March 2019Shake It up in Sparta!: Why Wheel BalancingOur vehicles are not massage chairs. While we may enjoy a good vibration in an overstuffed recliner, we generally want as smooth a ride as possible in our vehicles. One way to achieve this is to keep a vehicle's wheels in balance.When a tire is mounted onto a wheel, it is usually out of ... Read More Posted in Tires and Wheels on March 31, 2019 Positive Crankcase Ventilation – PCV Valve Service at Charlie's Fast Lube SpartaHello Sparta! Did you know that the first federally-mandated emissions control device was introduced in the 1960's? The Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve, or PCV valve, has been installed in Illinois vehicles since 1964 and represents the first legislation by the United States government to re... Read More Posted in Exhaust on March 24, 2019 Right or Left? Charlie's Fast Lube Sparta Power Steering ServiceHave you ever driven a vehicle without power steering? If you have, then you probably appreciate how much easier it is to drive today's modern vehicles. Before power steering, all of the force to turn a vehicle had to come from the driver's arms. That's why old cars had such large steering wheels... Read More Posted in Steering on March 17, 2019 Need a New Battery? Call Charlie's Fast Lube Sparta TodayHello Sparta drivers! Need a new battery? There is a good chance that you do – 70% of batteries need to be replaced within four years. As your battery discharges and then recharges as you drive around Sparta, bits of the surface of the battery plates disintegrate. As this process continue... Read More Posted in Fluids on March 10, 2019 Automotive Detective Work in SpartaThere's a reason we use the word "diagnose" when we talk about fixing cars in Sparta. Figuring out what's wrong with your vehicle has a lot of similarities to figuring out what's wrong with someone who is ill. Vehicles are a mass of complex systems that can produce a variety of symptoms w... Read More Posted in Diagnostics on March 03, 2019 |
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