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Sometimes busy drivers dream about going back to the “simpler” days of our grandparents. But if you could travel back in time and take a road trip in a Model T, you might change your mind. The improved designs and quality of today's automobiles have significantly reduced the amount of time drivers spend at the side of the road during breakdowns. With proper maintenance, today's vehicles can stay on the road longer than ever before. Some of those improvements, however, have led to higher...
Higher fuel prices aren't going away any time soon. That's not good news for our wallets. A lot of drivers are trying to find ways to cut down on fuel consumption and hang on to some of their hard-earned money. North Americans drive billions of miles less during months of high fuel prices. That's right, billions. Of course vehicle owners can't stop driving altogether, so we still need to find other ways to cut fuel bills. Preventive maintenance at Precision Tune Auto Care and good vehicle...
Myths passed around our community start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic. And the internet is a breeding ground for automotive myths. Some bloggers recall the vehicles of yesteryear and declare their modern decedents to be virtually maintenance free and that anyone who says otherwise is out to rip you off.
To get the truth about auto myths you hear, come over to Precision Tune Auto Care .
Let's examine a couple of the...
Imagine you're up in the arctic on a dog sled. Your dog team is pulling straight and true. You can cover a lot of ground quickly. Now imagine what would happen if one or two of the dogs wanted to go their own way and were pulling off to the side. That would slow you down. You would have to work harder to keep the sled going where you want it. The dogs are all working as hard as before, but you're covering less ground for the same effort. You're wasting kibble. The same is true of your...
Most would agree they'd rather drive around in a clean, shiny vehicle than one coated with a layer of dirt. When warmer weather comes around, some of us are bound and determined to wash our own vehicles. And to protect the paint and its luster, there are a few things to keep in mind when you get out the bucket and soap.
Cool body. It's not a good idea to wash a vehicle when the body is hot. If it's been sitting out in the sun or you've been riding around on a sunny day,...
When accidents occur, the victims' emergency contacts are extremely important. Too often, those involved aren't able to provide rescuers with phone numbers and medical information. When police and rescue workers must sift through pockets, glove compartments, wallets, purses and cell phone directories, they waste precious time. In the unfortunate event that you are involved in an accident, you have people who you'll want to be contacted to arrange help, give consent to treatment and inform...
Here is a questions for drivers: What is a cabin air filter? Is it:
A filter for a house in the middle of the woods?
A fresh, piney scent?
A filter for the passenger compartment of your car?
Clever you, it's 3. A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment. It filters out dust, pollen, spores, bacteria, pollutants, sparrows, exhaust gas and odors. These high tech filters can block particles larger than 3 microns. By contrast,...
Most drivers are all talking right now. Better gas mileage. Fewer emissions. Drivers want to save the environment and our pocketbooks. And drivers all know — or should know — that preventive maintenance will help maintain maximum fuel efficiency. But is there something more we can do? After all, some of us road warriors can't cut back on our driving, and others would like to do more to economize. Weight is one major enemy of fuel economy. The more you lug around in your vehicle,...
A technician was telling us the other day that he was servicing an engine and spotted something he'd never seen before: A collection of dry dog food siting on a horizontal metal ledge near the base of the engine. It was neatly stashed and was in a spot where the food pellets couldn't have simply fallen down in there.
Even though it's the first time he'd seen dog food in an engine, he immediately knew what was going on. Critters like mice or chipmunks had found the dog food somewhere...
Drivers want their tires to last as long as possible. Two ways to extend tire life are wheel balancing and tire rotation. When wheels are out of balance, they wobble and vibrate. That makes the tires wear in a cupping pattern. If a front wheel is out of balance you'll feel it in the steering wheel. If it's a rear wheel you'll feel it through your seat. To fix this, your technician at Precision Tune Auto Care puts weights on your wheels to balance them out. That brings us to tire rotation ....