Fuel Saving Tip: Tire Pressure Saves Fuel in Walled Lake

March 5, 2019

Underinflated tires waste gas for lots of folks in the Walled Lake area. Think how hard it is to walk in sand you just have to work harder because of the resistance. When your tires don't have enough air in them, their rolling resistance is dramatically increased and it simply takes more gas to ... More

Keeping Your Car Young in Walled Lake

March 4, 2019

As Walled Lake consumers, we live in a disposable society. It's amazing all the stuff we throw away.New stuff comes out so fast in Michigan, and much of it is fairly cheap, so we just toss the old and move on. It seems like when we were kids our parents were real sticklers about taking care of ou... More

Sniffing Out a Problem

March 3, 2019

Your parents probably taught you to have common sense. When it comes to your vehicle, common scents can also come in handy. Different smells may tell you about some conditions in your vehicle that need attention. For example, you know what rotten eggs smell like. If you smell them around your ve... More

Fuel Injection Keeps Getting Better for Walled Lake Motorists

March 3, 2019

Walled Lake residents know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirtedor injectedinto your engine's cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors.There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air to burn, so in t... More

Ethics of Automotive Repair in Walled Lake

March 2, 2019

We're going to be talking about the ethics of automotive repair. It seems like news outlets really like hit-and-run reporting; they hit everyone from groceries stores to retail to physicians. And the Walled Lake automotive service and repair industry hasn't been given a pass either.Unfortunately,... More

Shake It up in Walled Lake!: Why Wheel Balancing

March 1, 2019

Our vehicles are not massage chairs. While we may enjoy a good vibration in an overstuffed recliner, we generally want as smooth a ride as possible in our vehicles. One way to achieve this is to keep a vehicle's wheels in balance. When a tire is mounted onto a wheel, it is usually out of balance... More