Need a New Battery? Call Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park Today
April 16, 2023
Hello Orland Park drivers! Need a new battery? There is a good chance that you do 70% of batteries need to be replaced within four years. As your battery discharges and then recharges as you drive around Orland Park, bits of the surface of the battery plates disintegrate. As this process contin... More
A Clean Start (Battery Cleaning)
September 18, 2022
You may be fanatical about keeping the outside of your vehicle clean. But what about what's under the hood? Have you ever thought about how dirt and grime may be affecting your engine's components? One of the most important parts under your hood to keep clean is your vehicle's battery. With a d... More
The Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park Guide to Proper Fluids for Your Vehicle
August 27, 2022
The automotive professionals at Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park would like to give Orland Park drivers an update on some of the things happening in automotive fluids. You know, vehicles are becoming more sophisticated every day. Fluids such as, oil, coolant and transmission fluid a... More
Using Proper Fluids in Your vehicle
August 12, 2022
Today, Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park is writing about the proper fluids for your vehicle. It's become more complicated with changes in automotive design and manufacturing. It's not that people in Orland Park are confused as much as they don't realize how much things have changed i... More
Automobile Fluids For Your vehicle
August 7, 2022
If you've walked through the automotive fluids section of an auto parts store in Orland Park, you'll know how overwhelming the sheer number of products available can be. How do you know what's right for your vehicle?As you know, these fluids all serve a function in making your car run as you dri... More
Charge It in Orland Park for Extended Battery Life
July 21, 2022
Here's an interesting statistic for our in Orland Park, Illinois, drivers: Only 30 percent of car batteries make it to 48 months. And the life expectancy varies by where you live. It ranges from 51 months in extremely cold areas to just 30 months in extremely hot climates.Why is that? It turns o... More
The Cable Guy (Battery Cables and Maintenance)
April 24, 2022
If you've ever noticed your vehicle's lights are dim or not working at all, the problem could be many things. But one possibility is your battery cables aren't doing their job. A power outage in your vehicle is similar to one in your house and needs to be repaired to get things back to normal. ... More
Positive and Negative (Battery Care)
April 3, 2022
You notice when your smartphone's battery starts to go weak on you. It runs out of juice faster than it did when it was new. Bet you pay attention to that pretty closely. Unfortunately, many of us don't pay the same attention to the battery in our vehicles. If your battery got you through the c... More
Take Charge! (Battery Testing)
January 2, 2022
OK, so you probably take your vehicle's battery for granted. Turn the key or push a button and it starts right up. During times of warmer weather, you probably think your battery can take it easy. But it may surprise you to learn that hot weather can be much harder on a vehicle's battery than ... More
Wired! (Battery Cable Service)
August 29, 2021
Colder weather brings out the worst in a vehicle's battery. On a very cold day, you may have experienced that your engine cranks slowly when starting. But while it may be the battery itself, it may also be the parts that transfer the power to other the other electrical components, the battery c... More