Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen: Timing Belt Overview
October 18, 2017
In your engine, valves over each combustion chamber open to allow fresh air in, close during the combustion event, and then other valves open to let out the exhaust. All of this happens over and over thousands of times a minute when you are driving around Homer Glen. The timing belts important jo... More
Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen: A Broken or Damaged Timing Belt
August 29, 2017
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 car when you drive around Homer Glen.An old timing belt can lose a tooth in the belt allowing it to slip. The engine could stop or misfire. Timing ... More
Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen: Knowing When Your Timing Belt Should Be Replaced
July 2, 2017
The timing belt in your engine controls the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust valves. Homer Glen drivers need to replace it on a schedule to avoid failure.Timing belts are very difficult to get to, requiring quite a bit of labor to access. Timing belt replacement is one of the more ex... More
It Pays to Take Care of Your Transmission at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen
October 18, 2016
If you've been paying attention, you've noticed that vehicle engines are getting more and more powerful in Homer Glen. At the same time, they are getting better and better fuel economy. I've gotta tell 'ya, most of that's because of technological advances in transmissions. To get a better unders... More
Gear Up: Transmission Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen in Homer Glen
May 1, 2016
The transmission system in your vehicle allows you to change gears. Lower gears are power gears. They get your vehicle moving and get it up hills. Higher gears get the vehicle up to speed and get it rolling faster. If you have a standard transmission, then you have to do the work of shifting gea... More
Combustion Choreography: Timing Belt Replacement at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Homer Glen in Homer Glen
February 29, 2016
Have you ever seen a ballet performance? Have you wondered how all of those dancers manage to travel all over the stage jumping and twirling and never crash into each other? That's the job of a choreographer.Our auto engines are also highly choreographed. Pistons travel up and down inside cylinde... 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