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When Are Your Tires Worn Out?Hey Lake In The Hills area drivers, are your tires worn out? What is the standard for our Illinois streets? How can you tell on your vehicle?While there may be legal requirements for the Lake In The Hills area, there are safety concerns that go beyond meeting minimum replacement mandates.2/32... Read More Posted in Tires and Wheels on October 16, 2016 Tuffy Lake In The Hills Advice on Buying New TiresToday's tires and wheels offer a lot of options for every Lake In The Hills driver's style, habits and driving conditions.Tires are designed for high-performance in winter or summer and even come in a long-wearing variety for all Illinois seasons.Lake In The Hills off-roaders should be excited... Read More Posted in Tires and Wheels on October 12, 2016 How Do You Save Gas in Lake In The Hills, Illinois?No one in Lake In The Hills, Illinois likes to spend a chunk of change at the gas pump. Rising Illinois fuel prices, however, have spurred Lake In The Hills drivers to focus on how to improve their fuel economy. North Americans literally drive billions of miles less each month during times of h... Read More Posted in Fuel System on October 04, 2016 Automotive Tips from Tuffy Lake In The Hills: A Broken or Damaged Timing BeltThe timing belt rotates the cam shafts which open and close the valves that allow air, fuel, and exhaust to flow through the engine as it powers your car when you drive around Lake In The Hills.An old timing belt can lose a "tooth" in the belt allowing it to slip. The engine could stop or misfire... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on September 27, 2016 Fresh Air Inside Your Car in Lake In The HillsAir 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 ve... Read More Posted in Suspension on September 20, 2016 Fuel Saving Tip: Lake In The Hills Tune UpHave you ever gone to listen to an orchestra? The musicians take the stage early and tune their instruments. Each individual instrument must be in tune, but the critical thing is for the entire orchestra to be in tune with each other. That's why they tune up together.Now this is no surprise; I'... Read More Posted in Fuel System on September 14, 2016 Stay Safe in Lake In The Hills by Putting Your Cell Phone on ICEWe don't want to think about it, but each Lake In The Hills resident who drives or rides in a vehicle is potentially an accident victim. In the worst-case scenario, those people are unconscious and unable to communicate with Illinois rescue workers.Rescue workers and Lake In The Hills police are... Read More Posted in Emergency Items on September 06, 2016 Protecting Your Vehicle from Theft in Lake In The Hills, IllinoisEvery car in Lake In The Hills, Illinois is at risk for theft. So it's up to us to make our cars a less appealing target and more of a challenge – hopefully sending potential thieves to look elsewhere.The National Insurance Crime Bureau recommends a layered approach to protecting vehicles:Com... Read More Posted in Drive Train on August 29, 2016 Keep Your Tires Well Rounded in Lake In The Hills: Tire Rotation and Wheel Balancing at Tuffy Lake In The HillsTaking care of our tires is part of car care for Lake In The Hills drivers. We know they have to be replaced when they wear out, but tires also require some preventive maintenance. This maintenance will improve and extend the life of the tires, so it's well worth the effort and expense for Lak... Read More Posted in Tires and Wheels on August 23, 2016 Fuel System Cleaning at Tuffy Lake In The HillsIs your car sometimes hard to start early in the morning? When you turn the key, does it hesitate or stutter? If so, the problem could be the result of a dirty fuel system. Your car's fuel system starts with the air filter and ends in the top of your engine. Over time, different parts of the sy... Read More Posted in Fuel System on August 14, 2016 |
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