Car Care Tips & Advice

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A Squirrely Problem (Animals Nesting in Engine)

If you park your vehicle outside, you are exposing it to all sorts of critters that would love to use it for nesting, food storage and shelter. There are plenty of pictures online of people who've...

September 07, 2025

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Timing Belt

Timing is Everything (Timing Belt)

Talk about exquisite choreography; it happens under the hood of your vehicle every time you take ...

Sep 01, 2025 Read

Exhaust

Sounds Like a Hot Rod (Noisy Exhaust System)

Driving along, your exhaust system's rumbling so loud that people turn and stare at you pass by. ...

Aug 25, 2025 Read

Fuel Economy

Wasteful Thinking

With the weather getting colder, you might be tempted to start your vehicle up, let it idle for 1...

Aug 18, 2025 Read

Windshield Wipers

Slippery When Wet (Driving on Wet Leaves)

When the leaves fall, you might take a sightseeing trip to see them at peak color. Or you may si...

Aug 11, 2025 Read

Fluids

Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Columbus Advice on What to Pour into Your Vehicle

Changes in vehicle design and manufacture have resulted in changed fluid requirements for our veh...

Aug 04, 2025 Read

Windshield Wipers

Give it the Boot (Ball Joint Boot Replacement)

Your vehicle may be wearing boots right now and you might not even know it. They're called ball ...

Jul 28, 2025 Read

Windshield Wipers

Not-So-Common Sense (Sensor Failures)

So your vehicle won't start. What's the first thing that comes to mind? Battery dead? Starter m...

Jul 21, 2025 Read

Windshield Wipers

Muffler: Victim of Winter (Muffler Repair)

So you almost got through the winter until, one day, your muffler started sounding like a dragste...

Jul 14, 2025 Read

Engine Air Filter

Command Performance (Engine Air Filter)

The internal combustion engine in your vehicle counts on two things that mix together to be burne...

Jul 06, 2025 Read