Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

Wired! (Battery Cable Service)

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 m...

April 03, 2022

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Suspension

Breathe Free in Loves Park: Cabin Air Filter Replacement at Tuffy Rockford

There are a lot of new features, both optional and standard, on Loves Park drivers' vehicles thes...

Mar 27, 2022 Read

Windshield Wipers

I NEED All Wheel Drive (Pros and Cons of AWD)

So winter has arrived and you don't feel confident in how your 2-wheel drive vehicle does in the ...

Mar 20, 2022 Read

Cooling System

How to Radiate Cool (Radiator Care)

There's nothing that radiates cool like a vehicle radiator that's helping to keep your engine run...

Mar 13, 2022 Read

Windshield Wipers

Slippery When Wet (Driving on Wet Leaves)

When the leaves fall, you might take a sightseeing trip to see them at peak color. Or you may si...

Mar 06, 2022 Read

Automotive News

Straight Ahead (Wheel Alignment)

If every road was straight and smooth, we wouldn't have to worry much about wheel alignment. But ...

Feb 27, 2022 Read

Windshield Wipers

The Daily Grind (Grinding Noise)

If your vehicle makes a grinding sound when you turn the steering wheel, it's speaking to you. N...

Feb 20, 2022 Read

Cooling System

Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)

If theres one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, its the temperature gauge. Its...

Feb 13, 2022 Read

Windshield Wipers

Rear Window?Not the Movie! (Why Some Rear Windows Don't Go All the Way Down)

Alfred Hitchcock once made a mystery thriller film called "Rear Window." It had nothing to do wit...

Feb 06, 2022 Read

Windshield Wipers

Not-So-Common Sense (Sensor Failures)

So your vehicle won't start. What's the first thing that comes to mind? Battery dead? Starter m...

Jan 30, 2022 Read