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Orland Park Car Owners Ask: Why Do I Need to Change My Serpentine Belt?Any Orland Park driver who understands preventive maintenance knows that if it ain't broke, don't fix it is bad auto advice. Replacing a part before it breaks is much less costly for Orland Park residents than repairing the engine damage that comes after a part breaks or fails. A good example of ... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on March 01, 2020 Exhaust Service at Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park: Passing the Smell TestThe exhaust system on a vehicle is more complex than most Orland Park residents realize. It contains everything from old-fashioned pipes and clamps to sophisticated computers and sensors. All Illinois folks know a properly functioning exhaust system is good for the environment, but sometimes we ... Read More Posted in Exhaust on February 23, 2020 Hold the Oil! (Oil Pan Gasket Replacement)You've likely heard how important oil is to your vehicle's engine. Did you know that there's one part that's responsible for holding that oil so you can use it every day? It's called the oil pan, and it sits at the bottom of the engine.The oil pan is a vital, though simple, part of your engine's... Read More Posted in Maintenance on February 16, 2020 Diagnosing Your Vehicle at Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park in Orland ParkWhen we Orland Park residents get a car repair bill, we really shouldn't be surprised to find diagnostic fees as one of the line items. When we get a computer fixed, there is usually a charge for the time it takes to diagnose the problem. When we go to a medical doctor, most of his fee is for his... Read More Posted in Diagnostics on February 09, 2020 Fuel for ThoughtIf you're like most people and drive a gasoline-powered vehicle, you need to be up to speed on its fuel-related components. They're pretty basic: the fuel, the fuel filter and the fuel pump.The fuel's the easy part. You probably gas up your vehicle yourself and, if you're like most drivers, pr... Read More Posted in Fuel Economy on February 02, 2020 Busting Automotive Myths in Orland Park, IllinoisMyths passed around our Orland Park, Illinois 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 dece... Read More Posted in Maintenance on January 26, 2020 Sniffing Out a ProblemYour parents probably taught you to have common sense. When it comes to your vehicle, common scents can also come in handy. Different smells may tell you about some conditions in your vehicle that need attention.For example, you know what rotten eggs smell like. If you smell them around your ve... Read More Posted in Fluids on January 20, 2020 Saving Lives in Orland Park with Tire PressureAll new passenger vehicles on our Orland Park, Illinois, roads now have tire pressure monitoring systems TPMS for short. They are designed to alert you if your tires are underinflated. Since they are fairly new, a lot of people have questions about them.First off, the most important thing is tha... Read More Posted in Tires and Wheels on January 19, 2020 Battery Basics for Orland ParkIt's important for Orland Park drivers to know battery basics. First, let's talk about which is harder on a battery hot or cold Illinois weather. Most Orland Park area drivers think it's cold weather because that's when we call on our batteries to have enough power to start a cold vehicle engin... Read More Posted in Fluids on January 19, 2020 Idle Talk about Engines (Causes of Rough Engine Idling)When you slow down at stoplight, your vehicle's idle should be smooth as silk. But what happens when the engine is missing or idling roughly? That's your engine's way of telling you, "Hey, I've got something wrong with me and if you don't get someone to find out what it is, I may not start the n... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on January 18, 2020 |
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