Beginning to See the Light (Check Engine Light Diagnostics)
May 14, 2023
It's a light many drivers fear they'll see turn on at the most inopportune time. It's the one on the dash that says "Check Engine," "Service Engine Soon," or it may be simply an engine-shaped light. Your first instinct may be to pull off to the side of the road and turn off the engine. The truth... More
The Light Many Drivers Fear (Check Engine Light)
October 30, 2022
Ask just about any driver about one thing they fear seeing inside their vehicle and they'll say it's the Check Engine light coming on. You know, that little light on your instrument panel that is in the shape of a vehicle engine, often accompanied by the words Check, Check Engine, Check Engine Se... More
Things Aren't Always What They Seem
April 24, 2022
If you drive, you know at some point, something's going to go wrong with your vehicle. And sometimes, it's pretty easy to figure out what's wrong, like a flat tire. But sometimes your vehicle's symptoms can be really puzzling. One driver in Illinois was heading to work on a hot July day and not... More
The Light Nobody Wants to See (Check Engine Light)
July 25, 2021
You've probably had your Check Engine Light go on. Then it goes off and you figure, hey, whatever the problem was, it's gone now and I don't have to worry about it. Well, the problem may have gone away and it may not have. Your vehicle likely has one of these warning lights on the instrument pa... More
Dashboard's a Funny Name (Instrumental Panel Warning Lights)
December 16, 2018
Every day you drive, you're sitting behind the dashboard. But how in the world did it get that name? Back in the days of the horse-drawn carriage, horses would kick up dirt and mud on the driver and passengers, "dashing" debris against the carriage. So those who built carriages began installing a... More
Check Engine Light Diagnosis at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Batavia
October 18, 2017
Hello Batavia . Have you ever had your Check Engine light come on? Did you panic? Or just scowl and ignore it? What should you do? Pull to the side of the road and call a tow truck? Or just keep driving? What does that little light really mean for Batavia drivers?First of all, the Check Engine o... More
Gear Up: Transmission Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Batavia in Batavia
January 2, 2015
The transmission system in your vehicle allows you to change gears. Lower gears are power gears. They get your vehicle moving and get it up hills. Higher gears get the vehicle up to speed and get it rolling faster. If you have a standard transmission, then you have to do the work of shifting ge... More
Smooth Shifting in Batavia Illinois: Transmission Service
October 24, 2014
So you have some exciting plans for the Illinois weekend. Youre going to take some of your Batavia, Illinois friends out on the boat for some water skiing. Of course, youve gotten the boat all ready. And you havent forgotten about your tow vehicle. Youve gassed it up and even vacuume... More