Maintenance

Which item is most often stolen from vehicles in Glendora? Is it: Stereo Wheels Air Bag DVD System Well, if you said stereo – you used to be right. But airbags have now surpassed stereos as the biggest target for theft in Glendora – approximately 50,000 a year are stolen across the country. New airbags…

Today in our Certified Auto Specialists blog, we’re going to talk about following recommended service intervals. Your sedan isn’t the only aspect of your life in Glendora with recommended intervals: Let’s start with twice yearly dental cleaning. And physical exams. How about laundry, mowing the lawn and paying the bills? Now, what would happen if…

Your sedan engine really needs clean air to operate efficiently. Let’s go egghead for a minute. For every gallon of gas we burn driving around Azusa, twenty pounds of carbon dioxide comes out the tailpipe. Question: how can a gallon of gas that weighs a little over six pounds produce twenty pounds of carbon dioxide?The…

If you’ve ever been driving around Glendora and had a headlamp go out, you’ve probably just wanted to replace the bad bulb. If your car uses halogen headlamps, they dim over time. So if you just put in one, they won’t have the same brightness which can be distracting and will affect your field of…

If you’ve ever heard a squealing sound under your hood, chances are it was your serpentine belt. Your serpentine belt is a long belt that’s driven by your engine. It winds around several accessories that power important automotive systems in your sedan. Let’s go over them. First, the serpentine belt drives your air conditioning system….

For advice on how to make your sedan last longer, visit us at Certified Auto Specialists476 Vermont Avenue Glendora, California 91741626-852-0908 These days many people in the Los Angeles area are really committed to making their cars last a long time. First thing: you’ve got to start with what you’ve got. It’d be ideal if…

A lot of our viewers have asked whether or not they should use their severe service maintenance schedule, which is listed in their car owners’ manual. It can be confusing. Let’s clear the air on this subject. Cricket Killingsworth is from QMI/Heartland, a manufacturer of automotive products and fluids. She’s been in the automotive business…