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Change Your Wiper Blades Twice Yearly at Tuffy Rockford

Because 90% of our driving decisions are based on visual information, unobscured vision is paramount. Which brings us to the topic of today's Tuffy Rockford article: wiper blades. While this isn't ...

December 03, 2018

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Maintenance

Let Tuffy Rockford Help You Keep Your Vehicle Another Couple of Years

Loves Park area residents may remember when the U.S. government's Cash for Clunkers program made ...

Nov 26, 2018 Read

Timing Belt

Loves Park Car Owners Ask: Why Do I Need to Change My Serpentine Belt?

Any Loves Park driver who understands preventive maintenance knows that if it ain't broke, don't ...

Nov 18, 2018 Read

Maintenance

I Can See Clearly Now: Wiper Blade Replacement in Loves Park

About 90% of our driving decisions in the Loves Park area are based solely on what we see. So hav...

Nov 11, 2018 Read

Windshield Wipers

The Edible Engine

You may have had a friend whose vehicle was the victim of hungry rodents. After all, mice, rats ...

Nov 05, 2018 Read

Timing Belt

Automotive Tips from Tuffy Rockford: Timing Belt Overview

In your engine, valves over each combustion chamber open to allow fresh air in, close during the ...

Oct 29, 2018 Read

Monitoring System

Don't Stack the Mat

In the sloppy cold weather months, you might be tempted to pick up an all-weather mat and throw i...

Oct 21, 2018 Read

Monitoring System

What is a TSB? (Technical Service Bulletins)

If your vehicle had something in its design or production that the manufacturer had figured out h...

Oct 14, 2018 Read

Monitoring System

Don't Be Fuelish

If you smell gasoline in your vehicle, pay attention to your nose. That's because it has an impor...

Oct 07, 2018 Read

Maintenance

Can Your Car Last Another Year?

Have you checked out the price of new vehicles at Loves Park car dealers? Ouch! Add financing and...

Sep 30, 2018 Read