Here’s an interesting statistic for our friends: Only thirty percent of car batteries make it to forty-eight months. And the life expectancy varies based on where you live. It ranges from fifty-one months in extremely cold areas to just thirty months in extremely hot climates. Why is that? It turns out that it’s our modern… Read more »
Posts Tagged: engine maintenance
Proper PCV Valve Service
Today, we are talking about your PCV valve. The PCV Valve is a little, inexpensive part that does a big job for your car. PCV stands for Positive Crankcase Ventilation. The crankcase is the bottom area of the engine that holds the oil. When the SUV engine’s running, fuel is burned to generate power. Most… Read more »
All About Fuel Injectors
The last new car sold with a carburetor in North America rolled out of the dealership in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your engine control computer tells the fuel injector how much gas to… Read more »
Engine Replacement or Car Replacement?
Your vehicle relies on its engine for everything , so when the engine starts to go bad due to time, mileage, or mechanical failure , you’ll want to replace it as soon as possible. There are several ways to go about doing this. Replacing it with a low-mileage used engine is usually the best and… Read more »
Is There Such a Thing as Lifetime Fluid?
Some fluids are promoted to “last a lifetime,” but they don’t always declare what the lifetime expectancy is. In an effort to effectively market their products as low maintenance, there are a lot of advertisements that certain transmission fluids, drive train fluids, and engine fluids will last a lifetime. Unfortunately, those claims do not specify… Read more »
Why to Have a Professional Diagnostic
IF I HAVE HAD MY CODES READ BY A PARTS STORE, ISN’T THAT A DIAGNOSTIC? What is a diagnostic? It’s the process in which a technician determines the cause of failure in a vehicle, which may require the use of sophisticated scanners, computers, wiring diagrams, special tools, and an experienced, well-trained technician. Central Avenue Automotive… Read more »
