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Here's a question for you: 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,...
People often ask Precision Tune Auto Care how often they should have a particular service done. It's a great thing to ask. You can look at your owner's manual or have your service advisor at Precision Tune Auto Care look up your vehicle in a service database. What you find is often a surprise to people – there are actually two service schedules . One is the regular schedule and the other is the severe service schedule. Service intervals are shorter on the severe service schedule....
Let's talk about transmission service. It can be easy for drivers to forget about their transmissions. Transmissions don't need to be serviced very often. It's easier for people to remember to change fluids such as the engine oil - you know, every 3,000 miles or 5,000 kilometers. But proper transmission servicing keeps your vehicle running smoothly and helps you avoid repairs down the road. The transmission undergoes a lot of stress. The grit you can see in used transmission...
We all know that engines need to burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your vehicle's engine where it is squirted—or injected—into your engine's cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors . There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air to burn, so in the first method, fuel is injected into a port and allowed to mix with air — before it is drawn into the cylinders. In the second method, fuel is injected directly into the...
Getting adequate fuel to your engine is very important for performance, fuel economy and safety. In order to accomplish this, your fuel system needs to be clean. Today's production cars have fuel injectors , rather than a carburetor. The injectors need to be cleaned from time to time in order to deliver the fuel with the correct pressure, spray pattern and volume. Drivers can buy fuel system cleaners that you pour into your gas tank to help maintain an already clean fuel system; however,...
Hey! Let's talk about a summertime essential: your car A/C . It's real easy for drivers to take their car's air conditioner for granted. Just push the right buttons and out comes cool, dry, clean air. But your air conditioning system needs attention from time to time to help it keep its cool.
Do you hear loud noises under the hood when you turn on your air conditioner? Do you only get cool air sporadically? If so, it is time to get your air conditioner checked at your neighborhood...
With high fuel prices across the country comes lots of gas saving advice. Some of it, like what you hear on Gas Saving Tips is great. When you get one of those e-mails that's going around telling you how to save gas , try to think it through.
Does it really make sense? Does it defy the laws of physics? Do some research on the internet or ask your neighborhood service advisor at Precision Tune Auto Care. There aren't any magic pills you can drop in your gas tank, and the...
Brakes really aren't optional equipment for drivers' vehicles. And taking care of them isn't optional either. A regular brake inspection is on every driver's vehicle maintenance schedule. At Precision Tune Auto Care, our team will check your brake system and let you know if there are any problems. Of course, if you're having trouble with your brakes, get your car into your nearest service center right away. And watch out for these problems:
Low or spongy brake...
Myths passed around the 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 around your area, come over to Precision Tune Auto Care .
Let's examine...
Drivers may feel intimidated when they take their vehicles to a service center. They have questions but aren't sure how to ask. They don't want to feel embarrassed about their lack of knowledge. They don't want to make the service technician feel that they don't trust him. If your service advisor at Precision Tune Auto Care uses a term you don't understand, just ask him to explain. Remember, they are the auto service experts. If they came to your place of work, they probably wouldn't understand...