Defensive Driving in Walled Lake, Michigan
June 13, 2019
There was a man in the Walled Lake area who learned that most car accidents occur within a mile of home so he moved. (Just kidding!)When we think of defensive driving, we often focus on our local Michigan highway situations. The fact of the matter is we need to be just as careful close to home... More
Battery Basics for Walled Lake
June 12, 2019
It's important for Walled Lake drivers to know battery basics. First, let's talk about which is harder on a battery hot or cold Michigan weather. Most Walled Lake area drivers think it's cold weather because that's when we call on our batteries to have enough power to start a cold vehicle engin... More
ABC Auto Works & Tire Center Maintenance Tips: The Belt Goes On
June 11, 2019
Today's ABC Auto Works & Tire Center auto maintenance article focuses on your serpentine belt. Your serpentine belt is a long belt thats driven by your engine. It winds around several accessories that power important automotive systems. Lets go over them. First, the serpentine belt drives ... More
Tire Tread Depth for Walled Lake, Michigan Drivers
June 10, 2019
Driving on bald tires is like playing roulette. Though you may be fine today, eventually your luck is going to run out.The Feds don't have any laws for tread depth, but 42 of the states, and all of Canada, do have regulations. They consider 2/32 of an inch to be the minimum legal tread depth. Tw... More
Automotive Tips from ABC Auto Works: Making a Battery Last Longer
June 9, 2019
One thing all Walled Lake drivers can do to extend the life of their battery is to keep it clean. A greasy, dirty battery holds in damaging heat. Same goes for removing corrosion from the terminals. ABC Auto Works can help maintain your battery.Allowing your battery to be deeply depleted like fr... More
The ABC Auto Works & Tire Center Guide To Vehicle Diagnosis
June 9, 2019
Modern Walled Lake vehicles have several computers on board that control all kinds of things like engine functions, transmission shifts, traction control, anti-lock brakes, stability control, emissions and on some vehicles, even steering, braking and the throttle. Think about that for a minute ... More
Cooling System Components
June 8, 2019
Today we want to talk about a system in our vehicles the cooling system. It's one of those things that Walled Lake auto owners don't give much thought to until it fails and then they're stranded by the side of a road in Michigan.Cooling systems fail more often than any other mechanical system ... More
How Do You Save Gas in Walled Lake, Michigan?
June 7, 2019
No one in Walled Lake, Michigan, likes to spend a chunk of change at the gas pump. Rising Michigan fuel prices, however, have spurred Walled Lake drivers to focus on how to improve their fuel economy. North Americans literally drive billions of miles/kilometers less each month during times of hig... More
Commitment to Make Your vehicle Last at ABC Auto Works
June 6, 2019
These days many people in the Walled Lake area are really committed to making their cars last a long time. First thing: you've got to start with what you've got. It'd be ideal if people started with a brand new car, never missed a scheduled service item, paid attention to the severe service main... More
How Many Miles Are On Your Car?
June 5, 2019
Nowadays, Walled Lake auto owners are paying more at Novi gas pumps. For some families in the greater Novi area, it adds up to several hundred dollars every month. Thats got to come out of the budget somewhere. This is one of the reasons many Michigan auto owners are putting off buying a n... More