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Emergency Items for Your vehicleLocal Kentwood roadside emergencies can range from a flat tire downtown to being stranded in a snowy ravine for three days. So you may want to consider a basic emergency kit to keep in the car at all times and a travel kit tailored to a specific trip.Your close-to-home kit for around Kentwood wou... Read More Posted in Parts on August 09, 2020 Objects in the Mirror (Rearview Mirror Safety and Maintenance)You may remember a song that went, "Objects in the rearview mirror may appear closer than they are." While that was a song about life's lessons, there are a few things we should all know about how important rearview mirrors are to safe driving.While new electronic devices are helping drivers be ... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on August 02, 2020 Not-So-Common Sense (Sensor Failures)So your vehicle won't start. What's the first thing that comes to mind? Battery dead? Starter motor worn out? Out of gas? Well, those are all reasons that make sense. But your vehicle may be refusing to start because one of its computers is being warned that to do so might damage it. Here's ... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on July 26, 2020 The Tuffy Kentwood (Kalamazoo Ave SE) Guide to Saving Fuel: Car WeightThe team at Tuffy Kentwood (Kalamazoo Ave SE) in Kentwood, and Michigan car owners are all talking right now. Better gas mileage. Fewer emissions. Kentwood drivers want to save the environment and their pocketbooks.And we all knowor should knowthat preventive maintenance will help maximize fuel... Read More Posted in Fuel System on July 19, 2020 Breathe Deep in Kentwood With a New Cabin Air FilterPoor interior air quality is nothing to sneeze at, and Kentwood auto owners might be interested to know that more and more new cars are coming equipped with a cabin air filter. Check your vehicle owner's manual, but they typically need to be replaced at around 12,000 to 15,000 miles (19,000 to 2... Read More Posted in Suspension on July 12, 2020 Power Steering Service in KentwoodMost Kentwood drivers are too young to remember life before power steering - cranking those great big steering wheels! It was a pretty good workout. Now power steering is standard. Let's look at how it works. The heart of any power steering system is its pump. The pump pressurizes the power steer... Read More Posted in Steering on July 05, 2020 Keeping Your Kentwood Air Fresh When Driving With a Clean Cabin Air FilterPop quiz: What is a cabin air filter?A. A filter for your Kentwood house?B. A fresh, piney scent?C. A filter for the passenger compartment of your car?Clever you, it's C.A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment of your vehicle. It filters out com... Read More Posted in Suspension on June 28, 2020 The Engine Gets a Boost (Turbocharged Engine Maintenance)If someone told you that your vehicle could have the same power but with a smaller engine, wouldn't that sound like great idea? Just think, a smaller engine would save you money at the gas station and you'd still get the same horsepower.The technology to do just that has been around for a long t... Read More Posted in Following Recommended Intervals on June 21, 2020 Wasteful ThinkingWith the weather getting colder, you might be tempted to start your vehicle up, let it idle for 15 or 20 minutes and then get in the nice, cozy cabin. Some vehicles offer remote starting that let you do that from the comfort of your home or apartment. But is letting your vehicle idle like that ... Read More Posted in Fuel Economy on June 14, 2020 Kentwood Alignment ServiceYour car might have an alignment problem if: it drifts or pulls to one side, your steering wheel is off center, you have uneven tire wear or your car doesn't feel like it handles right. When all of a vehicle's wheels are lined up exactly with each other, your wheels are in alignment. Running into... Read More Posted in Automotive News on June 07, 2020 |
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