How Your Check Engine Light Works

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Have you ever had an experience like this in Kent WA? You drive through the one of those automatic car washes. When you get to the end, where the dryer is blowing, your check engine light started flashing! You fear the worst, but within a block or two, the light stopped flashing, but stayed on…. Read more »

The Benefits of Turbocharged Vehicles

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Are you old enough to remember this? If you drove a 4-cylinder vehicle, you needed to get a running start up a hill or it seemed the car would never make it to the top. Honeywell Turbo Technologies is currently working with automotive manufacturers to give consumers an affordable, fuel-efficient, downsized turbocharged engine. The turbocharging… Read more »

How to Handle Distracted Driving

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Remember way back when (it seems like a long time ago now) we worried about drivers being distracted by noise in the car from passengers, or when they looked away from the road to change the radio station? Then along came cell phones, texting, navigation tools, entertainment and even more sophisticated communication devices to cause… Read more »

Exhaust Service at Central Avenue Automotive: Passing the Smell Test

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The exhaust system on a vehicle is more complex than most Kent motorists realize. It contains everything from old-fashioned pipes and clamps to sophisticated computers and sensors. All WA folks know a properly functioning exhaust system is good for the environment, but sometimes we forget that a damaged exhaust system can be deadly. That’s why… Read more »

The Heat is On: Caring for Your Transmission

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Does this sound like your driving habits? • Frequent stop-and-go • Driving in heavy traffic • Driving in dusty conditions • Driving on steep terrain This kind of driving takes its toll on transmissions. Yep… it’s trying to tell you something in transmission–speak, so listen up! Here are some audio clues that your transmission may… Read more »