May 2016
Just as our bodies need clean air to function properly, your vehicle engine needs clean air to operate efficiently. Let's go egghead for a minute. For every gallon of gas we burn driving on Orland Park streets, twenty pounds of carbon dioxide comes out the tailpipe. Question: how can a gallon o...
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Posted in Maintenance
on May 30, 2016
Welcome to the Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park automotive blog. Today, let's talk about the effect of Let's focus on stopping in wet Orland Park conditions. In order for a tire to have good contact with the road, it has to move the water out of the way. If it can't move the water, ...
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Posted in Tires and Wheels
on May 25, 2016
The transmission system in your vehicle allows you to change gears. Lower gears are power gears. They get your vehicle moving and get it up hills. Higher gears get the vehicle up to speed and get it rolling faster. If you have a standard transmission, then you have to do the work of shifting ge...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on May 16, 2016
Imagine you've left Orland Park and 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 do...
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Posted in Automotive News
on May 08, 2016
Most Orland Park folks worry about running out of gas or having a breakdown on the side of the road. That is why we practice preventive maintenance on our vehicles — that and to keep our repair bills down. But one important part of preventive maintenance that may get overlooked by drivers in O...
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Posted in Automotive News
on May 02, 2016
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