PartsTiming Belt Replacement in LivoniaToday we want to talk to Livonia drivers about timing belts. They're something that many drivers don't know much about and yet your vehicle won't run if it's broken and it could cause many thousands of dollars damage if it does break. A broken timing belt is usually a tale of woe. Even though t... Read More Posted in Parts on July 03, 2022 PCV Valve Service at Auto Lab Livonia in LivoniaToday, we are talking about your PCV valve. Unburnt fuel is forced into the crankcase as your engine runs. The PCV (positive crankcase ventilation) valve vents this unburnt fuel and oil vapors from the crankcase and sends it back into the air intake system to be burned in the engine. A clogged... Read More Posted in Parts on January 23, 2022 Livonia Drivers: Is It Time to Replace Your PCV Valve?The crankcase is the lower part of the engine where the crankshaft is housed and where the engine oil lives. The crankshaft is connected to the pistons that power the engine.When you are diving around Livonia, fuel is burned in your vehicle engine, it pushes the pistons down and the crankshaft... Read More Posted in Parts on January 02, 2022 Have You Checked Your Headlights?Like everything in the MI automotive market, there have been great strides in headlight technology in recent years. MI drivers can be safer at night because of it. Good headlights improve visibility on Livonia roads, enabling you to see farther. They also improve your peripheral vision, helping y... Read More Posted in Parts on March 08, 2020 Emergency Items for Your vehicleLocal Livonia roadside emergencies can range from a flat tire downtown to being stranded in a snowy ravine for three days. So you may want to consider a basic emergency kit to keep in the car at all times and a travel kit tailored to a specific trip.Your close-to-home kit for around Livonia would... Read More Posted in Parts on December 01, 2019 PCV Valve ReplacementHello Livonia, let's talk about your often-unnoticed but extremely important PCV valve. The energy from exploding fuel is what powers your engine. But some of the vapors from the explosions escape into the lower part of the engine, called the crankcase. The crankcase is where your engine oil hang... Read More Posted in Parts on April 21, 2019 Battery Replacement for Your vehicleModern vehicles in and around Livonia run on 12 volt electrical systems. 12 volts is enough to get the job done for Livonia drivers without having so much power that there is danger of electrocution. But today's vehicles have more electrical components and do-dads than ever before. This really s... Read More Posted in Parts on June 25, 2017 Timing BeltEver heard the sad tale of a staggeringly steep repair bill from a broken timing belt? Bad news. Let's take a lesson from their woes and remember to think about our timing belt.First, let's review what a timing belt does. The top part of the engine over the cylinders is called the cylinder head.... Read More Posted in Parts on March 05, 2017 |
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