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
Muffler: Victim of Winter (Muffler Repair)
October 6, 2024
So you almost got through the winter until, one day, your muffler started sounding like a dragster, loud and obnoxious. It's not surprising. All that road salt and brine can cause rust to punch holes in a muffler, and that should raise a big, red warning flag about the safety of your vehicle. O... More
U and your U-Joints (Lubricate U-Joints)
September 29, 2024
If your vehicles power goes to the rear wheels, then you have something called U-joints in the drivetrain. U-joints are connectors that allow the rotating power from your vehicles engine to deliver its power through a driveshaft to make the rear wheels rotate. You need U-joints because the surfa... More
Idle Talk about Engines (Causes of Rough Engine Idling)
September 22, 2024
When you slow down at stoplight, your vehicle's idle should be smooth as silk. But what happens when the engine is missing or idling roughly? That's your engine's way of telling you, "Hey, I've got something wrong with me and if you don't get someone to find out what it is, I may not start the n... More
Rear Window?Not the Movie! (Why Some Rear Windows Don't Go All the Way Down)
September 15, 2024
Alfred Hitchcock once made a mystery thriller film called "Rear Window." It had nothing to do with the rear window of today's cars, SUVs, CUVs and light trucks. But there is one thing that some drivers DO find mysterious. Why don't the rear windows in the second row of many of these vehicles go... More