Posts Tagged ‘in’

Where Is The Cabin Filter In A 2002 Saab 9-3 ?

Out of site out of mind right? What you are looking at is one dirty cabin air filter from a 2002 Saab 9-3. The customer complained that they smelled an odor from their heater vents. Well it’s no wonder because

Incorrect Battery Installed In My Car

Well the individual that owns this car knew that their battery was over 5 years old. The shop that they normally go to told them that their battery tested weak and should consider replacing it soon. The customer said that they would consider it, but they could not afford to do it right now because […]

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Will The Air Conditioner In Your Car Work This Summer?

Usually what happens is it is the hottest day of the year,and Dad has the car fully packed for vacation and the air conditioning  does not work!  On top of that the shop you bring it to it having problems with their A/C charging station. Let me start off by first mentioning one of the […]

Judy R.Asks: I think I have a small exhaust leak in may car. How can I check it?

Judy asked me this question because she has owned her car for quite some time now, and knows what it usually sounds like. She told me that her car sounds louder than normal ,but her mechanic says that he is unable to find a leak  anywhere in her cars exhaust system. To start off with […]

How do you know that used car has not been in a flood?

Some time has gone by now since hurricane Sandy has come and gone, and the numbers are staggering as to how many cars were lost due to flood damage. The numbers you see out there are around 23000  cars that were lost or considered totaled due to being completely submerged in water. With all the […]

Will your snow tires be good in the snow this year?

It is becoming that time of year to start thinking about getting your snow tires mounted on your car. This happens much more than it should, I take the snow tires out of the tire bags they were stored in and “Surprise!” I just had a customer bring their car in to have their snow […]

Question: Dan M. Asks, “Where is the air going in my tires” ?

Well Dan you are definitely losing air from your tires, but where is it going? There are no nails or other objects in your tires causing a leak. Maybe there is someone secretly letting air out of your tires! I can tell you what the problem is and it is a very common condition, especially […]

Sandra G. Asks: What kind of oil should I use in my car?

I received an email from Sandra G. She went to have her vehicles oil changed, and she was asked what type of oil she wanted to use in her car. Not exactly knowing what type of oil her car took she simply said; I do not know. She explained to me that she was asked […]