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The Best Book that's Not a Best-SellerSometimes the movie is better than the book, sometimes it's the other way around. But when it comes to your vehicle, the best book of all is the owner's manual. The plot is simple: Owner wants long life and dependable performance from the vehicle, manual has the way to achieve that long life and... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on September 27, 2020 The Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lockport Guide to Servicing Your DifferentialDifferential? What's that? And what's it for? I've been told by my service advisor that I need to get it serviced, but is that on the level?Do these questions sound familiar? They're not uncommon for Lockport drivers. A lot of us in Lockport don't know what a differential is or what it's for. Ev... Read More Posted in Differential Service on September 20, 2020 Tire Replacement: What Lockport Drivers Need to KnowLooking at getting some new tires? Maybe the real reason for wanting those off-highway tires is that they look cool. Well there's nothing wrong with that. If you make sure that you've got your functional needs covered with your selection, then you can have some fun with where you go from there.L... Read More Posted in Tires and Wheels on September 13, 2020 It's Brake Time (Brake Calipers)Race car drivers have demonstrated the advantages of disc brakes, so most modern vehicles use them. Sometimes just the front wheels have disc brakes, but many vehicles now have them all the way around. A major component of the disc brake is called a caliper. It works by squeezing brake pads ag... Read More Posted in Older Vehicles on September 06, 2020 Clean Air for Your Engine: Engine Air Filters In LockportEvery Lockport car owner who has taken their car in for an oil change has been told that their engine air filter's dirty. Here's what goes into the determination of when to change the filter: First, your vehicle owner's manual will have a recommendation of when the filter should be replaced.So ... Read More Posted in Maintenance on August 23, 2020 That Vexing Vapor Venting (Vapor Coming out of Vents)You may have noticed sometimes on a hot and humid day, vapor will come out of your vehicle's vents when you have the air conditioning on. Is that something to be concerned about? Well, it depends.Sometimes that steam or vapor can be caused by water accumulating in the vent system after it has c... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on August 16, 2020 Something to Latch On To (Hood Latch Safety)The other day, a driver was trying to open his vehicle's hood so he could add some windshield washer fluid. But when he pulled the hood release inside the car, nothing happened. Usually, opening any hood is a 2-step process. You pull the hood release (which is usually a handle under the dashbo... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on August 09, 2020 Battery Replacement at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lockport in LockportHello, welcome to Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lockport. Today's focus is batteries. It seems like everything in Lockport runs on batteries. Of course, the batteries we're most concerned with here at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lockport are those in our customer's vehicles. Just like th... Read More Posted in Fluids on August 02, 2020 Treat Your Vehicle to Good Tires at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center LockportWhen we shop for shoes, most of us know that we can get two pairs of cheap shoes or one good pair for about the same price. And since the two cheap pairs wear out in about the same time as the good pair, there really is no difference in cost. If you like having a closet full of shoes to match yo... Read More Posted in Tires and Wheels on July 26, 2020 |
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