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Snake in the Engine (Serpentine Belt)
There's a belt that snakes through your engine. It's even named for a snake, the serpentine belt. It'll bite you when it breaks, possibly leaving you stranded. So, it's good to know ...
Published on: May 21, 2023
The Little Valve that Could (PCV Valve Replacement)
It's easy to get letters like PVC and PCV mixed up. PVC is a plastic that's used in a lot of things, especially plumbing pipes. And PCV is a valve that helps your engine burn off excess fu...
Published on: May 07, 2023
Fresh Air Inside Your Car in Tucson
Air quality has certainly become a hot issue in our modern world. We install air filters on our ventilation systems and in our vacuum cleaners. There's a filter that cleans the air going into our ve...
Published on: Jan 01, 2023
Below 45 Degrees in Tucson: Consider Winter Tires
Remember snow tires? They were basically just regular tires with big, knobby lugs to get them through deep snow. They were loud and rode hard, and Tucson drivers couldn't wait to get them off the ca...
Published on: Feb 27, 2022
Growing Old Together (Maintaining an Older Vehicle)
More and more of us are hanging on to our vehicles longer. A company by the name of HIS Markit recently released a report that shows the average age of light vehicles in the U.S. is now 11.8 yea...
Published on: Dec 26, 2021
Don't Miss a Beat (Importance of Regular Maintenance)
In many places, license plates have to be renewed every year or else you can't drive your vehicle legally. Usually, you'll get a reminder from the agency that issues the plates.
That kind of re...
Published on: Jan 17, 2021
Blind Spot Safety for Tucson Driving
Blind spots may be a good thing when it comes to a spouse's annoying habits, but when driving an automobile in Tucson, they are definitely to be avoided. So, while it's not good marital advice,...
Published on: Aug 02, 2020
Budget for Maintenance in Tucson
Sometimes busy Tucson residents dream about going back to the “simpler” days of our grandparents. But if you could travel back in time and take a road trip around AZ in a Model T, you migh...
Published on: Jul 19, 2020