Sounds Like a Hot Rod (Noisy Exhaust System)
July 21, 2024
Driving along, your exhaust system's rumbling so loud that people turn and stare at you pass by. You're wondering when the police are going to pull you over for illegal noise. Your mind immediately thinks, aha! A broken muffler. Well, your exhaust system is composed of many more parts than just... More
Full Stop (Brake Master Cylinder Replacement)
July 14, 2024
When you step on your brake pedal, you want to feel confident that your vehicles going to stop. If your brakes arent working right, its a risk to your safety and the safety of others on the road. After all, youre driving a machine that weighs thousands of pounds, and you have to be able to stop... More
Direct Fuel Injection Update from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Whitehall
July 7, 2024
For those of you in Whitehall, 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 makes about... More
Busting Automotive Myths in Whitehall, Ohio
June 30, 2024
Myths passed around our Whitehall, Ohio community start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic. And the internet is a breeding ground for automotive myths. Some bloggers recall the vehicles of yesteryear and declare their modern decedents ... More
Transmission Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Whitehall in Whitehall
June 23, 2024
Let's talk about transmission service. It can be easy for Whitehall drivers to forget about getting their transmission serviced because it doesn't need it very often. It's easier for people in Ohio to remember to change the engine oil - you know, every 3,000 miles or 5,000 kilometers. But proper ... More
Get Where You're Going with Power Steering Service in Whitehall
June 16, 2024
Today we're going to talk about power steering service in Whitehall. If you took an informal poll around Whitehall you'd probably find that most vehicle owners have never heard of power steering service. That's not surprising. Even though power steering is standard on every vehicle, most people i... More
The Third Brake Light (Third Brake Light Service)
June 9, 2024
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
Flat Tire? Three?s the Charm (Tire Repair)
June 2, 2024
For most drivers, at some point youre going to have a flat tire. Depending on how it was damaged, it may have to be replaced. But sometimes, a repair will do the trick, as long as the puncture isnt on the sidewall and the hole is smaller than inch/6.35mm in diameter. Here are the three common w... More
Ready, Set, COLD! (Getting Vehicle Ready for Winter)
May 26, 2024
When the temperatures plunge, your vehicle better be ready because it faces a whole new set of challenges. Rubber stiffens, glass fogs, fluids freeze. Just thinking about it can get your heart beating faster. So here are some tips for getting ready for those inevitable colder temperatures. Mak... More
DOG FOOD IN YOUR ENGINE (Keeping Rodents out of your Engine)
May 19, 2024
A technician was telling us the other day that he was servicing an engine and spotted something he'd never seen before: A collection of dry dog food siting on a horizontal metal ledge near the base of the engine. It was neatly stashed and was in a spot where the food pellets couldn't have simply... More