The lock in the car froze: practical advice

The lock in the car froze: practical advice
The question of how to defrost a car lock has probably been asked at least once in a lifetime by every car owner. There are seven popular methods that can quickly do this. For defrosting, use one of the open source...
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Installing the compressor using the experimental method

Installing the compressor using the experimental method
Model VAZ-21099 Sputnik/Samara Forma is a four-door sedan produced by the Volga Automobile Plant. The VAZ 21099 model has been produced since 1990. "Ninety-nine" is, in essence, a "nine" with a four-door sedan body. The final model of the "Samar" family...
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Better than VAZ 21099 or 2110

Better than VAZ 21099 or 2110
We have talked about cars of the new VAZ-2110 family more than once. True, when talking about the VAZ-2110, 2111 and 2112 cars, we still tried to avoid categorical conclusions, because then we were not talking about commercial products, but about the so-called running ones...
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Contact ignition system

Contact ignition system
VAZ classics have never suffered from excessively abstruse design, and all user manuals for replacing certain parts come down to a simple “unscrew nut 5a, while disconnecting terminal 65, marked with a red arrow in the diagram.”...
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How does the VAZ 2110 adsorber work?

How does the VAZ 2110 adsorber work?
Once upon a time, no one was particularly concerned about the level of environmental pollution from cars. But in our age of concern for the environment, every car produced has a fuel absorber. Every driver should know what this is, because he will definitely have to...
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What to do if the spark plugs are flooded

What to do if the spark plugs are flooded
Flooded, wet spark plugs after starting - this situation is familiar to almost all owners of cars with carburetor engines. At the same time, starting the engine with flooded spark plugs is very problematic. If you turn it out at this moment...
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Why do the spark plugs on the injector flood?

Why do the spark plugs on the injector flood?
Unsuccessful engine starting can upset any car owner. Often the cause of the detected failure is wet electrodes of the spark plug of a gasoline engine. Due to the complexity of diagnosis, searching for an answer to the question of why it floods...
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Which is better, the newer VAZ 2114 or 2110

Which is better, the newer VAZ 2114 or 2110
The design of the struts and shock absorbers on these two models is almost identical, so you won’t be able to feel a significant difference, but at high speeds when turning, the tenth model behaves much more confidently than the 2114, this is due to more...
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How to eliminate a whistling alternator belt

How to eliminate a whistling alternator belt
Many car owners are concerned about why the alternator belt whistles. An unpleasant situation when the generator belt makes a grinding and whistling noise, gets on your nerves, and makes it impossible to concentrate on the road. However, the cause of the whistling is not...
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