Replacement Parts

Kia aftermarket parts refers to any part of a vehicle that isn’t made by the manufacturer of the car. Many companies make parts that are specifically designed to form the exact function of the original part. Less expensive: Kia aftermarket parts are often cheaper than the original parts you should shop around to find the best deal. The best deal doesn’t mean the lowest price, it means the highest quality part at the cheapest price. There’s a chance of the part being better than the original: There are some cases where consumers have bought Kia aftermarket parts and they have… Read More

Over the last few years the motoring industry in South Africa has boomed and used car spares have become very important in our daily living. Cars have become essential because it gets us from one place to another. In this tough economic times, it is very difficult to find affordable used car spares. Sparesboyz stocks a wide range of quality used car spares. We specialise in Mercedes, BMW, Tata, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, Volvo, Jeep and Land Rover. We are non-authorised dealers and our goal is to be your one stop shop. Vehicles are being stripped on a… Read More

There is no such thing as a perfect invention, we can always make something better, cheaper, more efficient or environmentally friendly. It is possible to build an engine that will go faster, further or use less fuel. One way to improve an engine is to use a turbocharger, a pair of fans that harness waste exhaust power from the back of an engine to cram more air into the front, delivering more oomph than you would normally get. Have you ever watched cars buzzing past you with sooty fumes streaming from their tailpipe? It is obvious exhaust fumes cause air… Read More

I’m sure most of us have owned a car that’s left us at our wits’ end. The kind of car that just throws up problem after problem, until you completely fall out of love with it and would happily roll it off a cliff. But did you ever think about burying a troublesome car alive? Nah I don’t think you would. In order to reduce air pollution, modern automobiles are equipped with a device called a catalytic converter that reduces emissions of three harmful compounds found in car exhaust: Carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas) Nitrogen oxides (a cause of smog and acid… Read More

A fuel pump burns a mixture of petrol and air. Petrol in a fuel pump is pumped along a pipe from the tank and mixed with air in the carburettor, from which the engine sucks the mixture. In the fuel injection system used on some engines the petrol and air are mixed in the inlet manifold. A fuel pump draws petrol out of the tank through a pipe to the carburettor. There are different types of fuels pumps. A mechanical fuel pump is driven by the camshaft or by a special shaft driven by the crankshaft. As the shaft turns,… Read More