Bouncy Bouncy – Are My Shocks Bad?

November 19, 2015

When Lake In The Hills car owners think about preventive maintenance, what usually comes to mind is oil, fluids and brakes. We dont generally think about our shocks or struts, but these important auto parts keep our tires on the road. Lake In The Hills car owners dont think about sh... More

Tuffy Lake In The Hills Auto Maintenance Videos: Timing Belt Overview

November 17, 2015

In your engine, valves over each combustion chamber open to allow fresh air in, close during the combustion event, and then other valves open to let out the exhaust. All of this happens over and over thousands of times a minute. The timing belts vital job is to make sure that all of this happen... More

Fuel Injection Keeps Getting Better For Lake In The Hills Motorists

November 6, 2015

Lake In The Hills drivers know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirtedor injectedinto your engines cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors. There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air to burn, so ... More

Keeping Your 'Old Faithful' Auto Running

November 4, 2015

At Tuffy Lake In The Hills weve had a lot of Lake In The Hills, Lake In The Hills, and Algonquin clients asking how they can make their vehicles last longer. These questions are actually a reflection of a trend thats been building for several years in Illinois . The median age of per... More