Automotive Tips from Tuffy Clinton Township: A Broken or Damaged Timing Belt
December 18, 2017
The 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 Clinton Township.An old timing belt can lose a tooth in the belt allowing it to slip. The engine could stop or misfire. T... More
It Pays to Take Care of Your Transmission at Tuffy Clinton Township
October 1, 2017
If you've been paying attention, you've noticed that vehicle engines are getting more and more powerful in Clinton Township. At the same time, they are getting better and better fuel economy. I've gotta tell 'ya, most of that's because of technological advances in transmissions. To get a better ... More
A Cool and Smooth Transmission in Clinton Township
August 16, 2017
When it comes to preventive maintenance on our vehicles, most of us Clinton Township drivers remember to get our oil changed. But services that occur at longer intervals like transmission service sometimes get overlooked. Yet transmission service is part of car care. A poorly maintained transm... More
Automotive Tips from Tuffy Clinton Township: Timing Belt Overview
January 10, 2017
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 when you are driving around Clinton Township. The timing belts import... More
Gear Up: Transmission Service at Tuffy Clinton Township in Clinton Township
August 8, 2016
The transmission system in your vehicle allows you to change gears. Lower gears are power gears. They get your vehicle moving and get it up hills. Higher gears get the vehicle up to speed and get it rolling faster. If you have a standard transmission, then you have to do the work of shifting gea... More
Clinton Township Car Owners Ask: Why Do I Need to Change My Serpentine Belt?
June 28, 2016
Any Clinton Township driver who understands preventive maintenance knows that if it ain't broke, don't fix it is bad auto advice. Replacing a part before it breaks is much less costly for Clinton Township residents than repairing the engine damage that comes after a part breaks or fails. A good e... More
Timing Belt Service to Save Big Bucks in Clinton Township
June 19, 2016
Your engine is like a finely choreographed dance. All the parts have to work together. If the timing is off at the ballet, dancers crash into each other and fall down. It the timing is off in your engine, it may not run at all. One of the most intricate dances in your engine has to do with the c... More