Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

Road Ready (Trip Inspection)

Maybe you've been cooped up for a while and are yearning for a change of scenery. Or maybe you need to visit a relative who lives far away. You choose not to fork out the big bucks for airline ti...

October 15, 2023

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Cabin Air Filter

Full of Hot Air (Air Conditioning)

In warm weather, you want to be in a cool vehicle. When we're talking cool, we don't mean stylish...

Oct 08, 2023 Read

Service Intervals

Refresh Your Brakes (Brake Fluid Exchange)

Brakes are one of your vehicle's most important safety components, and you may have noticed that ...

Oct 01, 2023 Read

Fluids

The Cable Guy (Battery Cables and Maintenance)

If you've ever noticed your vehicle's lights are dim or not working at all, the problem could be ...

Sep 24, 2023 Read

Exhaust

Sounds Exhausting! (Exhaust Service)

Most of us know a bad muffler when we hear it. That loud, rumbling sound is unmistakable. Did yo...

Sep 17, 2023 Read

Steering

STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT STEERING (Loose Steering)

Perhaps you've heard someone use the term "loose steering." And it's pretty much what it sounds l...

Sep 10, 2023 Read

Older Vehicles

For Brakes' Sake (Brake Rotor Service in Loves Park)

Think of how much abuse your brakes take. Day in and day out, they stop your vehicle when it's go...

Sep 03, 2023 Read

Windshield Wipers

Weather Station on Wheels (Vehicle Sensor Maintenance)

You probably never thought about it, but your vehicle is like a rolling weather station. It can ...

Aug 27, 2023 Read

Cooling System

Too Hot to Handle (Vehicle Overheating)

In the hot weather, seeing steam coming from the engine compartment is something we all dread. N...

Aug 20, 2023 Read

Windshield Wipers

The Third Brake Light (Third Brake Light Service)

So you thought you only had two brake lights. Look again and you'll see one in the center at a h...

Aug 13, 2023 Read