Saving Lives in Bloomington with Tire Pressure
June 30, 2022
All new passenger vehicles on our Bloomington, Illinois, roads now have tire pressure monitoring systems TPMS for short. They are designed to alert you if your tires are underinflated. Since they are fairly new, a lot of people have questions about them.First off, the most important thing is tha... More
Fuel Filter Replacement
June 29, 2022
Hello Bloomington resident! You would never like to drink a glass of mud, right? Well, your vehicle feels the same way. It needs a steady supply of clean fuel in order to run well and deliver good fuel economy. The fuel filter's job is to clean dirt and rust out of the fuel before it gets to your... More
Keep Your Cool in Bloomington: Air Conditioning Services
June 28, 2022
Most Bloomington drivers don't even think about their air conditioner. Now here's a tip for Bloomington vehicle owners: Run your air conditioner every so often during Illinois winters. This circulates the lubricant to help keep the seals from drying out. The air conditioner actually removes so... More
Cooling System Components
June 27, 2022
Today we want to talk about a system in our vehicles the cooling system. It's one of those things that Bloomington auto owners don't give much thought to until it fails and then they're stranded by the side of a road in Illinois.Cooling systems fail more often than any other mechanical system ... More
If You Drive Like a Maniac (Aggressive Driving is Bad for a Vehicle)
June 26, 2022
When someone mentions driving like a maniac, they're not talking about you, surely? Besides the safety issues of aggressive driving, you should know that your vehicle will last a lot longer if you'll just mellow out a little. Here are four traits good drivers follow if they want their vehicles t... More
The Third Brake Light (Third Brake Light Service)
June 19, 2022
So you thought you only had two brake lights. Look again and you'll see one in the center at a higher level than the two on either side of the vehicle. They're sometimes in the inside of the vehicle behind the back window, or they could be in the deck lid, on the roof or on the spare wheel carr... More
Visibility Disaster! (Windshield Washer Pump Replacement)
June 12, 2022
Let's say you live in a cold climate where the snowy, icy weather challenges you to clear the salt and debris tossed up on your windshield. You push your windshield washer switch expecting a good stream of fluid so the blades can wipe the glass clean. Yet nothing comes out. Nada, zip. What's g... More
I NEED All Wheel Drive (Pros and Cons of AWD)
June 5, 2022
So winter has arrived and you don't feel confident in how your 2-wheel drive vehicle does in the snow and ice. You envy all those people with all-wheel-drive (AWD) and 4-wheel-drive (4WD) cars, trucks and SUVs. You start thinking, "I need one of those. I'll be able to go anywhere without any w... More