Braking News: Keep Your Stopping Power Richard Petty once told AutoNetTV, “You’ve gotta have good brakes. If you’ve got good brakes you can keep yourself out of a lotta trouble.” There are two types of brakes: disc and drum. Disc brakes have a rotor that’s attached to the axle. Calipers straddle the rotor, kind of […]

Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson On Your Serpentine Belt The power steering and power brake pumps are driven by the serpentine belt in most Tucson residents’ vehicles. Those pumps provide pressure that assists your steering and braking. The radiator cooling fans on some vehicles are also driven by the serpentine belt. Some have separate electric […]

Fuel System Cleaning at Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson for Better Performance Hi Tucson residents. Let’s talk fuel injectors. A fuel injector is a valve that delivers fuel to a vehicle’s engine. It has to deliver the precise amount of fuel to precisely the right place, precisely when the engine needs it. The fuel also […]

Maintenance for High Mileage Vehicles in Tucson, AZ Many people in AZ are keeping their vehicles longer. The economy has influenced that, but the fact that modern vehicles are more durable and reliable means that owning a high mileage vehicle doesn’t have to be a painful experience. Local car owners in Tucson with over 100,000 […]

Fuel Filter Service in Tucson, AZ There are a surprising number of small, inexpensive parts that can lead to expensive engine damage when they fail. It doesn’t seem right. But automotive maintenance is all about prevention and addressing small problems before they get big. Let’s take the fuel filter for example. Some fuel filters have […]

Differential Service in Tucson, AZ – What You Need to Know The differential allows the wheels to turn at different speeds while still providing power to your vehicle. Without a differential, Tucson residents’ tires would scrub and hop along the pavement during turns like the early cars. Ever noticed the big bulge in the middle […]

Cabin Air Filter From Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson Here is a questions for Tucson drivers: What is a cabin air filter? Clever you, it’s 3. A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment. It filters out dust, pollen, spores, bacteria, pollutants, sparrows, exhaust gas and odors. These […]

Tire Maintenance in Tucson With the recent focus in the Tucson area on improving fuel economy, we’ve been told how important it is to maintain our tire pressure. Tucson drivers know that tires wear out, but we want to make them last as long as possible because they’re not cheap to replace. In addition to […]

What to Do In Case of an Accident When an accident occurs, you should always stop. Leaving the scene of an accident is considered a crime in AZ, even if it’s not your fault. And hit-and-run penalties are fairly severe, possibly resulting in steep fines, loss of your driver’s license or even jail time in […]

Battery Replacement at Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson in Tucson The other factor is that the chemical reaction in the battery that creates electrical energy is less efficient when the temperature dips. Let’s say it’s 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees C) in Tucson. At that temperature, 100% of the battery’s power is available. At freezing, […]