Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

3 Winter Windshield Tips (Care of Windshield)

Cold weather can present some real challenges when it comes to your vehicle's windshield. Think of it. Your windshield is your window to the world when you're driving, and clear visibility is ext...

January 05, 2025

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Engine Air Filter

When it Comes to Air Filters, Change is Good (Clogged Air Filter)

Engine air filters may not seem like a big deal, but when theyre clogged up with dirt, dust, and ...

Dec 29, 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...

Dec 22, 2024 Read

Exhaust

What Is an EGR Valve? (EGR Valve Service)

If you've ever felt your vehicle hesitate, go, then hesitate again, you might think there's somet...

Dec 15, 2024 Read

Older Vehicles

Full Stop (Brake Master Cylinder Replacement)

When you step on your brake pedal, you want to feel confident that your vehicles going to stop. ...

Dec 08, 2024 Read

Automotive News

Bump in the Road (Alignment)

There's something you can do that helps your tires last longer, wear more evenly and your vehicle...

Dec 01, 2024 Read

Steering

U and your U-Joints (Lubricate U-Joints)

If your vehicles power goes to the rear wheels, then you have something called U-joints in the dr...

Nov 24, 2024 Read

Monitoring System

What is a TSB? (Technical Service Bulletins)

If your vehicle had something in its design or production that the manufacturer had figured out h...

Nov 17, 2024 Read

Older Vehicles

A Sticky Brake Situation (Parking Brake Service and Maintenance)

We've all been there. You park your vehicle on a steeper than usual hill and worry about it roll...

Nov 10, 2024 Read

Fuel System

The Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Batavia Guide to Saving Fuel: Beware of Myths

There's a lot of auto advice in Illinois right now on how to save money on gas. Some of it is goo...

Nov 03, 2024 Read