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Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

Command Performance (Engine Air Filter)

The internal combustion engine in your vehicle counts on two things that mix together to be burned in the engine for power: fuel and air. Both are important, of course. If you run out of fuel, yo...

November 24, 2024

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Exhaust

Making Sense of the O2 Sensor (Oxygen Sensor Replacement)

As you know, todays vehicles rely on a lot of computers in them to keep them running clean and ef...

Nov 17, 2024 Read

Steering

Steer Clear of Power Steering Problems (Power Steering Maintenance)

We usually take our vehicle's easy steering for granted until something goes wrong. Power steeri...

Nov 10, 2024 Read

Windshield Wipers

No Fueling! (Fuel Filler Location)

If you've ever gotten in an unfamiliar vehicle, maybe a rental car, you may have pulled up to the...

Nov 03, 2024 Read

Fuel 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 27, 2024 Read

Service Intervals

Stopping "Brake" Downs (Brake Pad Replacement)

If someone tells you to put the brakes on something, you know it means stop. And stopping is one...

Oct 20, 2024 Read

Fuel System

Don't be Fuelish (Signs Fuel Pump is Failing)

A driver of a large SUV loaded with equipment was heading on a 7-hour work trip when he stopped a...

Oct 13, 2024 Read

Windshield Wipers

Such a Little Part (Climate Control Resistor)

You expect your heater/air conditioner to work like it should. You have a control for temperatur...

Oct 06, 2024 Read

Shocks and Struts

Strutting Your Stuff (Shocks and Struts)

Ever wonder how your vehicle is able to move over bumps, potholes and other irregularities in the...

Sep 29, 2024 Read

Fluids

A Stitch in Time at Tuffy Pelham

You probably have heard that expression, "A stitch in time saves nine." In other words, if you fi...

Sep 22, 2024 Read