Today’s vehicles come equipped with a variety of monitors and alerts that are designed to keep you safe and make sure that your vehicle is operating at an optimal level. The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is perhaps one of the most important of these...
Have you noticed an increase in price when you get a flat fixed in Jacksonville or your tires rotated? It might be the result of your TPMS, or Tire Pressure Monitoring System. The federal government began requiring a TPMS system on 2008 model year passenger...
There is a clear and vocal demand in Jacksonville and nationally for a reduction in air pollution and our dependence on fossil fuels. This is what is driving the Florida market for alternative fuel vehicles. There are a number of these vehicles on Jacksonville area...
Many Jacksonville drivers don't realize that there is more to exhaust system maintenance than just tailpipes and mufflers. And if you can see smoke, or if it’s too loud. Exhaust service at a full-service automotive center like JJ's Custom Import Repair, Inc. is really...
Air quality has certainly become a hot issue in our modern Jacksonville world. We install air filters on our ventilation systems and in our vacuum cleaners. There’s a filter that cleans the air going into our Japanese Import’s engine — so why not one...
You know you need new tires, but you're not sure what type. You look at a tire to get the size: 225, 50, R, 16, 92, H. All the way to the Jacksonville service center you keep repeating it over and over. You...
Everyone in Jacksonville, Florida knows we are advised to go to our Jacksonville dentist twice a year. Oral-conscious Jacksonville residents have a teeth-cleaning and examination. Once a year, we get x-rays to look for problems that can’t be seen with the naked eye. When...
The timing belt rotates the cam shafts which open and close the valves that allow air, fuel, and exhaust to flow through the engine as it powers your automobile. An old timing belt can lose a “tooth” in the belt allowing it to slip. The...
There are a lot of new features, both optional and standard, on Jacksonville drivers' vehicles these days. One you may not have heard of is called a cabin air filter. Simply put, its job is to keep the air in the passenger compartment of your...
The brake rotor, or disc, is attached to your wheel. The brake pads rub on the rotor to slow your automobile. Rotors can warp, crack or become misaligned. They can also be damaged by worn out brake pads that scratch grooves into the surface. These...