Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights Radiator Service
August 31, 2022
The coolant system is a vital part of your vehicle. It is also the second most common cause for vehicle failures. Even though coolant system failure is fairly common in Glendale Heights, it is easy to prevent. The most recognizable part of the coolant system is the radiator. It is connected to th... More
The Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights Guide to Proper Fluids for Your Vehicle
August 30, 2022
The automotive professionals at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights would like to give Glendale Heights drivers an update on some of the things happening in automotive fluids. You know, vehicles are becoming more sophisticated every day. Fluids such as, oil, coolant and transmission flui... More
Power Steering Service in Glendale Heights
August 29, 2022
Most Glendale Heights 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 pow... More
Air Conditioning Service in Glendale Heights
August 28, 2022
Hey Glendale Heights! Let's talk about one of our Illinois summertime must-haves: your car A/C. It's real easy for Glendale Heights drivers to take their car's air conditioner for granted. Just push the right buttons and out comes cool, dry, clean air. But your air conditioning system needs atten... More
Move it or Lose It (Dormant Vehicles)
August 28, 2022
When it comes to your vehicle, driving it too much can cause some issues. But what about not driving a vehicle enough? That has consequences as well. Here are a few things that can happen if a vehicle isn't driven enough. When the engine doesn't operate, the oil isn't lubricating. That means so... More
Cabin Air Filter From Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights
August 27, 2022
Here is a questions for Glendale Heights drivers: What is a cabin air filter?Is it: A filter for a house in the middle of the woods? A fresh, piney scent? A filter for the passenger compartment of your car? Clever you, it's 3.A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the p... More
Differential Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights
August 26, 2022
Here at AutoNetTV, we have national viewers, like your neighbors in Glendale Heights, who write to us with questions or feedback. One common question we're asked is: "What is a differential and what does it do?" You may have been told by your Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights service ad... More
Exhaust Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights in Glendale Heights
August 25, 2022
Whenever they hear the term "exhaust service," most Glendale Heights residents think about exhaust pipes and mufflers. Well, actually, exhaust service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights is a lot more comprehensive these days. For example, catalytic converters were mandated in 1976 and ... More
Fuel Injectors
August 24, 2022
The last new American vehicles sold in Glendale Heights with a carburetor rolled out of the Illinois dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Glendale Heights, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your en... More
PCV Valve Replacement
August 23, 2022
Hello Glendale Heights, let's talk about your often-unnoticed but extremely important PCV valve. The energy from exploding fuel is what powers your engine. But some of the vapors from the explosions escape into the lower part of the engine, called the crankcase. The crankcase is where your engine... More