The Truth about Tire Pressure (Tire Inflation)Most light vehicles (under 10,000 pounds/4,500 kg) in North America sold from 2008 model year on have a feature that many people are confused about. It's the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). You may have some experience with it yourself if you own a newer vehicle. Vehicles with TPMS hav... Read More Posted in TPMS on January 10, 2021 Cooling System ComponentsToday we want to talk about a system in our vehicles the cooling system. It's one of those things that Perryville auto owners don't give much thought to until it fails and then they're stranded by the side of a road in Missouri.Cooling systems fail more often than any other mechanical system u... Read More Posted in Cooling System on January 03, 2021 Tacky or Techie? The Tachometer.There's a gauge that many vehicles have that says RPM on it. And there are a lot of people who either don't pay any attention to it or don't even know what it is. Here's why it's a good gauge to know about.It's called a tachometer, and that "RPM" label means it is measuring how many revolutions... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on January 01, 2021 A Stitch in Time at Charlie's Fast Lube PerryvilleYou probably have heard that expression, "A stitch in time saves nine." In other words, if you fix an issue at its early stages, it will prevent a much more difficult problem later. That's certainly the case with your vehicle, and here's a true story to demonstrate it.A driver noticed his vehicl... Read More Posted in Fluids on December 27, 2020 QUIET TIME (Listening for Vehicle Problems)Everybody's got friends like this. You know, the kind who, the minute they get in their vehicle and turn the key, the sound system is deafening. They just love to hear that music, sports, news anything but the sound of the vehicle itself.And maybe you're that person, too. Here's something to ... Read More Posted in Customer Detective Work on December 20, 2020 Battery Maintenance Tips From Charlie's Fast Lube PerryvilleWhen it comes to your vehicle, it all starts with the battery. Proper battery maintenance is important for two reasons:First, your vehicle won't start or run without it. Second, it is the key to the long life of your auto electrical system. If your battery isn't working efficiently, your alterna... Read More Posted in Fluids on December 13, 2020 Follow the Bouncing Vehicle (Bad Struts and Shocks)If you hit a bump in the road and your vehicle just keeps bouncing up and down for a lot longer time than it used to, you may have bad struts and shocks. They're the things that help to keep your vehicle's wheels and tires planted to the road surface.But they don't last forever. With care and ... Read More Posted in Shocks & Struts on December 06, 2020 Singing a Different Tune (Up) (Tune Ups)Engines required a lot more maintenance in earlier times. You'd have to have your spark plugs, wires, rotors, caps, distributor points, fuel and air filters changed periodically. There were mechanical adjustments of a vehicle's timing, dwell, spark gap and idle mixture, too. Unless you like to ... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on November 29, 2020 Fuel Saving Tip: Tire Pressure Saves Fuel in PerryvilleUnderinflated tires waste gas for lots of folks in the Perryville area. Think how hard it is to walk in sand you just have to work harder because of the resistance. When your tires don't have enough air in them, their rolling resistance is dramatically increased and it simply takes more gas to g... Read More Posted in Tires and Wheels on November 22, 2020 Taking the Heat (Heater Hose Maintenance/Repair)If you have an internal combustion vehicle, you know it has a lot of hoses that carry various fluids. And if you have a heater in your vehicle, you'll have heater hoses.A heater hose connects to and from the engine so some coolant can be circulated through a little radiator called a heater core... Read More Posted in Cooling System on November 15, 2020 |
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