Have you ever seen a ballet performance? Have you wondered how all of those dancers manage to travel all over the stage jumping and twirling and never crash into each other? That’s the job of a choreographer. Our auto engines are also highly choreographed. Pistons travel up and down inside cylinders. Valves at the tops…
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Service to a vehicle’s power steering system is part of preventive maintenance for Evanston, Skokie, Rogers Park auto owners. This system provides power to the steering wheel so you can turn it with ease. Without power steering, all of the power to turn your vehicle’s wheels would have to come from you. The central element…
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Hello Evanston drivers! Need a new battery? There is a good chance that you do – 70% of batteries need to be replaced within four years. As your battery discharges and then recharges as you drive around Evanston, bits of the surface of the battery plates disintegrate. As this process continues over a few years,…
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The last new American cars sold in Evanston with a carburetor rolled out of the Illinois dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Evanston, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your engine control computer tells the…
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Engines get hot when they run. This heat can build up and damage vital engine parts, so engines need a cooling system to keep them running. Cooling system failure is the most common mechanical failure in vehicles. This is unfortunate, because these failures are usually easy for Evanston drivers to prevent. The radiator is the…
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Question: I’m confused about when I should get my spark plugs replaced. What’s the deal? Answer from Doc Able’s Auto Clinic, Inc.: Well it can be confusing for Evanston drivers because there are several types of spark plugs and some last longer than others. Your owner’s manual will have a recommendation for when your spark…
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When it comes to your vehicle, it all starts with the battery. Proper battery maintenance is important for two reasons: First, your vehicle won’t start or run without it. Second, it is the key to the long life of your auto electrical system. If your battery isn’t working efficiently, your alternator has to work overtime…
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Hello Chicagoland resident! You would never like to drink a glass of mud, right? Well, your vehicle feels the same way. It needs a steady supply of clean fuel in order to run well and deliver good . The fuel filter’s job is to clean dirt and rust out of the fuel before it gets…
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Serpentine belt is powered by the engine as it turns. Your alternator, air conditioning compressor, and power steering pump depend on your serpentine belt to run. On some vehicles it also runs the water pump, radiator fan, and power brakes. If your serpentine belt breaks, your battery won’t last long. If it runs your fan…
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Today we want to talk about a system in our cars – the cooling system. It’s one of those things that Evanston, Skokie or Rogers Park auto owners don’t give much thought to until it fails and then they’re stranded by the side of a road in Illinois. Cooling systems fail more often than any…
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