Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

Stuck! (Vehicle Door Issues)

This may have happened to you. You drive somewhere and get out of your vehicle only to try closing the door and it just won't stay closed! What a helpless feeling. You can't lock it; you can't l...

June 27, 2021

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Customer Detective Work

QUIET TIME (Listening for Vehicle Problems)

Everybody's got friends like this. You know, the kind who, the minute they get in their vehicle ...

Jun 20, 2021 Read

Windshield Wipers

DOG FOOD IN YOUR ENGINE (Keeping Rodents out of your Engine)

A technician was telling us the other day that he was servicing an engine and spotted something h...

Jun 13, 2021 Read

Safety

Know Your Towing Limits in Loves Park

Some Loves Park drivers figure that anything they can attach to their trailer hitch can be towed ...

Jun 06, 2021 Read

Windshield Wipers

Passing the Test (How to Prevent Emissions Test Failure)

Vehicle emission testing has become ubiquitous in North America and for a good reason. Clean air...

May 30, 2021 Read

Automotive News

A Not-So-Straight Story (Vehicle Pulls to One Side)

A vehicle should travel straight down a straight road with the steering wheel centered. But time...

May 23, 2021 Read

Maintenance

Serpentine Belt Service at Tuffy Rockford

Most Loves Park folks occasionally have days when they've got a bunch of errands to run. Yesterda...

May 16, 2021 Read

Windshield Wipers

Start Me Up (Ignition Systems)

When you start up your gasoline engine car, you may not know that it's using the same ignition pr...

May 09, 2021 Read

Maintenance

Hold the Oil! (Oil Pan Gasket Replacement)

You've likely heard how important oil is to your vehicle's engine. Did you know that there's one ...

May 02, 2021 Read

Wheel Bearings

When Metal Meets Metal (Wheel Bearings)

What part of your vehicle has little metal balls inside that are lubricated and allow you to crui...

Apr 25, 2021 Read