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The government mandates a lot of equipment on cars emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for the motoring public, but it does add quite a bit to the price of a new vehicle. Because new vehicles are more expensive, people in the area are driving their old vehicles longer. The average vehicle is now over nine years old. Two thirds of vehicles on the road have more than 75,000 miles (120,000 km) on them....
When you feel your vehicle vibrating as you're driving down the road, one cause could be something you may not have ever seen: your driveshaft. It is underneath the vehicle and most drivers don't climb under there to take a look very often. The driveshaft is a cylindrical part that helps conduct the rotational power from your engine to your drive wheels. If you have a four-wheel drive vehicle, you may have two driveshaft.
The drive shaft has bushings, and when they wear...
Drivers may have an alignment problem if their car drifts or pulls to one side, the steering wheel's off center, they notice uneven tire wear or the car doesn't feel like it handles right as they drive down streets and roads. When all of a vehicle's wheels are lined up exactly with each other, your wheels are in alignment. Running into potholes, smacking a curb or other objects around are great ways to knock a car out of alignment. Then one or more of your wheels start pulling in a slightly...
It's happened to all of us. We're driving down a highway at night and over a crest appears a car with its high beams blazing. You are momentarily blinded, hoping the other driver will switch them to their low beam setting and restore your vision.
Not only do we not appreciate being blinded, face it; we don’t want to be that other driver, either. You know, the one who forgets to turn down their high beams.
Why do we want high beams in the first place? They can improve safety when...
Isn't it amazing how much of our stuff is disposable these days? Clothes, electronics, housewares, furniture. Remember the days when families mended their clothes, polished their shoes and neatly put away their toys every night? If something was lost or ruined through neglect, your parents just told you to do without, that you should have taken better care of it. They considered the loss a “life lesson.” But today many drivers tend to neglect one of the more expensive and important...
Warm weather or cold, drivers still need to think about their vehicle's air conditioning . Most people don't service their air conditioning until after it fails. At Precision Tune Auto Care, we can advise you on your vehicle manufacturers preventive maintenance schedules for air conditioning service, just as we do for transmission service, oil changes and so on.
Maintaining your air conditioning system means that you always have enough refrigerant to properly do the job. Small leaks...
If every road was straight and smooth, we wouldn't have to worry much about wheel alignment. But they're not, so we do. Hitting potholes or driving on rough pavement can knock your vehicle out of alignment and you'll notice it in one of several ways.
Your steering wheel may not be centered when you're driving straight ahead, or your vehicle may pull to one side. You may find your tires wearing on one side or they may squeal. All are signs that could point to you needing an...
Air conditioning used to be a real luxury in a vehicle, but now it's standard in most. Your vehicle's air conditioning system is built to last a pretty long time, but like anything mechanical, sometimes it fails.
It helps to know a little about how the A/C works. There's a compressor that pressurizes the refrigerant (you probably recognize the term Freon). That makes it hotter, so it then goes through a condenser that cools it off. Then another component takes out impurities...
Shopping for tires can be bewildering because there are many choices. Let's simplify. There are four main classifications of tires, each designed for different purposes. First off, there are summer tires . Those who buy summer tires are looking for maximum summertime performance. The rubber is a little softer to help stick to the road on fast corners on roads. The tread has wide blocks at the shoulder to stiffen the tire in turns. The tread design can handle rain but really isn't...
The exhaust system on a vehicle is more complex than most residents realize. It contains everything from old-fashioned pipes and clamps to sophisticated computers and sensors. All folks know a properly functioning exhaust system is good for the environment, but sometimes we forget that a damaged exhaust system can be deadly . That's why preventive maintenance on your exhaust system is so important. We can help you with that at Precision Tune Auto Care. The exhaust manifold is the...