How Does Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson Know What to Recommend? They will, however, perform inspections while they’re servicing your vehicle. They’ll check belts, filters and fluids. They’ll check your windshield wipers for wear. They’ll let you know if there’s an urgent problem that needs taken care of, and they’ll give you a heads-up about […]

The Red Menace (How to Deal with Rust) Rust. It’s worse if you drive in places that use salt on the roads in winter, or if you spend time driving near a body of salt water. But any vehicle has to deal with rust after years on the road. And it’s not just that rust […]

Fears and Gears (Signs of Automatic Transmission Problems) Automatic transmissions rule. The old days of shifting your own gears are a thing of the past for most drivers. But automatic transmission trouble can be a big inconvenience for any driver if it comes at the wrong time in the wrong place. Here are some signs […]

Your Biggest Fan (Radiator Fan Problems) Your vehicle’s engine makes a lot of heat when it’s powering you down the road, so it needs a way to get rid of that energy. That’s why your vehicle has a cooling system, complete with a radiator and one or two radiator fans, also called cooling fans. Those […]

How to Radiate Cool (Radiator Care) 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 […]

Let Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson Help You Keep Your Vehicle Another Couple of Years Tucson area residents may remember when the U.S. government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program made a splash on the news scene. People were offered incentives to trade in old vehicles for new, in the interest of better and improved air quality […]

Automotive Tips from Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson: Brake Noise Your brake pads are the important parts that rub against the rotor (or disc) to slow and stop your car when driving in Tucson. They eventually wear down. When your pads are worn too much, they won’t stop your vehicle as well. When the friction […]

Tucson Car Owners Ask: Why Do I Need to Change My Serpentine Belt? Any Tucson driver who understands preventive maintenance knows that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is bad auto advice. Replacing a part before it breaks is much less costly for Tucson residents than repairing the engine damage that comes after a […]

Not Too Hot and Not Too Cold (Temperature Gauge) You know your body temperature is supposed to be 98.6 degrees F, 37 degrees C. Your vehicle has a normal temperature, too, and if you pay attention to it, that can save you some big headaches down the road. Many vehicles have a temperature gauge on […]