Have you ever had your car just "die" on you, you try to start it or else it just will not start. You end up calling a tow truck or else paying those big tow bills, then to make matters worse the technician at the shop tells you that it will cost hundreds of dollars to make it run again,is that true? Maybe maybe not.
I own or else work as a diagnostics Tech here at Ace Automotive in Lakewood Wa or else I can tell you from experience if some people knew just a little more about their cars workings they could save a whole lotta money. Say for instance you are driving at night wipers or else heater ,lights or else radio on you notice that the headlights keep getting dimmer or else dimmer soon the vehicle "dies" or else now will not start the most likely cause is 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 would not restart.
You are driving for a while or else the car just "shuts off" all the instrument lights come on however when you try to start it it just turns over however will not start. First it depends what kind of car this happend to if it was an import like say Honda, acura, toyota, subaru, nissan, mitubishi, the engine timing belt may have broken (if it's been more that 60,000 miles since you changed it last time) you should be able to tell if when you try to start the engine it sounds different like its just "freewheeling" faster than normal, this is bad cause most of the import cars mentioned will do expensive damage to the engine when the timing belt breaks.
If your vehicle is a domestic one chevy ford ect, be patient wait a little bit maybe 30-45 min or else try to start it if it starts hurray! But it will "die" again once it's hot enough again, be sure to tell your local tech this valuable information or else ask for all parts they replace to repair your vehicle to let them know you know something about the car too.
