Your vehicle's cooling system is one of the most important systems in your vehicle. Inside your engine, spark plugs ignite the fuel within the cylinders to produce small explosions that propel your vehicle down the road. With small explosions comes scorching temperatures that can destroy your engine if not controlled. There are two types of cooling systems - liquid-cooled and air-cooled.
Automatic transmissions aren’t easily understood outside of specialists like those at Andrew's Diesel, Heavy Equipment, Auto & Tire in Spanish Fort, AL. While it would be impossible to teach you enough to make you a transmission expert in a series of articles, what we can do is give you the fundamental knowledge you need to have a good idea of what your transmission is doing, and how it works.
You may have heard the term CV axle before in reference to your car but aren’t entirely sure what it means. Here’s your answer, from Andrew's Diesel, Heavy Equipment, Auto & Tire in Spanish Fort, AL, as well as a guide to determining if yours need replacement.
Once your new tires are mounted and balanced, you’ll want to keep them in good shape. To get the most out of your tires, inspect them regularly and keep up with maintenance - the difference between a tire that lasts 100k miles, and one that lasts 10k, mostly comes down to how well it’s been taken care of.
At Andrew's Diesel, Heavy Equipment, Auto & Tire in Spanish Fort, AL, quality and precision are our top priority. For this reason, we employ ASE-certified technicians, to guarantee we’re the best in the business.
At Andrew's Diesel, Heavy Equipment, Auto & Tire in Spanish Fort, AL, we understand how frustrating it is when your vehicle makes mysterious noises that it shouldn’t be making. Here’s a rundown on suspension bushings, to help you figure out what that sound is you keep hearing.
If you think your mechanic doesn’t have to deal with getting certified like other professionals, you are quite possibly mistaken. We say “quite possibly” because mechanics generally aren’t required by law to get certified in this country, so it’s conceivable that Bub down at the local filling station doesn’t have any meaningful credentials hanging on his wall. However, since the founding of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) in 1972, a culture of professionalism has emerged and today about half of the country’s auto mechanics are ASE-certified. There are other kinds of certification, too, and other issues to consider when searching for the right mechanic. We’ll walk you through the details.
Sometimes a bad wheel bearing is obvious, sometimes it’s difficult to diagnose. From Andrew's Diesel, Heavy Equipment, Auto & Tire in Spanish Fort, AL, here are some symptoms to watch out for, and what to do about a bad wheel bearing.
