June 16, 2024 Staying In Charge (Alternator Repair)

Seems like these days, we're hearing about more and more electric or hybrid vehicles. Keep in mind that conventional gasoline internal combustion vehicles have important electrical components, too, and it's important to make sure they're operating at their peak. In a vehicle with a gasoline engi...

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June 9, 2024 Taking the Heat (Batteries in Hot Weather)

Quick question. Which is tougher on a vehicle's battery, the heat or the cold? Believe it or not, it's the heat. Think about it. The battery often sits in the engine compartment next to that motor generating lots of heat. That can accelerate corrosion in the battery and may even cause water i...

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June 2, 2024 Breathe Easier (Cabin Air Filter)

When you get in your vehicle, how does it smell? If it's not so nice, it may be time to have your cabin air filter changed. It's not the same one that filters out the air used in the engine. The cabin air filter screens out dust and other particulates from the outside air so when it enters the c...

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May 26, 2024 Battery Basics for Toledo

It's important for Toledo drivers to know battery basics. First, let's talk about which is harder on a battery hot or cold Ohio weather. Most Toledo area drivers think it's cold weather because that's when we call on our batteries to have enough power to start a cold vehicle engine. However, he...

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May 19, 2024 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 sensor that helps your vehicle figure out the right mi...

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May 12, 2024 Power Steering Service in Toledo

Most Toledo drivers are too young to remember life before power steering - cranking those great big steering wheels! It was a pretty good workout. Now power steering is standard. Let's look at how it works. The heart of any power steering system is its pump. The pump pressurizes the power steerin...

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May 5, 2024 Another Couple of Years: Making Your Vehicle Last With Help From Tuffy Tire & Auto Service

A while back, the Cash for Clunkers program was all over the Ohio news. Toledo people could trade in their old vehicle for a new one that got better gas mileage and receive a government rebate. A lot of Toledo motorists had so-called clunkers that they wanted to keep. They're good commuters, gro...

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April 28, 2024 Feeling Powerless (Why Is My Battery Light On?)

When one of your vehicles warning lights comes on, the first thing that comes to mind is, Oh, no, whats wrong now? When its the battery light, it means theres something wrong with your vehicles battery or charging system. And because both are important for your vehicle to work properly, its a go...

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April 21, 2024 Can Your Car Last Another Year?

Have you checked out the price of new vehicles at Toledo car dealers? Ouch! Add financing and insurance and a new ride may not seem so attractive. A lot of Toledo, Ohio, folks are hoping to make their cars last a lot longer.Fortunately, with the current state of automotive engineering and manufa...

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April 14, 2024 Steering You Right (Power Steering Signs of Problems)

Nearly every modern vehicle on the road today has power steering, a wonderful invention that makes steering take far less effort than it did in the "good old days." Today, we take our steering for granted: until something goes wrong, that is. Most power steering these days is rack-and-pinion, th...

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