July 2025Let’s Shift Gears (Transmission Fluid Replacement)If you have a vehicle with an automatic transmission, you probably never think about gear shifting. When motor vehicles were invented, all of them had to be shifted manually. But that wonderful self-shifting transmission, referred to these days as simply an automatic, changed everything. Autom... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on July 28, 2025 A Bright Spark (Ignition Coil Replacement)Ever wonder how your vehicles engine is able to take the 12-volts from its battery and ramp that up to as high as the tens of thousands of volts it takes to fire its spark plugs? The secret is something called an ignition coil. Most newer vehicles have an ignition coil at each cylinder, but olde... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on July 21, 2025 A Clean Start (Battery Cleaning)Your vehicle is loaded with electrical devices. Computerized components are everywhere, so good electrical connections are important. Those begin with your vehicle's battery, so it's important that its connections are in top shape. Ever had a flashlight that didn't work, took out the old batter... Read More Posted in Fluids on July 14, 2025 Why Alignment Matters (Vehicle Alignment Maintenance)It's one of those things that can happen on a multi-day road adventure or a quick trip to the grocery store. You hit a pothole, go too fast over a speed bump, nail a curb. When it happens, you think, "I wonder if that was hard enough to do any damage?" But things seem ok and you continue on yo... Read More Posted in Automotive News on July 07, 2025 |
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