Automotive Tips from Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson: Alignment Inspection Uneven tire wear, the car pulling to one side or a steering wheel that is off-center are signs for Tucson drivers that their wheels may be out of alignment.

Go Big or Go Home: Upsize Your Wheels at Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson A lot of us Tucson drivers like our vehicles to reflect our personalities. We’re picky about color and body style. We’ll customize anything from floor mats to window tints to license plates. One popular way for AZ motorists to customize a […]

Automotive Tips from Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson: Air Conditioning – Common Problem Your auto air conditioning system cools and conditions the air in your passenger compartment when you are driving around Tucson. It also removes moisture from the air to keep your windows from fogging up. Leaks can develop at seals and gaskets and […]

Upsizing Wheels and Tires With Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson Many Tucson drivers want to accessorize their vehicle – you know, make it theirs. One of the easiest ways to get a custom look is to get some new wheels. There are thousands of wheel designs at Tucson area tire shops to get you the […]

Battery Replacement for Your vehicle Modern vehicles in and around Tucson run on 12 volt electrical systems. 12 volts is enough to get the job done for Tucson drivers without having so much power that there is danger of electrocution. But today’s vehicles have more electrical components and do-dads than ever before. This really strains […]

The Little Valve that Could (PCV Valve Replacement) It’s easy to get letters like PVC and PCV mixed up. PVC is a plastic that’s used in a lot of things, especially plumbing pipes. And PCV is a valve that helps your engine burn off excess fumes rather than having them pollute our atmosphere. PCV stands […]

Snake in the Engine (Serpentine Belt) There’s a belt that snakes through your engine. It’s even named for a snake, the serpentine belt. It’ll bite you when it breaks, possibly leaving you stranded. So, it’s good to know a little about this snake-like belt. In early engines, there were lots of belts. They were used […]

Trickle Down Technology Recently, Nissan introduced the latest version of its Leaf, the company’s electric car. It has many new features, including something called e-Pedal. It allows the driver to let up on the accelerator and, unlike a gasoline engine car, the Leaf doesn’t just slowly lose speed; letting off the throttle pedal brakes the […]

A Sticky Brake Situation (Parking Brake Service and Maintenance) We’ve all been there. You park your vehicle on a steeper than usual hill and worry about it rolling down while you’re running your errands. So you decide you’ll use the parking brake. When you get back, you release the parking brake, hit the ignition, put […]

What is a TPS? (Throttle Position Sensor) You know you have an accelerator pedal; step on it and your vehicle is supposed to go. But did you know there is a part in your vehicle that keeps track of where the throttle is? It’s called the Throttle Position Sensor, or TPS. The TPS is a […]