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Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Port Huron: Wiper Blades – Signs of Wear90% of our driving decisions are based on vision. Anything that impedes your vision can affect your driving safety – including a dirty windshield. In that sense, your wiper blades are an important safety system. Most Port Huron drivers will wait until their wipers have failed before they replace ... Read More Posted in Windshield Wipers on December 09, 2018 Let Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Port Huron Help You Keep Your Vehicle Another Couple of YearsPort Huron area residents may remember when the U.S. government's “Cash for Clunkers” program made a splash on the news scene. People were offered incentives to trade in old vehicles for new, in the interest of better and improved air quality from reduced emissions.But a lot of Port Huron drivers... Read More Posted in Maintenance on December 02, 2018 Gear Up: Transmission Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Port Huron in Port HuronThe transmission system in your vehicle allows you to change gears. Lower gears are power gears. They get your vehicle moving and get it up hills. Higher gears get the vehicle up to speed and get it rolling faster. If you have a standard transmission, then you have to do the work of shi... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on November 25, 2018 Improve Your Night Vision When Driving in Port HuronNight driving in Port Huron is not as safe as daylight driving as evidenced by the increased accident rate at night. Much of that is simply because it's dark outside.Visibility is important to safe driving. Ninety percent of our driving decisions are based on what we see. And at night, we just ca... Read More Posted in Headlamps on November 19, 2018 Dashboard's a Funny Name (Instrumental Panel Warning Lights)Every day you drive, you're sitting behind the dashboard. But how in the world did it get that name? Back in the days of the horse-drawn carriage, horses would kick up dirt and mud on the driver and passengers, "dashing" debris against the carriage. So those who built carriages began installing a... Read More Posted in Transmission on November 11, 2018 The Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Port Huron Guide to Vehicle DiagnosisModern Port Huron vehicles have several computers on board that control all kinds of things like engine functions, transmission shifts, traction control, anti-lock brakes, stability control, emissions – and on some vehicles, even steering, braking and the throttle.Think about that for a minute – ... Read More Posted in Diagnostics on November 05, 2018 Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Port Huron: Serpentine Belt OverviewThe technicians at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Port Huron know your serpentine belt drives important engine accessories like your alternator, air conditioning compressor, and power steering. In some cars it may also power the power brakes or water pump. The serpentine belt is powered by ... Read More Posted in Serpentine Belt on October 28, 2018 Does Your Car Have A Recall Item?No matter how well they're made, vehicles are bound to have problems with their design or manufacturing. Think of all the moving parts. When the government thinks a problem is really serious, they require the vehicle manufacturer to issue recall notices to Port Huron residents and to fi... Read More Posted in Maintenance on October 21, 2018 Port Huron Safety Systems: Tire Pressure Monitoring SystemFlats, blow outs, skids and longer stopping distances can all be the result of driving around Port Huron on underinflated tires. Admittedly, it's hard to tell when a radial tire is underinflated. If your vehicle manufacturer recommends 35 pounds of pressure, your vehicle tires are consi... Read More Posted in Tires and Wheels on October 15, 2018 Your Well Trained Technician at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Port HuronWhen your vehicle has a problem or just needs some routine service, you might get a little nervous. Your vehicle's so important to your life in Port Huron, you need to get back on the road as soon as possible – with the problem fixed right the first time.If you've ever checked into some of the te... Read More Posted in Safety on October 07, 2018 |
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