Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

Read a Good Tire Lately? (Tire Wear)

There's lots of good information to read in books and online. You might not know that you can also "read" your tires and learn a lot about what shape they're in and if they are in need of attentio...

February 02, 2025

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Drive Train

How Far We've Come (Newer Vehicle Technology)

Automotive design has come a long way since the days of the Model T, especially when it comes to ...

Jan 26, 2025 Read

Exhaust

Why did my vehicle fail its emissions test?

We all want to breathe clean air and keep our planet green. One of the ways to do that is by req...

Jan 19, 2025 Read

Battery

Your Vehicle's Other Power Plant (Alternator Replacement)

Your vehicle's engine is probably the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a power pl...

Jan 12, 2025 Read

Older Vehicles

It's Brake Time (Brake Calipers)

Race car drivers have demonstrated the advantages of disc brakes, so most modern vehicles use the...

Jan 05, 2025 Read

Fuel Filter

No Fueling Around (Fuel Filter Replacement)

A driver called in to the shop the other day saying his European sports sedan had an odd problem....

Dec 29, 2024 Read

Customer Detective Work

QUIET TIME (Listening for Vehicle Problems)

Everybody's got friends like this. You know, the kind who, the minute they get in their vehicle ...

Dec 22, 2024 Read

Cabin Air Filter

Full of Hot Air (Air Conditioning)

In warm weather, you want to be in a cool vehicle. When we're talking cool, we don't mean stylish...

Dec 15, 2024 Read

Windshield Wipers

A Squirrely Problem (Animals Nesting in Engine)

If you park your vehicle outside, you are exposing it to all sorts of critters that would love to...

Dec 08, 2024 Read

Steering

Steer Clear of Power Steering Problems (Power Steering Maintenance)

We usually take our vehicle's easy steering for granted until something goes wrong. Power steeri...

Dec 01, 2024 Read