Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

The Sign of the Shield (Heat Shield Repair and Replacement)

Even in the months where temperatures are cooler, heat is still an enemy of your vehicle. When your engine runs, it creates heat, so there are numerous heat shields that protect other parts from t...

August 21, 2022

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Fuel System

To Save Gas Around Elyria: Keep up with Your Scheduled Service

One topic that hits the news in Ohio on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some...

Aug 14, 2022 Read

Windshield Wipers

The Byte Stuff (Your Vehicle's Computers)

Nobody has to tell you that computers are a part of so many things in our lives. Smartphones, ki...

Aug 07, 2022 Read

Windshield Wipers

The Right Stuff (Choosing Replacement Parts)

Let's face it. Vehicles are complicated machines, each having thousands of parts. And since the...

Jul 31, 2022 Read

Windshield Wipers

Greeted by a Screech (Loud Noise when Starting Vehicle)

No one likes to be greeted in the morning by having someone screech at you. The same goes for a ...

Jul 24, 2022 Read

Fuel System

Clean Fuel Makes a Happy Engine in Elyria, Ohio

If the fuel system in your vehicle is dirty, you will be hurting your engine and losing performan...

Jul 17, 2022 Read

Oil Change

An Oil for All Seasons (Engine Oil Selection)

You swap your winter boots for flip-flops in the summer. Why not change your winter engine oil f...

Jul 10, 2022 Read

Exhaust

PCV Valve: What Is It?

Most Elyria drivers know something about preventive maintenance on a vehicle. We know we should r...

Jul 03, 2022 Read

Headlamps

See the Light (Automatic High Beam Dimmers)

It's happened to all of us. We're driving down a highway at night and over a crest appears a car...

Jun 26, 2022 Read

Maintenance

Keeping Your 'Old Faithful' Auto Running

At Tuffy Elyria (Leona St) we've had a lot of Elyria customers asking how they can make their veh...

Jun 19, 2022 Read