Services

Midwest Title Loans gave me 10 days to come up with $1,400.00 or their exact words were, “it will be going on our auction Block.” Where could I get $1,400.00 in 10 days? This is the biggest scam I have seen in a long time. They still have my cane I need to walk around with and they refuse to give it back to me. Disabled or not Midwest Title Loans do not care. My 7 year old son cried when we discovered our vehicle had been repossessed by Midwest Title Loans. I found another article where a classaction lawsuit is going on in the state of Missouri addressing these high interest rates. So please go to the other guys there in St. joseph on the Belt Hwy. if you really need a car title loan. I promise you will be treated with more respect then Midwest Title Loans.  –The autodude-

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Carburetor Adjustments How to Adjust Your Carburetor After Carburetor Rebuild

Car Repair Savings Blog: Carburetor Adjustments-How to Adjust Your Carburetor After a Carburetor Rebuild

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Saving More Money on Your Car Repairs Tips and Advice

Saving More Money on Your Car Repairs: Tips and Advice
Saving money on your car repairs should be a high priority in todays economy. Make sure you have a plan of action when it comes to your car repairs.

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How To Improve Your Gas Mileage Tips

I understand there are a lot of articles out there on ways to improve your gas mileage. This article will come from what you might call a horse’s mouth. I have worked on cars using my engine performance skills in helping people improve their gas mileage for over 25 years. I will go over the most effective and proven ways that you can use to achieve this goal of improving your gas mileage.

Get your vehicle tuned up every two years or twenty four thousand miles.

Old spark plugs will eat up your gas like you would not believe. I have tuned up cars using a before and after effect using an oscilloscope and a four gas reading machine used for emission testing. You will create a very strong spark used for combustion with new spark plugs. The engine oscilloscope shows the voltage loss on the screen compared to almost none with a new set of spark plugs. The engine four gas machine will show a very large decrease in your hydrocarbon levels also with a new set of spark plugs.

Change out your oxygen sensors when it is time.

On today’s cars they use the assistance of oxygen sensors located in your vehicles exhaust system. Depending on your year make and model you will have from one to five 02 sensors on your car or truck. You can see them in action watching them on your scanner. Old and sluggish 02 sensors will not work fast enough in controlling your air and fuel mixtures. You will basically be throwing unburned fuel out of your tail pipe. By changing out your 02 sensors you will also improve your gas mileage.

Change out your spark plug wires regardless of their exterior appearance every sixty thousand miles.

Spark plug wires are just like spark plugs showing the loss of voltage on an engine oscilloscope. If you were to just replace one spark plug wire you can visually see a big difference on the oscilloscope. Replacing your spark plug wires every sixty thousand miles will improve your gas mileage tremendously.

Change out your filters when it is time will improve your gas mileage.

Your car’s filters will smother your car’s engine when they are not replaced on a regular basis. Your gas filter will get plugged up and not only will cause you to break down it will make the driver use more of their throttle pedal to waste gas. The air filter really needs no explanation. If it is not replaced then your engine will no longer be able to breathe. So as you can see these tips used will definitely improve your gas mileage.

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RepairManual com Has Your Automobile Covered with Haynes Repair Manuals

Anyone who has ever decided to do self-repairs on their vehicle knows when it comes to repair manuals for cars, trucks, and motorcycles, Haynes Repair Manuals stand out from the rest. That is why we carry such a large assortment of Haynes Repair Manuals. We know they are effective and consumer friendly. They are the worldwide leader in do-it-yourself repair and customization manuals. Theyve become essential reading for all of you who perform their own repairs on their vehicles. With sales of well over 7 million manuals annually and over 150 million total manuals sold globally, all of you automotive fans have obviously taken notice to the quality of these manuals.

We stock manuals that cover all ranges of automobiles. What sets these manuals apart is the attention to detail that goes into the production of each book. Every manual is written from hands-on experience based on a complete teardown, which is the step-by-step procedure of dismantling a particular vehicle part-by-part. This is followed by the detailed rebuilding of the specific model it documents. Even if you’re a complete beginner when it comes to doing repairs, you can order Haynes Repair Manuals from us with a confidence that will be able to get the job done.

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