• 5 Reasons to Wax Your Car

    5 Reasons to Wax Your Car

    Keeping your car clean is a lot of work! Every step seems tiresome and time consuming, and makes you wonder if it’s worth it. Getting to the waxing process is a journey, but getting through it is so gratifying! Without wax, you may find it more challenging to maintain a glowing exterior over your car’s

  • Can I Drive with my Check Engine Light on?

    Can I Drive with my Check Engine Light on?

    Your check engine light is an alarm on your car; however, it isn’t specific. A check engine light may become lit due to simple maintenance issues. A check engine light may also become lit as a warning that your car is about to break down and leave you stranded on the side of the road.

  • Protecting your Battery

    Protecting your Battery

    Everything is bigger in Texas; including the heat index. Anyone native to San Antonio knows that Texas heat is a different type of heat. Due to our proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas’s heat index is skewed compared to outside temperatures.  Despite the knowledge of our climate, many drivers don’t recognize that the intense

  • Signs of Transmission Trouble

    Signs of Transmission Trouble

    A vehicle’s transmission is the missing link in the communication between the engine and the wheels. The transmission not only allows for movement of your vehicle it allows for speed guidance. The transmission ‘transmits’ (hence the namesake) the energy from the engine into the wheels at whatever interval you are trying to go. Transmissions also

  • When to Change Your Engine Air Filter

    When to Change Your Engine Air Filter

    An air filter is a relatively inexpensive, but important, part of any vehicle. Engine air filters keep dust, particles, and contaminants out of the engine while it is sucking in air. This is because, as the engine runs, it sucks in air as needed. The reason process becomes is due to the fact that with

  • Signs Your Car Needs Engine Repair

    Signs Your Car Needs Engine Repair

    You don’t need to understand your vehicle’s engine to understand that you need to have it checked out. Your engine will usually start giving you signs that it may not be working perfectly, and listening to these signs could save you thousands in repair costs. It can be scary to hear the words ‘engine repair’;

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