Vital Fall Maintenance Tips

The summer is over, the kids are back in school, and the evenings are getting colder and colder. Now is the perfect time to take advantage of a change in seasons and prepare your vehicle for the rest of fall and the upcoming winter season.

Cleaning Your Fuel System

The end of summer is the perfect time to give your fuel system a little extra care. The excess heat and extra driving time during the summer combine to put extra stress on your system. Combine that with the fact that the quality of gas in the summer decreases and all of these summer time factors lead to a dirty fuel system. But, don’t worry, a clean fuel system is just one step away.

Temperature Change and Tire Inflation

Autumn is a time of change. More specifically, autumn temperatures rise and fall pretty rapidly. As we go from summer to winter, fall temperatures undergo some pretty severe drops. There are many things to watch out for when temperatures change. Today we are going to talk about how temperatures affect tire inflation.

Vehicle Tips: Tire Caps

Here at Jiffy Lube Nevada, we not only want to provide your vehicle with the proper preventative maintenance it deserves, we want to provide you with vehicle maintenance tips you can utilize during your day-to-day life. First up, we have a cool tip for you about tire valve caps and why they are important.

Check Engine Light: Part II

CarMD listed the most common “check engine light” repairs for 2013. According to the list, here’s one repair that Jiffy Lube Bay Area can help you with:

Inspect Battery and Charging System and Repair/Replace as Necessary

Problems with the battery and charging system accounted for 2.54% of all check engine light repairs. As a general rule of thumb, your vehicle’s battery should be replaced every 3 years. Extreme hot and cold weather can decrease that 3 year lifespan.

Jiffy Lube Nevada is here to help. Our certified technicians will inspect your battery as part of the Jiffy Lube Signature Service Oil Change and offer Battery Maintenance Services to inspect, diagnose and fix/replace your battery and charging system as needed.  

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Check Engine Light

Car repairs are getting more and more expensive. That is why regular preventative maintenance is more vital than ever in the quest to keep your dollars in your wallet and out of the mechanics pocket. A helpful tool in a vehicle owner’s bag of tricks is the check engine light. Equally annoying and helpful, the check engine light serves as a warning that something in your vehicle needs help. Even though tracking down the root cause of a check engine light can easily turn into a grand adventure, ignoring the check engine light can be costly.

Vehicle Tips: Tire Moisture

Here at Jiffy Lube Nevada, we not only want to provide your vehicle with the proper preventative maintenance it deserves, we want to provide you with vehicle maintenance tips you can utilize during your day-to-day life. First up, we have a cool tip for you about filling your tires up with air.