Maintenance

Have you noticed your brakes are grinding? If so, you likely know you need to do something about it, but first, you need to know why this is happening. Some of the most common reasons you hear grinding when you’re braking includes worn-out brake pads, issues with the brake calipers, a damaged brake rotor, the …

Your vehicle’s alternator has a few jobs. It helps to keep the battery fully charged and supplies additional electricity for operating other accessories (when needed).  It isn’t uncommon for your alternator to be weak and unable to supply adequate current. However, it’s also possible that the alternator is producing excess current. Some signs your alternator …

Clean car windows are essential for clear road visibility and improving your car’s aesthetics. And to most of us, cleaning car windows ranks high among easy automobile care routines. But few can do a thorough job without leaving streaks.  If you’ve been cleaning your car windows but are constantly frustrated by the streaks that seem …

It’s not unusual to have stickers on your windshield or other windows in your vehicle. Some grant access to parking areas, pre-pay tolls and enter gated areas, while others are used for decoration. Regardless of why a sticker is in place on the glass in your vehicle, you may want or need to remove it …

Bird droppings are abrasive and acidic, with acidity levels ranging from a pH of 3.5 to 4.5. The high acidity damages your car paint and results from a chemical known as uric acid produced from the bird’s kidney. The bird will then relieve itself and eliminate solid and liquid waste as bird poop. If you’re …

Displacement on Demand (DOD) is a General Motors (GM) technology that improves your vehicle’s fuel economy by shutting down half of the engine cylinders under light-load conditions. It’ll then revert to full engine performance under heavy loads, improving gas mileage by 5-7%.  However, it has some significant shortcomings that may outweigh its advantages, forcing some …