Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)
December 15, 2024
If theres one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, its the temperature gauge. Its the one that may say C---H (that means cold---hot). Or maybe yours has a picture of a thermometer on it and a blue and red zone. If you see the needle heading farther to the H or red area, that mea... More
A Clean Sweep (Fuel Injector Cleaning)
December 8, 2024
Your vehicle gets its power from burning fuel, usually gasoline, and it counts on something called fuel injectors to send gas to the engine in a spray that is easy to ignite. Its a precise operation, and when its working well, you have plenty of power and an efficient engine. But after time, con... More
No Yolk! Rotten Egg Smell (Sulfur Smell Causes)
December 1, 2024
The pungent smell of rotten eggs can send people running for the hills. So when that odor is inside your vehicle, yikes! Yolks! The good news is that a trained service technician can search the source of that smell and stanch the stench that comes from another words that begins with S. Sulfur... More
The Neglected Windshield (Windshield Care)
November 24, 2024
You look at it every day, yet you don't really see it. We're talking about your vehicle's windshield, and if you're not seeing it at all, that's probably a good sign. The fact is that unless our windshields get fogged up, hazy or cracked, we don't pay all that much attention to them. Consideri... More
The Economy of Maintenance for Grand Rapids Drivers
November 17, 2024
Do I keep my old vehicle or buy a new one? It's a question most Grand Rapids drivers ask themselves at some time or another.Generally, what it comes down to is the choice between a car payment and the possibility of repair bills. Most of the time, we want to choose the car payment because we don'... More
What is a TSB? (Technical Service Bulletins)
November 10, 2024
If your vehicle had something in its design or production that the manufacturer had figured out had an unanticipated problem, you'd want to know about it. And you'd want it fixed. There is something that can help drivers with just such a scenario. It's called a Technical Service Bulletin, or TSB.... More
How to Radiate Cool (Radiator Care)
November 3, 2024
There's nothing that radiates cool like a vehicle radiator that's helping to keep your engine running at the proper temperature. You don't have to baby it, but you can't simply ignore it, either. Let's take a quick dive under the hood to let you know what the radiator is doing. It takes the he... More
Putting a Stop to Brake Problems (Brake Service)
October 27, 2024
It's safe to say that most drivers take their brakes for granted. You press on the brake pedal and the vehicle slows down or stops. It's easy to see why it is so important for your vehicle's brakes to be working correctly. Brakes are an important safety feature of any vehicle. When it comes to... More
Hey Grand Rapids Drivers: How Do You Save Gas?
October 20, 2024
Higher Grand Rapids fuel prices aren't going away any time soon. That's not good news for our wallets. A lot of Grand Rapids drivers are trying to find ways to cut down on fuel consumption and hang on to some of their hard-earned money.North Americans drive billions of miles less during months of... More
What Grand Rapids Customers like About Us at Tuffy Grand Rapids (Fuller Ave)
October 13, 2024
A big part of the service we provide at Tuffy Grand Rapids (Fuller Ave) for our Grand Rapids customers is education. We want you to feel confident with your service decisions. And we're always open to questions from our valued Grand Rapids area customers. Even though we try to be proactive in our... More