Automotive Tips from ABC Auto Works: Serpentine Belt System Wear
December 31, 2018
The primary job of the serpentine belt for Walled Lake drivers is to provide important traction to spin the accessories. As the belt wears it loses some of its grip and the accessories may not spin at optimal speeds. For example, if your alternator doesnt spin fast enough, the battery will not co... More
Right or Left? ABC Auto Works Power Steering Service
December 23, 2018
Have you ever driven a vehicle without power steering? If you have, then you probably appreciate how much easier it is to drive today's modern vehicles. Before power steering, all of the force to turn a vehicle had to come from the driver's arms. That's why old cars had such large steering wheels... More
Power Steering Service in Walled Lake
December 16, 2018
Most Walled Lake drivers are too young to remember life before power steering - cranking those great big steering wheels! It was a pretty good workout. Now power steering is standard. Let's look at how it works. The heart of any power steering system is its pump. The pump pressurizes the power st... More
TPMS: Tire Pressure Monitoring for Your Walled Lake Vehicle
December 9, 2018
Walled Lake drivers may know that all 2008 model year and newer cars, mini-vans and light trucks in Michigan come with a tire pressure monitoring system. Many slightly older vehicles around the Walled Lake area have these systems as well. A tire pressure monitoring system called TPMS consists ... More
Maintaining Your Older Car in Walled Lake, Michigan
December 3, 2018
The government mandates a lot of equipment on cars in Walled Lake, Michigan: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for the Walled Lake motoring public, but it does add quite a bit to the price of a new vehicle... More