Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

A Turn for the Worse (Using Turn Signals)

Distracted driving is bad, you know that. Daydreaming, talking on the cell phone, putting your makeup on in the rear view mirror. All bad. But there's something else that causes more than twice ...

January 22, 2023

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Fuel Economy

Restore Your Get-Up-and-Go (Fuel and Air Induction Cleaning)

You may have heard the old saying, "My get-up-and-go got up and went." If your vehicle's engine's...

Jan 15, 2023 Read

Service Intervals

Should Joliet Soccer Moms Follow the Severe Service Schedule?

So you take your vehicle in for maintenance and the pro at Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield) tells ...

Jan 08, 2023 Read

Steering

Have a Ball! Know your Ball Joints (Ball Joints)

We all have joints in our own skeletal system, but did you know your vehicle has some joints of i...

Jan 01, 2023 Read

Steering

STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT STEERING (Loose Steering)

Perhaps you've heard someone use the term "loose steering." And it's pretty much what it sounds l...

Dec 25, 2022 Read

Automotive News

Straight Ahead (Wheel Alignment)

If every road was straight and smooth, we wouldn't have to worry much about wheel alignment. But ...

Dec 18, 2022 Read

Fuel System

Fuel System Cleaning the Professional Way at Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield)

Your fuel system needs to be clean to do its job properly. When it gets dirty, the results are lo...

Dec 11, 2022 Read

Windshield Wipers

No Yolk! Rotten Egg Smell (Sulfur Smell Causes)

The pungent smell of rotten eggs can send people running for the hills. So when that odor is ins...

Dec 04, 2022 Read

TPMS

The Truth about Tire Pressure (Tire Inflation)

Most light vehicles (under 10,000 pounds/4,500 kg) in North America sold from 2008 model year on ...

Nov 27, 2022 Read

Tires

To Fix or Not To Fix (Tire Repair)

You know that sinking feeling when you realize one of your tires has a problem. It may be making...

Nov 20, 2022 Read