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Cayenne Takes On TPS (Throttle Position Sensor) Has Video

TPS sounds like Tender Porterhouse Steak to me.  Hi Cayenne here, and no, TPS does not mean that.  Actually, it means Throttle Position Sensor.  So today we bark about what that is and...
Published on: Oct 12, 2025

Duke Says Look Closely At The Objects in the Mirror (Rearview Mirror Safety and Maintenance)

Hey Duke here and you may remember a song that went, "Objects in the rearview mirror may appear closer than they are." While that was a song about life's lessons, there are a few things we should all...
Published on: Oct 05, 2025

Cayenne Says No Strain, No Gain (The Basics of Oil Filters) Has Video

Cayenne here on this beautiful Autumn day, and did you ever wonder what one of the best things is to ever happen to your vehicle's engine?  It's the little thing that usually looks like a can, t...
Published on: Sep 28, 2025

Cayenne Gets From E to F (Fuel Gauge Problems) Has Video

Hello on this beautiful sunny California day!  Cayenne here, and who thinks about their fuel gauge?  You probably don't… until it doesn't work anymore.  Then you have to guess h...
Published on: Aug 31, 2025

Duke's Not Fooling With No Fueling! (Fuel Filler Location) Has Video

Duke here, and I am not fooling you today with No Fueling......which side is the fuel filler on????  If you've ever gotten in an unfamiliar vehicle, maybe a rental car, you may have pulled up to...
Published on: Jul 20, 2025

Duke's Bright Spark (Ignition Coil Replacement)

Hey The Duke here and with the 4th of July just around the corner, sparks will be flying. But will you car be giving off those sparks too????  Today I will bark about Ignition Coil Replacement a...
Published on: Jun 29, 2025

Duke's Bite I Mean Byte Stuff (Your Vehicle's Computers)

Hey Duke here!  Today we are going to bark about bites......wrong kinda bites, I mean bytes like in your computer and such.  Nobody has to tell you that computers are a part of so many thin...
Published on: Jun 15, 2025

Caynenne's Nose Knows Gas Smell! (What Causes Gasoline Odors) Has Video

A hound dog's nose is everything.  I can pickup on smell's like you can't believe.  Hi Cayenne here and you guessed it, we are going to bark about a particular smell, GAS today.  If yo...
Published on: May 25, 2025