March 2020Not a Good Vibe (Driveshaft Failure)When you feel your vehicle vibrating as you're driving down the road, one cause could be something you may not have ever seen: your driveshaft. It is underneath the vehicle and most drivers don't climb under there to take a look very often. The driveshaft is a cylindrical part that helps conduc... Read More Posted in Drive Train on March 29, 2020 Keeping Your Dexter Air Fresh When Driving With a Clean Cabin Air FilterPop quiz: What is a cabin air filter?A. A filter for your Dexter house?B. A fresh, piney scent?C. A filter for the passenger compartment of your car?Clever you, it's C.A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment of your vehicle. It filters out commo... Read More Posted in Suspension on March 22, 2020 New School: Automotive Charlie's Fast Lube Dexter Technician TrainingDexter consumers are demanding. We want a safe, reliable vehicle that handles well and is comfortable to ride in. Oh, and we want good fuel economy, too. We also want vehicle repairs that are cheap, fast and easy. Unfortunately, one usually comes at the cost of the other.Today's vehicles have mad... Read More Posted in Maintenance on March 15, 2020 Charlie's Fast Lube Dexter: Why Replace Your Engine Air Filter?Just as our bodies need clean air to function properly, your vehicle engine needs clean air to operate efficiently. Let's go egghead for a minute. For every gallon of gas we burn driving on Dexter streets, 20 pounds of carbon dioxide comes out the tailpipe. Question: how can a gallon of gas that... Read More Posted in Maintenance on March 08, 2020 Fuel System Cleaning at Charlie's Fast Lube Dexter in Dexter for Better PerformanceA fuel injector is a valve that delivers fuel to a vehicle's engine. It has to deliver the precise amount of fuel to precisely the right place, precisely when the engine needs it. The fuel also has to be mixed with air before it can burn in the engine.Fuel injectors are engineered to spray fuel i... Read More Posted in Fuel System on March 01, 2020 |
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