Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

DOG FOOD IN YOUR ENGINE (Keeping Rodents out of your Engine)

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...

April 19, 2020

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Exhaust

PCV Valve: What Is It?

Most Elgin drivers know something about preventive maintenance on a vehicle. We know we should ro...

Apr 12, 2020 Read

Drive Train

For 4x4s (Maintenance of 4x4 Vehicles)

Some people love 4x4 vehicles, the true 4-wheel drive works of engineering like Jeeps and 4x4 pic...

Apr 05, 2020 Read

Automotive News

Why Alignment Matters (Vehicle Alignment Maintenance)

It's one of those things that can happen on a multi-day road adventure or a quick trip to the gro...

Mar 29, 2020 Read

Fluids

Tuffy Auto Service Center Elgin Alternator Replacement Service in Elgin

Your vehicle alternator doesn't get enough credit. Though your battery gets your engine started,...

Mar 22, 2020 Read

Cabin Air Filter

Automotive Tips from Tuffy Auto Service Center Elgin: Making Your A/C System Last Longer

Elgin drivers know that if their air conditioning system isnt making cool air like it used to, th...

Mar 15, 2020 Read

Timing Belt

Automotive Tips from Tuffy Auto Service Center Elgin: Knowing When Your Timing Belt Should Be Replaced

The timing belt in your engine controls the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust valves....

Mar 08, 2020 Read

Tires and Wheels

Below 45 Degrees in Elgin: Consider Winter Tires

Remember snow tires? They were basically just regular tires with big, knobby lugs to get them thr...

Mar 01, 2020 Read

Windshield Wipers

H20 No! (Driving Through Standing Water)

In a year marked by unusually heavy flooding in North America, drivers are very aware of the poss...

Feb 23, 2020 Read

Drive Train

Not a Good Vibe (Driveshaft Failure)

When you feel your vehicle vibrating as you're driving down the road, one cause could be somethin...

Feb 16, 2020 Read