Car Maintenance

Early Days In the early days of the automobile, engines were simple. Their only real function was to provide power to the wheels which pushed the car forward. There were no belts on the front of the engine.  Why? Because there were no additional components that needed to be powered. Alternators, power steering, air conditioners […]

Does your car steer like it has a mind of its own? Are you constantly battling the steering wheel to keep the car from veering off in one direction or another? That’s a good sign the wheels on your car are out of alignment and need to be corrected. Keeping your vehicle in alignment is […]

Sometimes you just know that something is not working well in your car. You might not know what it is, but you hear a faint noise that wasn’t there before or your car drives differently in a way that’s difficult to explain to a friend or mechanic. Luckily, with most vehicles, there are some very […]

Let’s face it. Who out there hasn’t gone a little overdue when it comes to replacing the…Passenger Cabin Air Filter? How about those Windshield Wipers? Has it been longer than 12 months since you last bought new ones? That’s right, just as we thought! Everyone, well, almost everyone, fudges a little now and then when […]

Some car owners are a little leery of today’s advanced automotive diagnostic equipment, or rather, they’re leery of the mechanics who use that equipment. After all, does it really take $100 of work, as some repair shops charge, to plug into your car’s computer and download some information? Well, yes and no – and before […]

Oil change intervals, oil change signals, air filter replacement, and warranty maintenance topics always generate conversation among car owners and their mechanic.  As a car owner, the last thing you need to be concerned about is spending unnecessarily when it comes to maintenance and repair.  As your car care professional, let’s do a deep dive […]