Engine Knowledge & Maintenance Archives

Unichip vs ECU Remapping: What’s the Real Difference?

Dec 1, 2025 | Engine Control Unit (ECU) Magic, Engine Knowledge & Maintenance, Maximum Safe Power, Money Matters – Spend It Well, Should You Modify Or Optimise?, Tuning & Performance, Unichip Advantages

If you’ve ever searched for ways to boost your car’s performance, you’ve probably come across two popular options: ECU remapping and the Unichip piggyback system. Both claim to improve power, torque, and fuel efficiency — but how they do it, and the risks involved,...

Oil Additives – Does It Work?

Nov 11, 2019 | Articles, Oil Additives – Does It Work?

Oil Additives No doubt, you will have seen advertisements for all kinds of additives. Just add them to your car’s engine oil. They are then supposed to bring about a number of benefits, or so they claim. Benefits? Yes, benefits such as better power output and better...

Oil Change – How Often Should I Change My Car’s Oil?

Nov 11, 2019 | Articles, Oil Change – How Often Should I Change My Car’s Oil?

Oil change – How Often? Oil change, something only required to be done when taking your car for a service! That is what you may think. The question is, do you know how often an oil change is required? This might sound like a senseless question. You may answer by...

The Cooling System – Understanding Your Car’s System Better

Nov 11, 2019 | Articles, The Cooling System – Understanding Your Car’s System Better

The Cooling System. The cooling system is one of the car’s systems that may carry with it some baggage of misconception. This article aims at clearing up some misconceptions about the cooling system. We hope that this will help you to better look after your pride and...

The Rise Of The Turbo Diesel

Nov 11, 2019 | Articles, The Rise Of The Turbo Diesel

Turbo diesel – Its dawn. Turbo diesel cars (and bakkies) tend to have not as good a reputation as their petrol peers. Until the 2000s, diesel engines were still sooty and noisy, so consumers saw them as having an agricultural reputation. In the South Africa automotive...

Tyres – Understanding Them

Nov 11, 2019 | Articles, Tyres – Understanding Them

Tyres – Understanding Them Better. Car tyres are so technologically advanced that they rarely call attention to themselves, so we hardly spare them a thought. However, there are certain things you have to know about these vitally important car components. Think for a...