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Are your tires ready to do their job correctly? Have a look at some of the important suggestions below to ensure your tires are ready to perform when needed.   1. Start with a visual inspection of each tire. Most car-care experts recommend check ups each month and before long road trips. Inspect them for uneven wear, cracks, foreign objects or signs of damage. Remove bits of glass and other foreign objects that may have become wedged in the tread. Ensure each of the tire valves has a valve cap....

When you see contaminants like dead bugs or bird droppings on the paint surface of your car, rinse them right away. Bird droppings have a high acidity that can eat into the clear coat. If not removed they can dig deep into your paint, leaving “scars” that can only be removed by sanding and repainting. Don't wash your vehicle during the hottest part of the day. The soap and water dry much faster and can dull the finish. Spray the vehicle off with the water hose before washing. A pre-rins...

A car battery provides the power needed to start your vehicle. It is a vital, mechanical component often overlooked. Batteries can fail without warning. There are steps that you can take to evaluate problems and restart your battery. For batteries to provide optimum performance, regular maintenance is necessary. When Starting Your Vehicle A dying car battery causes problems with your car starting, especially after the car sits for a few hours. If your car struggles to turn over, but then the en...

One of the first clues you might have that you have an issue with your water pump is your temperature gauge. Is your engine running hot? Another clue is the strange sounds coming from your engine. After years of pumping coolant, you might hear a grinding or whining sound indicating your water pump is almost all pumped out. Most of the time your shaft seal starts to leak or the impeller inside comes lose, wears down, or the blades wear down or erode. Leaks usually happen in the area where the wa...

The tires on your vehicle and vehicles across the world, was a result of multiple inventors across several decades. Robert William Thomson invented the first vulcanized rubber pneumatic tire in 1845, but it was too costly and ahead of its time and attracted little interest. In the 1880’s John Boyd Dunlop was the inventor of the first practical inflatable tire for bicycles. Several years later, André Michelin and his brother Edouard were the first to use pneumatic tires on an automobile, but th...

We live busy lives and often don’t have time for tasks like cleaning our car. Cleaning your car is an important aspect of car maintenance that many don’t realize the benefits of keeping up with. A clean car is not only aesthetically pleasing, but it can also increase the resale value of your car. While some clean their cars themselves, others pay a professional car wash to do the work for them. Ideally, you should get your car cleaned on a weekly basis. However, many car owners clean their ca...

Why Starters Fail It’s frustrating to go out and discover your car won't start. At first, it may not be clear that the starter is the issue - If the dash lights turn on when you turn the key to the "on" position, but your car won’t start, it’s likely your starter isn’t working. This confirms there are no problems with your battery, so the next possible issue is your starter. The engine may crank slower or not at all, slip, or make chattering noises when you try to start it. If you can hear ...

Many new cars are now missing a spare tire and are coming from the factory equipped with tires or inflator kits that claim to make a spare tire unnecessary. We usually don’t think about the need for a spare tire until we need it. You should always have a spare tire in your vehicle because you never know when you’ll get a flat or puncture and be on the side of the road stranded. A spare tire and wheel provide you with a direct replacement, allowing you to become mobile again until you get a ti...

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Summer heat is brutal in Tucson and precautions should be made to prevent overheating. The three items listed below are common problems that cause overheating, LOW COOLANT – check the radiator tank and overflow reservoir—it sounds obvious, but it is number one for a reason. BAD FAN OR FAN CLUTCH - The fan pulls air through the cooling fins of the radiator, no airflow at low speeds causes overheating. BAD THERMOSTAT VALVE - It regulates engine heat by opening and closing, based on...