Car Care Tips

Check and/or change your air filter every 6 months to improve fuel economy and keep your engine running smoothly. Don’t top off. Don’t bother topping off when filling your car’s gas tank. Any additional gas is just going to slop around or seep out. Tighten up that gas cap. Gas will evaporate from your car’s […]

Rotate your tires every 5,000 miles or every 6 months. Check your tire pressures approximately once a week. Low tire pressures can affect fuel economy, handling and comfort. To accurately measure your tire pressure, check tires when they are cold. Wait at least three hours after driving. Always make sure that your wheels are properly […]

  Change your fluids on time, every time. Change your oil every 3,000 miles for regular, 5,000 miles for synthetic oil Change antifreeze fluid every 30,000 miles. Change brake fluid every 30,000 miles. Change transmission fluid every 30,000 miles. Schedule a maintenance check every 15, 30, 60, and 90,000 miles. Replace your air filter every […]

Today’s Loganville car care article focuses on your suspension system. After many years and tens of thousands of miles, your truck suspension system components do wear out, but how long that takes depends a lot on how you drive. As you can imagine, if most of your driving is on smooth Loganville highways, your shock […]

One might say the most challenging part of being an automotive service technician in York is diagnosing a problem before it can be fixed. Cars in York are made up of a bunch of complex systems. There usually could be a number of reasons for any given symptom. So it’s challenging to track down the […]

Your truck’s so important to your life in York: when it breaks down, you need it back on the road as soon as possible – with the problem fixed right the first time. If you’ve ever check into some of the training technicians at Jim’s Auto Repair receive, you may be surprised at how much […]

At Jim’s Auto Repair in York, a big part of the service we provide for our customers is education. We want you to feel confident with your service decisions. And we’re always open to questions. Even though we try to be proactive in our education, we sometimes get busy fixing cars and need a reminder. […]

Most Dallastown motorists know that their owner’s manuals have schedules for preventive maintenance. Things like oil changes, transmission service and so on. They say you should change your oil every so many miles or after so many months. Dallastown people understand this very well. What they may not know is that there are actually two […]

Today’s Jim’s Auto Repair article discusses the effect of tire tread depth on braking. When talking about stopping power, York drivers tend to focus on brakes. But our tires are where the rubber meets the road. So having good brakes isn’t enough. York motorists have to have tires with enough traction to translate braking power […]

  Let’s divide the car-buying world into two camps: those who keep a car until it drops, and those who think a new car will change their lives. To the first, a round of applause. There’s nothing short of riding a bike that’s cheaper than keeping a car until it crumbles into a pile of […]