Tag: maintenance

As summer in the Sonoran desert approaches, keep these summer driving and safety tips in mind: Remember to keep your AC on fresh mode most of the time to keep your air conditioning condenser fresh and, generally, free of mildew smell. Most of us notice a mileage drop when the summer heat turns up. We…

You may not be able to make your engine more fuel-efficient, but good driving habits and overall vehicle maintenance can increase your gas mileage. Here’s how: Keep tires inflated to proper level at all times. Fill your gas tank at the coolest part of the day to reduce expansion of the tank and get a true fill-up….

The ECM (engine control module) adjusts the amount of fuel injected into the engine cylinder to meet a variety of operating conditions. Simply, the fuel injector’s purpose is to deliver and inject the proper amount of fuel at the proper time. The injector atomizes and directs fuel into the intake manifold. Each injector (there is one…

We are witnessing heat stress on transmissions, which means it is time to get transmission and differential fluids tested and possibly changed. When transmission fluid is dark and cloudy, vehicles have been operated repeatedly in high–demand conditions such as extended idling, stop-and-go driving, or towing. The transmission requires regular maintenance if it is to continue…

Summer has returned to Tucson. All of us are turning up the A/C in our vehicles and well… it just doesn’t feel as cool as it did last year. Every summer when we first begin to use our air conditioning we seem to never cool off. We have not yet made our adjustment to the…

This is a common misconception. The truth is: Sometimes the battery is good. Most the the time, however, if you hear a clicking sound when you turn your ignition key, the battery is failing or has failed, even though the lights continue to turn on. Today’s batteries are like light bulbs—gone quickly. Additionally, our summer…

Our car’s engine cooling system is not usually something we think about until overheating in the middle of one of our impressive Southern Arizona summers. Antifreeze keeps our engines from overheating in the summer and freezing up in the winter. Incorrect mixture does not allow for maximum performance, and can cause problems. This maintenance should…