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Even if you know what motor oil is for, do you know which type is best for your vehicle? For motor oil to keep your engine properly lubricated, you need to use the right kind. There’s synthetic vs conventional, and there are often a lot of numbers on each bottle that mean different things. [...]

We know tires are expensive, but here at Clearfield Master Muffler, we want to make the experience less painful for you and your wallet. Shop Small Before we get into the specifics of tire shopping, we want to point out that shopping small, at a specialty shop, is often a better deal and experience [...]

A Little Spring in Your Step To say the word hydraulics to different groups of people would elicit different responses because it conjures different ideas. Mention hydraulics to car modification enthusiasts and they’ll talk about the body-bouncing Chevrolets of the 70s, 80s, and 90s; talk to a doctor and they’ll tell you about artificial [...]

Journey On There’s something special about heading out on the open road, driving towards your destination and the adventure that awaits. Whatever the event that spurs on this journey, our vehicles’ reliability is measured in large part according to their fuel economy and how long we can travel before needing to refill the tank. [...]

The Laws of Life Cars are incredible inventions because they operate according to the laws of nature, although we might not realize it. For instance, all three of Newton’s laws of motion present in the way the car moves (or doesn’t move): The car will stay motionless, in park, unless it is turned on [...]

Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands It’s a scenario that is as old as cars themselves: a vehicle in need of a car repair, hood open, out on the driveway; the man or woman of the house, sleeves rolled up, wrench in hand; a toolbox, a canister of car fluid, and a few oily [...]

Christmas All Year Round Buying a car is an exciting event that most of us only get to experience a few times in our lives. Thanks to advancements in technology that make our cars safer and help them last longer, the need to upgrade to a new vehicle — let alone a state-of-the-art one [...]

A National Pastime If you were put on the spot to name as many car manufacturers as possible, you would likely do pretty well. After all, you see cars every day and have likely owned a few of your own, as well. Like American football or baseball, cars are a pastime for this country; [...]