Serpentine Belt Service At Tuffy Fort Wayne - Dupont Rd. In Fort Wayne
November 27, 2013
Don't you hate it when you hear that squeal from under the hood when you're zipping down a busy Fort Wayne highway? It usually means there is a problem with the serpentine belt. The serpentine belt powers a lot of engine accessories. It runs the alternator - which charges the batter... More
Fuel Injection Keeps Getting Better For Fort Wayne Motorists
November 22, 2013
Fort Wayne drivers know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirtedor injectedinto your engines cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors. There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air to burn, so in the ... More
Clean Air for Your Engine: Engine Air Filters In Fort Wayne
November 12, 2013
Every Fort Wayne car owner who has taken their car in for an oil change has been told that their engine air filters dirty. Heres what goes into the determination of when to change the filter: First, your SUV owners manual will have a recommendation of when to change the filter. Seco... More
Diesel Maintenance For IN
November 8, 2013
At Tuffy Fort Wayne - Dupont Rd. we hear from a lot of people who are excited about the new diesel engines that will soon be available in passenger cars and SUV's. But our IN friends are often curious about the preventive maintenance requirements. People may not know that diesel en... More
Fuel Injectors
November 4, 2013
The last new American car sold in Fort Wayne with a carburetor rolled out of the IN dealership in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Fort Wayne and nationally have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your en... More
Severe Service Requirements
November 3, 2013
A lot of Fort Wayne car owners have asked whether or not they should use their severe service maintenance schedule, which is listed in their car owners' manual. It can be somewhat confusing, so we decided to consult an expert. Cricket Killingsworth is from QMI/Heartland, a manufactu... More
Air Conditioning Service In Fort Wayne
November 2, 2013
Hey Fort Wayne ! Let's talk about one of our IN summertime must-haves: your car A/C. It's real easy for Fort Wayne auto owners to take their car's air conditioner for granted. Just push the right buttons and out comes cool, dry, clean air. But your air conditioning system needs atte... More
Power Steering Service Near Fort Wayne
November 1, 2013
Most of us living in the Fort Wayne area are too young to remember life before power steering - cranking those great big steering wheels! It was a pretty good workout. Now power steering is standard. Let's look at how it works. The heart of any power steering system is its pump. The... More