What Happens If Your Transmission Goes Out (And How to Prevent It)

When it comes to essential car components, your transmission ranks pretty high up there on the list. Your transmission is responsible for making sure that the right amount of power is delivered to...

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What to Do If Your Car Won’t Start In Cold Weather

Cold weather and cars aren’t necessarily sworn enemies, but they’re never going to be best friends. In the Cleveland area, where the temperatures start dipping in the fall and hit freezing by...

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How to Maintain Your Car's Engine with Oil Additives

Every car owner wants to know how to maintain his or her car and extend its engine life. Oil plays a critical role in the overall health of your engine and should be an important part of your car’s...

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How to Avoid Being Stranded in the Snow

Baby, it’s cold outside! The best way to avoid being stranded in the snow is to stay inside, but that isn’t always realistic. If you can’t avoid driving in bad conditions, the next best plan is to be...

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Six Reasons Why All Clevelanders Should Get a Regular Car Tune-Up

It’s Murphy’s Law: What can go wrong, will go wrong.

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Car AC Not Working? Here's 5 Ways to Diagnose the Problem

Air conditioning is one of those things that’s easy to take for granted — until you don’t have it. When it’s the middle of summer and the temperature outside is rising, the last thing you want is to...

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Engine Block Heaters: What Are They and Do You Need One?

When temperatures drop below freezing, engines can struggle to get moving without some help. Sometimes that assistance comes from engine block heaters. During our Cleveland winters, you might have...

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How to Know When It's Time for a Tune-Up

How do you know when it’s time for a tune-up? Believe it or not, your car will usually tell you. There are common signs and signals that it’s time to service your vehicle — you just have to know what...

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The Essential Car Maintenance Checklist for Your College-Bound Child

Going off to college is a big milestone in any young person’s life. As a parent, you do your best to prepare them in every way you can — including emotionally and financially. But have you ever...

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How to Know When It's Time to Change Your Spark Plugs

For such small car parts, spark plugs handle a big job. When your vehicle is having certain problems (we’ll get to those later), it’s common to overlook the spark plug as a possible culprit. But...

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