Fuel Saving Tip: Gas Caps From Here To Broken Arrow

March 7, 2012

  />   This fuel saving tip is so simple, no one from here to Broken Arrow will believe it. It has to do with your gas cap. The first thing is to make sure it’s screwed on tight. If it’s loose, gas vapor will be constantly leaking out; wasted gas. And air will get in [...]

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Battery Replacement For Your Sedan

February 28, 2012

Modern cars and trucks in and around Broken Arrow run on 12 volt electrical systems. 12 volts is enough to get the job done 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 your electrical system, making it [...]

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Fuel Injector Cleaning In Tulsa , Broken Arrow, and Bixby

February 21, 2012

  />   In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your Sedan engine. Your engine control computer tells the fuel injector how much fuel to deliver as well as the precise time it should be delivered. Of course this happens thousands of times a minute in every single fuel-injected [...]

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Fuel Saving Tip: Alignment For Your Tulsa Sedan

February 15, 2012

  />   Imagine you’ve left Tulsa and you’re up in the arctic on a dog sled. Your dog team is pulling straight and true. You can cover a lot of ground fast. Now imagine what would happen if one or two of the dogs wanted to go their own way and were pulling off to [...]

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When Are Your Tires Worn Out?

February 7, 2012

Hey Broken Arrow, are your tires worn out? What is the standard for our Oklahoma streets? How can you tell on your Sedan? While there may be legal requirements for the Broken Arrow area, there are safety concerns that go beyond meeting minimum replacement mandates. 2/32 is the depth of the tire tread wear indicator [...]

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Higher Mileage Service Intervals For Tulsa

January 31, 2012

The government mandates a lot of equipment on cars for the Tulsa Oklahoma area: emission devices and control computers; safety equipment like airbags; and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for the motoring public in Tulsa Oklahoma, but it does add quite a bit to the price of a new car. Because new [...]

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Keeping Your Engine Cool In Tulsa Oklahoma

January 25, 2012

  />   The cooling system keeps our engine from overheating while you are driving around Tulsa Oklahoma. Its job is to move heat away from the engine. Let’s talk about the various components of the system and how they work to accomplish this. The radiator is the part most everyone associates with the cooling system. [...]

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Check Your Shocks and Struts at Cartec Automotive Service

January 17, 2012

Today we’re talking about shocks and struts. They’re so easy to forget about because they last so long and wear out so slowly. But your shocks are really responsible for keeping your tires on the road – so they’re very important. Without shocks, your wheels would be bouncing over bumps and lifting in corners. The [...]

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Oklahoma Balance: Wheel Balancing and Tire Rotation

January 11, 2012

Everyone in the Broken Arrow area wants our tires to last as long as possible. Two ways to maximize tire life are wheel balancing and tire rotation. When wheels are out of balance, they wobble a bit. That makes the tires wear in a cupping pattern. And they vibrate. To fix this, your service technician [...]

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Fuel Filter Replacement

January 3, 2012

You would never like to drink a glass of mud, right? Well, your car feels the same way. It needs a steady supply of clean fuel in order to run well and deliver good fuel economy. The fuel filter’s job is to clean dirt and rust out of the fuel before it gets to your [...]

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