Oh boy – this is one situation you never want to be in. A blown engine is about as bad as you can get for a catastrophic repair bill, not to mention the potential risk of damage to your car and to your person. With a repair like that, it...
Your engine and transmission are heavy. Really freaking heavy. Your transmission can be up to 400 pounds, while a large engine can be up to 600 pounds. In order to hold all that stuff in your car, you’re going to need some tough mounts....
You want to know what’s not fun? Driving around in the Florida heat without air conditioning. It’s not so much the heat that’s bad, it’s the humidity. And boy oh boy, does Florida have that in spades. Unlike other repairs in your car that...
The good news is yes, if you have a Protect My Car Extended Warranty, your alternator is covered with us. We’ll go through more extended warranties a little bit further down – so bare with me if you have an extended warranty with another...
The bane of your morning commute often catches you without warning. Sitting in the driver’s seat, coffee in hand, you fire up the engine. Only nothing happens. Puzzled, you scratch your head. The lights and power windows work fine, you...
A quick tap on the brake pedal is all you really need in order to tell when your brakes are starting to go bad. They might squeal loudly, stop unevenly, or even worse, cause you not to stop at all if you’ve abused them enough. Here’s the...
Your ball joints should be covered by your extended warranty assuming that you have a plan that is more comprehensive than powertrain coverage. We’ve broken this down for you below, if you need more information. What Are Ball Joints? Your...
There are 3 things you can count on living in Tampa Bay, where Protect My Car HQ is located. Native Floridians complaining about summer lasting from April until November, tourists claiming we live in paradise year-round and have nothing...
Car inspections are a fact of life if you don’t live in one of the 15 states (including our home state, Florida) where there are no formal car inspections of any kind for private vehicles. There are 3 primary types of car inspection:...
If you know what your heater core is without it failing on you, you might know a thing or two about cars. Hopefully I’ll be able to teach you one more thing about them today. At the fundamental level your heater core basically takes heat...
Have you ever looked behind your tire while pretending you know what your looking for? If you have, you’ve probably seen the “spring thingy” sitting back there. We’ve all done it at one point or another. Starting today though, we’re going...
Here’s some good news if you’re facing a rack and pinion repair. If you have an extended warranty policy with Protect My Car, there’s a pretty good chance your rack and pinion is covered. Only 1 of our plans (the driveline) doesn’t cover...