Your Vehicle's Hissy Fit (AC System)
September 10, 2023
When you hear hissing sounds coming from your vehicle, you might start thinking the worst. One type of hissing coming from around your air conditioner may be a normal sound, or it could be a sign of serious trouble. First - the normal sound. When you turn off your vehicle, the refrigerant goes... More
A Hot Mess (AC System-Compresser)
July 2, 2023
Air conditioning used to be a real luxury in a vehicle, but now it's standard in most. Your vehicle's air conditioning system is built to last a pretty long time, but like anything mechanical, sometimes it fails. It helps to know a little about how the A/C works. There's a compressor that press... More
Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights: Making Your A/C System Last Longer
April 2, 2023
Glendale Heights drivers know that if their air conditioning system isnt making cool air like it used to, there is a problem. It may be as simple as adding more of the right kind of refrigerant.Your A/C requires special compressor oil, which circulates through the system along with the refrigeran... More
Full of Hot Air (Air Conditioning)
November 13, 2022
In warm weather, you want to be in a cool vehicle. When we're talking cool, we don't mean stylish or trendy, but cool as in not sweltering inside. And if your vehicle's air conditioner stops working correctly, it seems to always break at the worst timeduring a heat wave. Automotive air conditio... 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
Glendale Heights Air Conditioning Service
August 16, 2022
Working up a sweat is a great thing to do in a gym around Glendale Heights, but not in your vehicle. When Glendale Heights residents' vehicle AC Systems have a problem, they'll often feel it right away. The question is, how long do you put up with it? You know, the old comfort versus cost dilemma... More
Keep Your Cool in Glendale Heights: Air Conditioning Services
August 8, 2022
Most Glendale Heights drivers don't even think about their air conditioner. Now here's a tip for Glendale Heights vehicle owners: Run your air conditioner every so often during Illinois winters. This circulates the lubricant to help keep the seals from drying out. The air conditioner actually ... More
Cool Breeze: Air Conditioning Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights in Glendale Heights
July 11, 2022
Most Illinois auto owners know that their vehicles need regular preventive maintenance like changing the oil and filters, rotating the tires and refilling the washer fluid. But did you know that your air conditioning system needs routine maintenance as well? Taking care of your air conditioning ... More
Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights: Air Conditioning ? Common Problem
August 2, 2020
Your auto air conditioning system cools and conditions the air in your passenger compartment when you are driving around Glendale Heights. It also removes moisture from the air to keep your windows from fogging up.A common A/C problem for Glendale Heights drivers that visit Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv... More
Not So Cool (Air Conditioning Systems)
May 24, 2020
There's nothing quite like getting in your vehicle on a hot day, switching on the air conditioning and having warm air blow out of the vents. You may have had no problem for months and then, one day, you are driving around in a sauna. You're hot stuff, but not in a good way! So what goes wrong w... More