Mechanic Blog
How often should I get my brakes checked?
As a car owner, maintaining your car is necessary, even more so if you are on the road traveling for most of the day. While most car owners in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area get their vehicles cleaned every week and serviced at regular intervals, conducting a...
Is synthetic motor oil really better than non-synthetic?
All of us have seen synthetic motor oil being heavily advertised. One thing they all have in common is that all these ads claim that synthetic oil comparatively lasts longer and should protect your engine better than regular/conventional oil. What makes them different...
What is Synthetic Blend Oil?
Changing your motor oil regularly (ideally, every 3,000 — 4,000 miles or every three months) is the single most important thing you can do to prolong your vehicle’s life and improve its performance and efficiency. However, when going for an oil change, you must know...
How does an oil change affect a car’s performance?
Considering that oil is the heart and soul of your car engine, regularly changing your car’s oil is probably the single most important thing you can do to prolong your engine’s life and improve its performance. An oil change is relatively inexpensive and should be a...
What Should A Basic Car Service Include?
When properly maintained, today's cars can deliver years of faithful service. Thanks to innovative and highly-advanced engineering, malfunctions, breakdowns, and unexplained problems are quite limited these days. But to keep your car running like the proverbial Swiss...
What Does Routine Car Maintenance Include?
To prolong your car’s life, there are dozens of things you need to do. Some of them need to be performed every so often, some according to mileage consumption, while others depend on the state of your car’s health and your driving style. Some services are needed as...
What happens if you use the wrong motor oil in your engine?
We spend a great deal of money on our cars, so it is very important — and more economical in the long run — to take good care of your car. In addition to routine servicing, choosing the right motor oil during an oil change is the most important thing you can do to...
If your car had no oil in it, what damage can be caused?
When you buy a new car, you make sure to change the oil regularly as a part of maintenance. It is highly important you do this. However, some of us who are less versed with how cars work would wonder, what exactly would happen if there is no oil in it all. Without...
What you need to know about your auto exhaust system
Auto Exhaust Systems Your vehicle's exhaust system serves two main purposes: first, it helps with cleaning your emissions as much as possible by reducing the amount of pollutants. Secondly, it helps keep your engine operating efficiently. The exhaust system of your...
What is freon and why does my car need it?
Texas summers mean extreme heat under the blistering sun. This means that when driving, whether you're going on errands or trips, you'll probably be cranking the AC up. Few things are worse than realizing mid-drive that your car's AC stopped working and is instead...