The Drive‘s Australian office is neatly located in my living room, so I don’t commute much. However, some errands had me doing laps across town recently, and suddenly my Mercedes threw a warning on ...

If you've noticed an odd, sweet smell coming from your car after you shut the engine off you might have an antifreeze leak. Antifreeze plays a key part in keeping your engine running properly, so it's ...

Hello Paul, lately, my Toyota Ipsum has been losing engine coolant, and I have to top it up every day. We recently replaced the water pump, but the problem persists. Additionally, I had to replace the ...

If you can’t see coolant on the ground where the car has been parked, you need to start a more thorough investigation. Your car is now 17 years old, so every hose, clip, clamp and junction that ...

Paul, thank you for sharing information on car maintenance in your weekly column. I am based in Jinja and drive a Toyota Corsa. Of late, the radiator cap leaks coolant when the engine is running. My ...

Your car’s water pump circulates coolant throughout the engine, where it soaks up heat, and into the radiator, where the coolant is cooled and then recirculated back to the engine to start the process ...

I bought a used Peugeot from a reputable garage a week ago. It's a three year old car with low mileage. The garage would not service the car but checked it over prior to resale. The brakes were ...