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Easy Miles ? Do Elyria Driving Conditions Affect Service Intervals?

Have you ever noticed that your vehicle has a schedule in your owner's manual for what is called severe service maintenance? Let's define what severe driving conditions aren't: The easiest driving ...

October 24, 2021

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Windshield Wipers

Gas Smell! (What Causes Gasoline Odors)

If you've ever walked into your garage and noticed it smelled like gasoline, pay attention. Gasol...

Oct 17, 2021 Read

Fuel System

A Door No One Can Step Through (Fuel Door Repair and Maintenance)

Your vehicle has lots of doors including that one usually near the back on the vehicle's side. T...

Oct 10, 2021 Read

Service Intervals

Recommended Elyria Service Intervals

Everyone in Elyria, Ohio, knows we are advised to go to our Elyria dentist twice a year. Oral-co...

Oct 03, 2021 Read

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