At Sargeant Service Center in St Augustine, FL, we know that the key to keeping a transmission reliable and in shape is taking care to prevent an issue in the first place. Here, we’ll explore a condition that has a lot of potentials to cause your transmission harm; overheating.
Obviously, your brakes are essential. However, it’s easy to neglect or ignore brake issues, and even miss them altogether; as long as the truck still stops, many people don’t see the need to have their brakes serviced. From Sargeant Service Center in St Augustine, FL, here are some common brake issues, and why you should fix them.
By now, it’s likely you’ve heard someone claim “manuals get better gas mileage than automatics.” While in the past this has certainly been true – driving an automatic was truly a sacrifice, dramatically affecting acceleration, reliability, and gas mileage – is it still the case in the modern era? Sargeant Service Center in St Augustine, FL has the answers.
An engine can last anywhere from 50 to 500,000 miles depending mostly on how well you maintain it. While some engines are certainly more reliable than others, all of them depend on maintenance to fulfill their greatest potential. Sargeant Service Center in St Augustine, FL has provided for you some of the determining factors of engine lifespan, to help you make sure your engine lasts as long as it possibly can.
Windshield wipers are one of those things you never think about until you need them, and by then it’s too late. There’s a good chance you haven’t changed windshield wipers in a long time, so it might be a good idea to inspect them before rainy weather catches you off guard. Sargeant Service Center in St Augustine, FL has compiled a few windshield wiper tips here for you.
Though transmissions are generally reliable, there are a great number of issues that can develop with one. From Sargeant Service Center in St Augustine, FL, here’s a general overview of the types of problems your transmission may develop, all of which we service and repair.
Sometimes it is EASY to see if your car or truck needs to come into our shop for professional repairs!
1. You see steam rising from the engine!
2. The Check Engine Light is on!
3. The engine starts, but there is an odor that is not right.
4. You hear grinding or thumping noises.
