Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

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 to get rid of that energy. That's why your vehicle has a cooling system, complete with a radiator ...

May 31, 2020

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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

Service Standards

Joliet Customer Detective Work

One might say the most challenging part of being an automotive service technician at Tuffy Joliet...

May 10, 2020 Read

Drive Train

Time for Differential Service at Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield)?

Hello Joliet - let's talk differentials. If you have a rear-wheel drive vehicle, your differentia...

May 03, 2020 Read

Parts

PCV Valve Service at Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield) in Joliet

Today, we are talking about your PCV valve. Unburnt fuel is forced into the crankcase as your eng...

Apr 26, 2020 Read

Service Standards

Questions to Ask Your Joliet Service Advisor

We find that a lot of Joliet drivers are a little tentative when they talk with their automotive ...

Apr 19, 2020 Read

Shocks & Struts

Check Your Shocks and Struts at Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield)

Today we're talking to Joliet drivers about shocks and struts. They're so easy for Illinois folk...

Apr 12, 2020 Read

Did You Know

Make your Service Visit at Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield) a Good One

Most people don't love going to get their vehicle serviced, but it's one of those things you just...

Apr 05, 2020 Read

Windshield Wipers

Tacky or Techie? The Tachometer.

There's a gauge that many vehicles have that says RPM on it. And there are a lot of people who e...

Mar 29, 2020 Read