preparing your car for a road trip
Your transmission is one of the complex and essential parts of your vehicle, so of course, you should take good care of your transmission system. Yet even with proper care, your system doesn’t last forever. You’ll need fixes, and questions arise about transmission repair services. Discover answers to three such questions.
1. How Can I Avoid Transmission Repairs?
Transmission problems are not wholly avoidable, but you can take the necessary measures to limit your risk. Read More»
Keeping a prized classic car blemish-free is hard enough, even if you keep it garaged 24⁄7 and only take it out on the clearest, sunniest days. Unfortunately, the typical daily driver isn’t nearly as lucky. Even if you keep your car garaged as often as possible, your daily commute will still expose it to many environmental conditions and road hazards.
Stone chips are nearly unavoidable under these conditions, and they’re one of the most common cosmetic issues to appear on otherwise well-maintained vehicles. Read More»
Your car’s starter battery isn’t something you likely think about too often. After all, you shouldn’t need to worry about your battery as long as it provides enough juice to get your engine running. Unfortunately, ignoring your battery for too long can leave you blindsided when it suddenly refuses to get your engine turning on a cold winter morning.
Testing your battery is one option to stay on top of its health and learn if you need to start planning for a replacement. Read More»
Driving a car can be one of the most dangerous activities that a person may do on a regular basis. While modern cars are equipped with a variety of safety systems and features, it is essential for these systems to undergo routine testing. In addition to being a best practice for staying safe while driving, routine safety inspections are also required by many state governments to help reduce the number of accidents that occur. Read More»
Unless you notice that your car is having difficulty shifting gears or find that the engine revs up too much before a gear change, you may not know if there is a problem with the transmission. However, there are often unseen problems that go unnoticed until the transmission breaks down completely.
Fortunately, there is a way that you can determine the overall health of the transmission: inspecting the fluid. There are a couple of things that the fluid can show about the condition of the transmission as well as alert you to any hidden problems. Read More»
