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Fuel System Cleaning the Professional Way at Tuffy Auto Service Center Elgin

Your fuel system needs to be clean to do its job properly. When it gets dirty, the results are lower engine performance, reduced fuel economy and impaired safety. It can even lead to costly repair ...

June 06, 2021

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Windshield Wipers

A Real "Pane" (Window Maintenance and Repair)

It's pretty frustrating when your driver's window won't work. You can't get your food at the dri...

May 30, 2021 Read

Steering

Steer Right in Elgin

Virtually all vehicles come with power steering, so many Elgin drivers have never driven a car or...

May 23, 2021 Read

Spark Plugs

Losing Your Spark (Spark Plug Replacement)

When's the last time you thought about spark plugs? You probably don't remember. That's because ...

May 16, 2021 Read

Inspection

The Vivacious Vernal Vehicle (Preparing Vehicle for Spring)

Most of us look forward to spring because the days are longer, the weather's warmer and we can fi...

May 09, 2021 Read

Fuel System

Finding Vehicle Recall Information in Elgin, Illinois

No matter how well they're made, vehicles in Elgin, Illinois, will have design or manufacturing p...

May 02, 2021 Read

Windshield Wipers

I NEED All Wheel Drive (Pros and Cons of AWD)

So winter has arrived and you don't feel confident in how your 2-wheel drive vehicle does in the ...

Apr 25, 2021 Read

Windshield Wipers

The Best Book that's Not a Best-Seller

Sometimes the movie is better than the book, sometimes it's the other way around. But when it co...

Apr 18, 2021 Read

Windshield Wipers

No Strain, No Gain (The Basics of Oil Filters)

Ever wonder what one of the best things is to ever happen to your vehicle's engine? It's the lit...

Apr 11, 2021 Read

Windshield Wipers

Start Me Up (Ignition Systems)

When you start up your gasoline engine car, you may not know that it's using the same ignition pr...

Apr 04, 2021 Read