When all of your vehicles wheels are lined up exactly with each other, your wheels are in alignment. Hitting a road hazard or even just the normal bumps and bounces of everyday driving in Orland Park can cause your SUV's wheels to be out of alignment. Driving for an extended time in...
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Posted in Alignment
on December 23, 2015
As Orland Park consumers, we live in a disposable society. It's amazing all the stuff we throw away. New stuff comes out so fast in Illinois, and much of it is fairly cheap, so we just toss the old and move on. It seems like when we were kids in Orland Park, our parents were real sti...
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Posted in Maintenance
on December 18, 2015
It seems like everywhere you go in the Orland Park area you see custom wheels. Big trucks, little cars, mini-vans - it doesn't matter, auto owners are expressing themselves with custom wheels. Some Illinois motorists want smaller tires and wheels - some want larger - and some want th...
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Posted in Tires and Wheels
on December 09, 2015
Let's talk about transmission service. It can be easy for Orland Park motorists to forget about getting their transmission serviced because it doesn't need it very often. It's easier for Illinois car owners to remember to change the engine oil - you know, every 3,000 miles or 5,000...
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Posted in Transmission
on November 25, 2015
There are several critical factors that go into how often Orland Park car owners should replace their wiper blades. Of course, the more you use your wipers, the faster the blades will wear out especially if you use them on an icy windshield. Whether its a lot of bugs and road grime from Illino...
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Posted in Windshield Wipers
on November 12, 2015
Most Illinois auto owners know that their vehicles need regular preventive maintenance like changing the oil and filters, rotating the tires and refilling the washer fluid. But did you know that your air conditioning system needs routine maintenance as well? Taking care of your air conditioning...
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Posted in Air Conditioning
on November 11, 2015
When properly aligned, all of your wheels are pointed in the same direction. Your vehicle will track true and handle the way it is designed. Orland Park motorists often associate our wheels being knocked out of alignment with an event like an accident, hitting a pothole, curb or some other obj...
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Posted in Alignment
on November 04, 2015
With the recent focus in Tinley Park on improving MPG, we've been told how important it is to maintain our tire pressure. Orland Park motorists know that tires wear out, but we want to make them last as long as possible because they're not cheap to replace. In addition to saving gas...
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Posted in Tires and Wheels
on October 23, 2015
We're going to be talking about the ethics of automotive repair. It seems like news outlets really like hit-and-run reporting; they hit everyone from groceries stores to retail to physicians. And the Orland Park automotive service and repair industry hasn't been given a pass either. ...
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Posted in Service Standards
on October 15, 2015
Anyone that drives a car in Orland Park knows that engines get hot when they run. But did you know that engines need to be cooled to keep running? Heat inside an engine can cause the metal parts to expand, which can seize up an engine and make it stop running. It can even ruin the e...
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Posted in Cooling System
on October 14, 2015
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