Car Care Tips & Advice

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Recommended Elyria Service Intervals

Everyone in Elyria, Ohio, knows we are advised to go to our Elyria dentist twice a year. Oral-conscious Elyria residents have a teeth-cleaning and examination. Once a year, we get x-rays to look f...

October 03, 2021

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Fluids

Positive and Negative (Battery Care)

You notice when your smartphone's battery starts to go weak on you. It runs out of juice faster ...

Sep 30, 2021 Read

Windshield Wipers

Idle Talk about Engines (Causes of Rough Engine Idling)

When you slow down at stoplight, your vehicle's idle should be smooth as silk. But what happens ...

Sep 29, 2021 Read

Differential Service

The Tuffy Elyria (Leona St) Guide to Servicing Your Differential

Differential? What's that? And what's it for? I've been told by my service advisor that I need to...

Sep 28, 2021 Read

Older Vehicles

Give me a Brake (Light)!

If that little brake warning light pops up on your dash, do you know what it means? Well, if you ...

Sep 27, 2021 Read

Windshield Wipers

Stuck! (Vehicle Door Issues)

This may have happened to you. You drive somewhere and get out of your vehicle only to try closi...

Sep 26, 2021 Read

Diesel Maintenance

What's up with Diesels in Elyria?

Would you be surprised to learn that about half of the passenger cars in Europe have diesel engin...

Sep 20, 2021 Read

Emergency Items

Stay Safe in Elyria by Putting Your Cell Phone on ICE

We don't want to think about it, but each Elyria resident who drives or rides in a vehicle is pot...

Sep 19, 2021 Read

Older Vehicles

Time for a Brake (Brake Pad Replacement)

Stop! It's one of those things your vehicle has to do consistently and reliably. That's why brak...

Sep 12, 2021 Read

Timing Belt

A Cool and Smooth Transmission in Elyria

When it comes to preventive maintenance on our vehicles, most of us Elyria drivers remember to ge...

Sep 05, 2021 Read