Why should I get my fluids checked? Most people only know about three fluids their car needs: Gasoline, Wiper Fluid, and Engine Oil, and they think about them in that order! Your car is a complex machine that requires regular maintenance to perform optimally. One of them most important aspects of maintaining your car is keeping its fluids clean and at the right levels. In fact, having the fluids in your car checked regularly can help you avoid expensive repairs and prolong the life of your vehicle. Here are some reasons why it is important to have the fluids checked in your car: Lubrication ..read more

Ahhh, the family holiday trip. I remember many a night in the back of the family station wagon, the hum of the tires and the regular flashing of city streetlights on our twice-yearly trips to New York to visit our family. As much as I loved the family trips they certainly were not without incident or stress for my parents. I remember one year my sister’s suitcase blew off the roof of the family wagon, and I remember a story from the family lore of at least two destroyed rims on the freeway in a Pugeot which meant that parts were totally unavailable. Safe travel is a hugely important topic for ..read more

“Tires tires tires tires tires…it’s all about the tires….no matter what you do to that car, none of it matters more than those four black donuts on the corners.” Such was the wisdom from a veteran Saturday night short track stock car driver to a 25-year-old me two decades ago. Better shocks, better springs, more power, a better setup, heck, even a better driver, can not make a racecar improve more than a new set of good race tires. Over the course of the last 100 years the amount of research and development put into the automobile defies the imagination. Countless billions have been invested ..read more

Good morning, everyone! Today I would like to cover a common problem in troubleshooting, which is establishing what is the Actual cause of a symptom vs. a problem the car has that needs to be addressed but will not resolve the symptom. We see this issue frequently and when it is coupled with poor communication, this often can result in a client either spending scarce resources on a job that will not fix the immediate concern or feeling that they were taken advantage of either through misdiagnosis or due to outright dishonesty. Philosophy While we chat about this, I would like to first discuss ..read more

Ahhh, the most misunderstood term in Auto Repair. The dreaded “D” word. To most people, “Diagnostics” means “computer diagnostics” which leads them to the understandable mistaken conclusion that the computer in question is the thing that is actually doing the diagnosing. Unfortunately, it isn’t that easy. Here at Pro Auto, we don’t say “Diagnostics” in that sense because of that very misconception. We say “Testing and Troubleshooting” because that more accurately reflects what happens when we work to figure out what is wrong with a vehicle. The technician does the diagnosing; the computer ..read more

Hi, and welcome to the blog of all things auto repair by yours truly, Michael Leech. This time around we’re going to discuss some quick, easy ways to prevent unnecessary repair bills. Everyone loves to NOT give their auto technicians money so i am hoping this one will really be a popular topic. I’m mainly going to focus on EASY things that ANYONE can manage. Zero high-tech stuff here, today.  It’s about the Water! The single largest thing that really creates big auto repair issues is unmanaged water. Whether that water is salt water that corrodes your frame (here’s looking at you, Toyota ..read more

If you’re like most of us, you’ve been happily driving down the road when you glance down and “Uh-Oh”, “What is THAT Warning Light for?!” This brief blog is here for you to go over the most common warning lights, what they mean, and what you should do. The first and most important thing you need to know is that your owner’s manual is the gold standard for information about your car. There are far too many different cars and trucks out there for this simple blog post to hope to cover all of the different warning lights. We’ll touch on the common ones here, and you’ll have to do individual resea ..read more

This is going to be pretty philosophical for a blog about car repair. You know, typically, a car repair website blog is “blah-blah flux capacitor, turn signal pressure, muffler bearing, blah-blah”. Today I want to touch on concepts that are a bit more ambiguous. The actual reasons that customers choose their car repair facility is a topic that is very well studied, documented, and is an extremely important item that we discuss daily in our industry. We use large scale studies, and our own personal experience in these conversations and decisions. So, without further ado, on to the meat of the t ..read more

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