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The Right Automotive Fluids for Columbus DriversAll those automotive fluids can be confusing for Columbus drivers. Recent years have brought new grades of engine oil, types of transmission fluid, coolant and brake fluid. The right fluid protects your vehicle and helps it perform at its best. The wrong fluid won't work as well and could even ca... Read More Posted in Fluids on November 18, 2018 Suspension Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Grandview in ColumbusDuring an inspection at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Grandview in Columbus, your friendly and knowledgeable automotive service technician will check for worn, broken or missing parts. Here's a quick rundown of suspension system components: There are the springs which hold the weight of... Read More Posted in Shocks & Struts on November 11, 2018 New School: Automotive Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Grandview Technician TrainingColumbus consumers are demanding. We want a safe, reliable vehicle that handles well and is comfortable to ride in. Oh, and we want good fuel economy, too. We also want vehicle repairs that are cheap, fast and easy. Unfortunately, one usually comes at the cost of the other.Today's vehicles have m... Read More Posted in Maintenance on November 04, 2018 Make Your Battery LastToday's report from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Grandview is on vehicle batteries, why they die and what we can do to lengthen their life. Most of us have had a dead battery at one time or another. In fact, it would be very unusual if you hadn't. You may be surprised to learn that only... Read More Posted in Fluids on October 29, 2018 Why Is My Check Engine Light On?The Check Engine Light strikes fear into the hearts of some Columbus drivers, and is totally ignored by just as many. Just what it means is a mystery to most people. Let's get the urgency issues out of the way first. If your Check Engine light is flashing, that means that something is w... Read More Posted in Monitoring System on October 21, 2018 Direct Fuel Injection Update from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service GrandviewFor those of you in Columbus, Ohio who pay attention to these things, you may have been hearing about the new direct injection engines and want to learn more about them. Some deliver the power of a V8 with the economy of a V6.For example, in one family of engines the conventional V6 mak... Read More Posted in Fuel System on October 14, 2018 Fuel InjectorsThe last new American vehicles sold in Columbus with a carburetor rolled out of the Ohio dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Columbus, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your ... Read More Posted in Fuel System on October 07, 2018 Maintenance on My MindAsk any Columbus man or woman if they've taken their vehicle in for preventive maintenance lately, and the answer may well be “no.” Surveys indicate that over 80% of vehicles on the road today are in need of some kind of repair or maintenance. Now, ask that same person why he hasn't taken his car... Read More Posted in Maintenance on October 04, 2018 Automotive Detective Work in ColumbusThere's a reason we use the word “diagnose” when we talk about fixing cars in Columbus. Figuring out what's wrong with your vehicle has a lot of similarities to figuring out what's wrong with someone who is ill. Vehicles are a mass of complex systems that can produce a variety of sympto... Read More Posted in Diagnostics on October 03, 2018 What Is a Differential and Do You Have One?With front-wheel drive being so common these days in Columbus, Ohio, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most Columbus drivers don't even have to think about it. And rear-wheel drive differentials don't need to be serviced for years, so it's understa... Read More Posted in Drive Train on September 16, 2018 |
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