Automotive Info

How to Properly Rotate Your Tires

If you are hoping to save some money and rotate your tires yourself, there is a specific way to do this. You will first need to examine your tires to see if they are directional tires or non-directional tires. Directional tires have a pattern designed to travel facing a specific direction. Non-directional tires have a design that works facing either way.

2011-05-16T09:02:09-06:00

How to Tell If You Need an Alignment

Your Utah auto repair center will be able to tell you, when you replace certain suspension parts, if you need to follow up with an alignment. Also, if you are investing in a new set of tires, you may as well protect that investment with an alignment. It is a small price to pay to ensure that your new tires won’t be destroyed in a matter of months or weeks.

2011-05-11T08:15:05-06:00

Maintaining a Car’s Differential

Your favorite Utah auto repair center can replace old differential fluid with new manufacturer-recommended fluid. You will need to request this, because unless you are having a problem with it, it is not something that is automatically checked.

2011-05-06T16:27:09-06:00

Rotor Refinishing

You take your car to a Utah auto repair shop because the brakes are squealing. After they take a look, the mechanics suggest you also allow them to refinish your rotors. Perhaps you aren’t sure if that is a necessary step or not. But they’re telling you they look pretty rough.

2011-05-04T16:05:16-06:00

Tips for Servicing Your Transmission

To service your transmission is, basically, to change the transmission filter. This is something you can have done at your favorite Utah auto repair shop, or you might try doing it at home. With the right equipment and a little skill, most people can do this with a transmission service kit.

2011-05-02T15:43:59-06:00

Facts about Using Clay Bar

Sometimes washing your car just isn’t enough. When you wash your car and dry it, you may sometimes still find that the finish feels a little rough or bumpy. This is because dust and other tiny particles embed themselves into your car’s finish. If this happens to your car, you may want to consider using a clay bar.

2011-04-14T12:18:29-06:00

How a Vehicle Fuel System Works

Filtered gas is vital to protecting an engine’s functioning. Making sure that the fuel filter, along with the rest of the fuel system, is in proper working order means better performance and longer life for the engine. The next time you visit your favorite Utah auto repair center, you may want to have them look your fuel system over, to make sure everything is functioning as it should. A little preventative care can save you a lot of trouble later on.

2011-04-14T11:55:22-06:00

To Trash a Car or Repair It? That is the Question

One main point to consider when deciding whether you should take the car in for repairs at a Utah auto repair shop or just junking the car. Check with your insurance and see what you are covered for. Some insurance companies will only cover repair work, while others give you a fee that you can use towards a new car purchase depending on the Utah auto repair amount that needs to be done.

2010-12-03T10:33:42-07:00

How to Change Your Car’s Bulbs

There are dozens of light bulbs on your vehicle, illuminating everything to the road in front to the license plate in the rear. For all of the modern technologies given us, most automotive bulbs are essentially the same as on out grandfather's car. So, its no wonder why burnt out auto light bulbs [...]

2023-08-25T16:53:03-06:00
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