Emergency Items for Your vehicle

January 14, 2024

Local Clinton Township roadside emergencies can range from a flat tire downtown to being stranded in a snowy ravine for three days. So you may want to consider a basic emergency kit to keep in the car at all times and a travel kit tailored to a specific trip.Your close-to-home kit for around Clin... More

Have You Checked Your Headlights?

August 13, 2023

Like everything in the MI automotive market, there have been great strides in headlight technology in recent years. MI drivers can be safer at night because of it. Good headlights improve visibility on Clinton Township roads, enabling you to see farther. They also improve your peripheral vision, ... More

PCV Valve Replacement

July 19, 2022

Hello Clinton Township, let's talk about your often-unnoticed but extremely important PCV valve. The energy from exploding fuel is what powers your engine. But some of the vapors from the explosions escape into the lower part of the engine, called the crankcase. The crankcase is where your engine... More

PCV Valve Service at Tuffy Clinton Township in Clinton Township

June 28, 2022

Today, we are talking about your PCV valve. Unburnt fuel is forced into the crankcase as your engine runs. The PCV (positive crankcase ventilation) valve vents this unburnt fuel and oil vapors from the crankcase and sends it back into the air intake system to be burned in the engine. A clogged... More

Emergency Items for Your vehicle

January 23, 2022

Local Clinton Township roadside emergencies can range from a flat tire downtown to being stranded in a snowy ravine for three days. So you may want to consider a basic emergency kit to keep in the car at all times and a travel kit tailored to a specific trip.Your close-to-home kit for around Clin... More

Timing Belt

May 23, 2021

Ever heard the sad tale of a staggeringly steep repair bill from a broken timing belt? Bad news. Let's take a lesson from their woes and remember to think about our timing belt.First, let's review what a timing belt does. The top part of the engine over the cylinders is called the cylinder head.... More

Serpentine Belt Service at Tuffy Clinton Township in Clinton Township

April 25, 2021

Don't you hate it when you hear that squeal from under the hood when you're zipping down a busy Clinton Township road? It usually means there is a problem with the serpentine belt. The serpentine belt powers a lot of engine accessories. It runs the alternator - which charges the battery; the wate... More

Clinton Township Drivers: Is It Time to Replace Your PCV Valve?

October 4, 2020

The crankcase is the lower part of the engine where the crankshaft is housed and where the engine oil lives. The crankshaft is connected to the pistons that power the engine. When you are diving around Clinton Township, fuel is burned in your vehicle engine, it pushes the pistons down and the c... More

Have You Checked Your Headlights?

June 2, 2019

Like everything in the Michigan automotive market, there have been great strides in headlight technology in recent years. Michigan drivers can be safer at night because of it. Good headlights improve visibility on Clinton Township roads, enabling you to see farther. They also improve your periphe... More

Timing Belt Replacement in Clinton Township

March 28, 2017

Today we want to talk to Clinton Township drivers about timing belts. They're something that many drivers don't know much about and yet your vehicle won't run if it's broken and it could cause many thousands of dollars damage if it does break. A broken timing belt is usually a tale of woe. Even... More