Car Care Tips & Advice

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To Save Gas Around Joliet: Keep up with Your Scheduled Service

One topic that hits the news in Illinois on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some Illinois drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in Joliet w...

July 19, 2020

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Timing Belt

Ask Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield): What Happens When a Serpentine Belt Breaks?

The serpentine belt is aptly named since it snakes around under your hood. It may lack its namesa...

Jul 12, 2020 Read

Maintenance

Change Your Wiper Blades Twice Yearly at Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield)

Because 90% of our driving decisions are based on visual information, unobscured vision is paramo...

Jul 05, 2020 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...

Jun 28, 2020 Read

Tires and Wheels

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Wheel Bearings

Why are wheel bearings for Joliet vehicles important? It's simple: your wheel bearings keep the w...

Jun 21, 2020 Read

Cabin Air Filter

Not So Cool (Air Conditioning Systems)

There's nothing quite like getting in your vehicle on a hot day, switching on the air conditionin...

Jun 14, 2020 Read

Windshield Wipers

Visibility Disaster! (Windshield Washer Pump Replacement)

Let's say you live in a cold climate where the snowy, icy weather challenges you to clear the sal...

Jun 07, 2020 Read

Cooling System

Your Biggest Fan (Radiator Fan Problems)

Your vehicle's engine makes a lot of heat when it's powering you down the road, so it needs a way...

May 31, 2020 Read

Fluids

How to Know When to Change Your Oil at Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield)

Today in the Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield) auto care blog, we're going to talk to Joliet driver...

May 24, 2020 Read

Shocks & Struts

Follow the Bouncing Vehicle (Bad Struts and Shocks)

If you hit a bump in the road and your vehicle just keeps bouncing up and down for a lot longer t...

May 17, 2020 Read