Posts Tagged ‘Vehicle Maintenance’
October Specials are Posted!
Change is in the air, and colder weather headed our way. Make sure your vehicle is ready! Take advantage of one of our October specials to help get your vehicle situated. Visit our website at www.douglasautomotiverepair.com to check them out! Give us a call today to get your vehicle “winter ready!” This entry was posted in Vehicle Maintenance and…
Read MoreTop 3 Reasons to Change Your Cabin Air Filter
Replacing your cabin air filter should be part of your vehicle’s routine maintenance. If you’re buying motor oil, an oil or engine air filter, wiper blades or other maintenance items, you should consider having your cabin air filter replaced at the same time. For allergy sufferers, a quality cabin air filter is an essential feature.…
Read MoreWhat’s Dripping from My Vehicle?
Is your vehicle leaving behind puddles when you pull out of the garage? This visual guide can help you understand what those puddles/drips mean. (Green, Pink, Orange, Purple) Coolant helps regulate your engine temperature. If you see a green, pink, purple or orange puddle toward the middle of your car hood, you could have a…
Read MoreDrum Brakes
Brakes that work properly are essential to your safety as you drive and stop. You want to carefully maintain your brakes. In vehicles equipped with drum brakes, the brake components are housed inside a drum that rotates with the wheel. When you step on the brake pedal, brake shoes push out against the inside of the…
Read MoreTeen Driver Vehicle Maintenance Tips
Finally having the freedom and ability to drive your own vehicle is great. But breaking down on the side of the road and potentially having to spend a lot of money on car repairs? Not so great. One way to avoid costly repairs is to focus on proper vehicle maintenance. Here are a couple basic…
Read More10 Overlooked Maintenance Services
Let’s talk about the service schedules for a minute. And particularly, the scheduled services that are sometimes forgotten. At Douglas Automotive Repair, we have a list of 10 service items that are often overlooked. They’re all very important and need appropriate attention. So here we go, in no particular order. 1. Power Steering ServiceBe honest – have…
Read MoreQuestion on Engine Failure
Question: I had my engine go out and had to have it replaced. What could I have done to prevent this? Answer: An expensive engine replacement is pretty extreme. It’s a tough situation to be in; maybe you’re still making payments on your vehicle and nobody wants to buy it with a blown engine, so you really…
Read MoreWhy You Need to Change Your Transmission Fluid
It’s easy to forget about servicing your transmission because it doesn’t need it very often, but proper transmission service keeps your vehicle running smoothly and helps you avoid costly repairs down the road. The transmission undergoes a lot of stress. The grit you see in used fluid is actually bits of clutch material. This grit…
Read MoreService Intervals
Confused about auto service intervals for various items on your car. Douglas Automotive Repair can help! The simple answer s is to follow the vehicle’s recommended service intervals listed in your owner’s manual or in your service center’s database. But the team at Douglas Automotive Repair sympathizes because of the confusing intervals for modern vehicles. The…
Read MoreAre You Driving a High Mileage Vehicle?
Wondering what you need to do to maintain your high mileage vehicle? We frequently get asked that question. The median age for vehicles on Illinois roads is now over 11 years. Regardless of your reason for keeping your vehicle around, the good news is that it’s capable of going 150,000 to 200,000 miles or more…
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