Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

Busting Automotive Myths in Joliet, Illinois

Myths passed around our Joliet, Illinois community start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic. And the internet is a breeding ground for a...

October 18, 2020

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Safety

Emergency! (Vehicle Emergency items)

"I never expected it could happen to me." Countless drivers have said that after they've had an e...

Oct 11, 2020 Read

Battery

The Power Behind your Engine (Alternator Diagnosis and Repair)

There's nothing like that sinking feeling when you turn the key and nothing happens in your vehic...

Oct 04, 2020 Read

Tires and Wheels

Helping Joliet Drivers Get the Right Tires

Every Joliet vehicle owner has to purchase tires at some time or another, so it's a good idea to ...

Sep 27, 2020 Read

Fluids

Sniffing Out a Problem

Your parents probably taught you to have common sense. When it comes to your vehicle, common scen...

Sep 20, 2020 Read

Shocks & Struts

Don't Be Shocked (Shock Absorbers)

If you've ever ridden down a rough road on your bicycle, you know how hard a ride it can be. Yet...

Sep 13, 2020 Read

Headlamps

See the Light (Automatic High Beam Dimmers)

It's happened to all of us. We're driving down a highway at night and over a crest appears a car...

Sep 06, 2020 Read

Windshield Wipers

DOG FOOD IN YOUR ENGINE (Keeping Rodents out of your Engine)

A technician was telling us the other day that he was servicing an engine and spotted something h...

Aug 30, 2020 Read

Windshield Wipers

A Squirrely Problem (Animals Nesting in Engine)

If you park your vehicle outside, you are exposing it to all sorts of critters that would love to...

Aug 23, 2020 Read

Cooling System

Too Hot to Handle (Vehicle Overheating)

In the hot weather, seeing steam coming from the engine compartment is something we all dread. N...

Aug 16, 2020 Read