Engine Overheating

You are driving along and you notice that your engine temperature gauge is going into the red indicating engine overheating.  You pull over and smoke starts pouring out of the hood.  Why is the car overheating and what should you do next?  The vehicle is most likely...

Pre Winter Car Inspections

The roads are getting slick with snow and the temperature is dropping.  You know your car should be checked before winter to make sure everything is working well, but what is really important?  The five primary things that should be checked before winter driving are:...

Check Engine Light

Seems like every day someone brings a car into our shop that has a check engine light on (sometimes reads service engine soon or is a picture of an engine).  What is the check engine light telling you?  Primarily it tells you that there is a fault in the emission...

Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

Most new vehicles have tire pressure monitoring systems that monitor your tire pressures.  Basically the systems will turn on a tire light on the dashboard if the pressure falls below a certain range.  Usually these systems will also monitor pressure in the spare tire...