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Keep Your Batavia Car Breathing Free: Engine Air Filter

Hey Batavia - this is something really amazing: Your vehicle uses 12,000 times as much air as fuel when you drive it. All of that air has to be filtered to keep your engine clean.That's like 100 ga...

September 01, 2019

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Fuel System

Fuel Injection Basics for Batavia

All modern Batavia vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it's a topic Batavia drivers nee...

Aug 25, 2019 Read

Parts

Serpentine Belt Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Batavia in Batavia

Don't you hate it when you hear that squeal from under the hood when you're zipping down a busy B...

Aug 18, 2019 Read

Tires and Wheels

Keep Your Tires Well Rounded in Batavia: Tire Rotation and Wheel Balancing at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Batavia

Taking care of our tires is part of vehicle care for Batavia drivers. We know they have to be rep...

Aug 11, 2019 Read

Steering

Defensive Driving in Batavia, Illinois

There was a man in the Batavia area who learned that most car accidents occur within a mile of h...

Aug 04, 2019 Read

Maintenance

Busting Automotive Myths in Batavia, Illinois

Myths passed around our Batavia, Illinois community start with a grain of evidence and are then b...

Jul 28, 2019 Read

Wheel Bearings

When Metal Meets Metal (Wheel Bearings)

What part of your vehicle has little metal balls inside that are lubricated and allow you to crui...

Jul 21, 2019 Read

Exhaust

Positive Crankcase Ventilation ? PCV Valve Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Batavia

Hello Batavia! Did you know that the first federally-mandated emissions control device was introd...

Jul 14, 2019 Read

Maintenance

Regular Schedule or Severe Service Schedule at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Batavia?

Today's Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Batavia article focuses on severe service maintenance. Many...

Jul 07, 2019 Read

Windshield Wipers

When "Shady" is a Good Thing

Just like your skin can burn from too much sun, so can the paint on your vehicle. It can turn du...

Jun 30, 2019 Read