Charge It in Homer Glen for Extended Battery Life
February 20, 2016
Here's an interesting statistic for our in Homer Glen, Illinois, drivers: Only 30 percent of car batteries make it to 48 months. And the life expectancy varies by where you live. It ranges from 51 months in extremely cold areas to just 30 months in extremely hot climates.Why is that? It turns ou... More
Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen Guide to Using the Correct Fluids in Your Vehicle
February 19, 2016
Today's Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen post focuses on using coolant. If you pour in the wrong kind, it won't protect the cooling system and may even void the warranty. Check your vehicle owner's manual. Of course, your Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen service advisor will know the pr... More
Tire Tread Depth for Homer Glen, Illinois Drivers
February 12, 2016
Driving on bald tires is like playing roulette. Though you may be fine today, eventually your luck is going to run out. The Feds don't have any laws for tread depth, but 42 of the states, and all of Canada, do have regulations. They consider two-thirty-seconds of an inch to be the mi... More
Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen Auto Tips and Videos: A Broken or Damaged Timing Belt
February 4, 2016
The timing belt rotates the cam shafts which open and close the valves that allow air, fuel, and exhaust to flow through the engine as it powers your auto. An old timing belt can lose a tooth in the belt allowing it to slip. The engine could stop or misfire. Timing belt slip or a broken timing... More