Timing Belt
Let's talk about transmission service. It can be easy for Farmington Hills drivers to forget about getting their transmission serviced because it doesn't need it very often. It's easier for people in MI to remember to change the engine oil - you know, every 3,000 miles or 5,000 kilometers. But pr...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on June 26, 2022
When it comes to preventive maintenance on our vehicles, most of us Farmington Hills drivers remember to get our oil changed. But services that occur at longer intervals like transmission service sometimes get overlooked. Yet transmission service is part of car care. A poorly maintained transm...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on January 30, 2022
Your engine is like a finely choreographed dance. All the parts have to work together. If the timing is off at the ballet, dancers crash into each other and fall down. It the timing is off in your engine, it may not run at all. One of the most intricate dances in your engine has to do with the c...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on January 10, 2021
The timing belt in your engine controls the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust valves. Farmington Hills drivers need to replace it on a schedule to avoid failure.Timing belts are very difficult to get to, requiring quite a bit of labor to access. Timing belt replacement is one of the m...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on December 27, 2020
So you have some exciting plans for the weekend. You're going to take some of your friends out on the boat for some water skiing. Of course, you've gotten the boat all ready. And you haven't forgotten about your tow vehicle. You've gassed it up and even vacuumed it out. However, there is somethi...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on February 09, 2020
In your engine, valves over each combustion chamber open to allow fresh air in, close during the combustion event, and then other valves open to let out the exhaust. All of this happens over and over thousands of times a minute when you are driving around Farmington Hills. The timing belts import...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on December 15, 2019
The timing belt rotates the cam shafts which open and close the valves that allow air, fuel, and exhaust to flow through the engine as it powers your car when you drive around Farmington Hills.An old timing belt can lose a tooth in the belt allowing it to slip. The engine could stop or misfire. T...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on November 04, 2019
The transmission system in your vehicle allows you to change gears. Lower gears are power gears. They get your vehicle moving and get it up hills. Higher gears get the vehicle up to speed and get it rolling faster. If you have a standard transmission, then you have to do the work of shifting gea...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on July 14, 2019
Most vehicles have automatic transmissions, yet a lot of Farmington Hills drivers only have a fuzzy understanding about what a transmission does. Think back to the last time you rode a bike in Farmington Hills. You started out in a lower gear and shifted to higher gears as you went faster. Down ...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on August 27, 2018
Do you have any plans around Farmington Hills, MI, for the weekend? Maybe you and some friends are taking the boat up to the lake. Maybe you'll be having a lot of fun water skiing and doing a little fishing.You got the boat all ready. It's all gassed up. You packed lots of snacks and the cooler'...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on February 28, 2018
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