Diesel Maintenance for AZ Here’s who’s announced or is expected to announce new diesels for North America: BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Volkswagen, Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai and Subaru. Of course, the US auto makers will be expanding their diesel offerings as well. Diesels will become a very big deal here in AZ. You may ask, why […]

Timing Belt Ever heard the sad tale of a staggeringly steep repair bill from a broken timing belt? Bad news. Let’s take a lesson from their woes and remember to think about our timing belt. First, let’s review what a timing belt does. The top part of the engine over the cylinders is called the […]

Transmission Care in Tucson, AZ You got the boat all ready. It’s all gassed up. You packed lots of snacks and the cooler’s stocked – ready to go. How about your tow vehicle? It has plenty of gas and you’ve even vacuumed it out, but is your auto maintenance up to date? Stop and think. […]

Breathe Deep With Your Cabin Air Filter Bad air quality while you’re driving around Tucson is nothing to sneeze at. But seriously, more and more vehicles these days come equipped with a cabin air filter. Since they’re fairly new on the scene, a lot of folks don’t know about them yet. These filters clean the […]

Wheel Balancing at Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson So you love your job, and your family life is great. Congratulations! You have achieved balance. But can you say the same for your wheels? Tucson drivers can tell if their tires are out of balance by vibrations at higher speeds on AZ roads. If one of […]

Using Proper Fluids in Your vehicle Let’s take engine oil. Twenty or 30 years ago, there were just a handful of different weights of oil. The weight of an oil is a scientific measure of its properties, particularly its viscosity or thickness. It was common in those days to use a lighter weight oil in […]

Keeping Your Tucson Air Fresh When Driving With a Clean Cabin Air Filter Pop quiz: What is a cabin air filter? A. A filter for your Tucson house?B. A fresh, piney scent?C. A filter for the passenger compartment of your car? Clever you, it’s C. A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it […]

The Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson Basic Guide To Synthetic Oil Synthetic motor oil has been around for a long time, and more and more new vehicles are leaving factories with synthetic in their engines. But a lot of drivers don’t really know much about it. Let’s start with conventional oil – the kind folks […]

Charge It in Tucson for Extended Battery Life Why is that? It turns out that it’s our modern cars with all their electric accessories that are to blame. Things like, GPS, DVDs and entertainment computers are keeping vehicle batteries from maintaining a full charge. The longer a battery goes with a low charge, the sooner […]