Breathe Easier (Cabin Air Filter)

January 28, 2024

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... 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

Keeping Your Glendale Heights Air Fresh When Driving With a Clean Cabin Air Filter

August 12, 2022

Pop quiz: What is a cabin air filter? A. A filter for your Glendale Heights house?B. A fresh, piney scent?C. A filter for the passenger compartment of your car? Clever you, it's C.A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment of your vehicle. It filters... More

Some New Boots (Suspension Maintenance)

February 8, 2022

There are some boots that don't come in a shoe box and aren't worn on your feet. They are called axle or CV boots, and they can be important parts for many vehicles. That CV stands for constant velocity. CV axles are mainly used in front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles. They're also us... More

Glendale Heights Drivers: Get Fresh Air Inside Your Car

September 22, 2019

Let's talk about air quality in Glendale Heights. It's a global issue, but affects us wherever we are. Many decades ago, Glendale Heights drivers began to become aware of how air pollution negatively affects health. But what about the air inside your vehicle?Now, it's only been in the last few ye... More

Time Out: Suspension Problems in Glendale Heights

May 12, 2019

Your vehicle's suspension system has two jobs: to prevent the passengers from getting tossed around inside the vehicle every time it hits a bump in the road and to keep the tires firmly planted on the road around every corner and over every bump.To see your suspension system, you'll have to look... More

Breathe Free in Glendale Heights: Cabin Air Filter Replacement at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights

January 13, 2019

There are a lot of new features, both optional and standard, on Glendale Heights drivers' vehicles these days. One you may not have heard of is called a cabin air filter. Simply put, its job is to keep the air in the passenger compartment of your car nice and clean.A cabin air filter is similar ... More

Breathe Deep With Your Cabin Air Filter

May 21, 2018

Bad air quality while you're driving around Glendale Heights is nothing to sneeze at. But seriously, more and more vehicles these days come equipped with a cabin air filter. Since they're fairly new on the scene, a lot of folks don't know about them yet.These filters clean the air in the passeng... More

Fresh Air Inside Your Car in Glendale Heights

January 2, 2018

Air quality has certainly become a hot issue in our modern world. We install air filters on our ventilation systems and in our vacuum cleaners. There's a filter that cleans the air going into our vehicle's engine so why not one for the air in the passenger compartment?Foreign and domestic vehic... More

Breathe Deep in Glendale Heights With a New Cabin Air Filter

December 18, 2016

Poor interior air quality is nothing to sneeze at, and Glendale Heights auto owners might be interested to know that more and more new cars are coming equipped with a cabin air filter. Check your vehicle owner's manual, but they typically need to be replaced at around 12,000 to 15,000 miles (19,... More