Timing Belt
Knowing how their engine works can help Saginaw drivers make informed decisions about auto care and prevent repairs to their vehicles. This is especially true when it comes to timing belts.An engine's power is generated in the cylinders. Inside the cylinder is a piston that moves up and down whi...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on March 27, 2022
Let's talk about transmission service. It can be easy for Saginaw drivers to forget about getting their transmission serviced because it doesn't need it very often. It's easier for people in TX to remember to change the engine oil - you know, every 3,000 miles or 5,000 kilometers. But proper tran...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on December 05, 2021
In your engine, valves over each combustion chamber open to allow fresh air in, close during the combustion event, and then other valves open to let out the exhaust. All of this happens over and over thousands of times a minute when you are driving around Saginaw. The timing belts important job i...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on August 23, 2020
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 car when you drive around Saginaw.An old timing belt can lose a tooth in the belt allowing it to slip. The engine could stop or misfire. Timing bel...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on April 26, 2020
Your engine is like a finely choreographed dance. All the parts have to work together. If the timing is off at the ballet, dancers crash into each other and fall down. It the timing is off in your engine, it may not run at all. One of the most intricate dances in your engine has to do with the c...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on March 29, 2020
When it comes to preventive maintenance on our vehicles, most of us Saginaw drivers remember to get our oil changed. But services that occur at longer intervals like transmission service sometimes get overlooked. Yet transmission service is part of car care. A poorly maintained transmission wi...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on August 26, 2018
Any Saginaw driver who understands preventive maintenance knows that if it ain't broke, don't fix it is bad auto advice. Replacing a part before it breaks is much less costly for Saginaw residents than repairing the engine damage that comes after a part breaks or fails. A good example of this is ...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on June 14, 2018
If you've been paying attention, you've noticed that vehicle engines are getting more and more powerful in Saginaw. At the same time, they are getting better and better fuel economy. I've gotta tell 'ya, most of that's because of technological advances in transmissions. To get a better understan...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on April 16, 2018
Have you ever seen a ballet performance? Have you wondered how all of those dancers manage to travel all over the stage jumping and twirling and never crash into each other? That's the job of a choreographer.Our auto engines are also highly choreographed. Pistons travel up and down inside cylinde...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on November 28, 2017
Do you have any plans around Saginaw, TX, for the weekend? Maybe you and some friends are taking the boat up to the lake. Maybe you'll be having a lot of fun water skiing and doing a little fishing.You got the boat all ready. It's all gassed up. You packed lots of snacks and the cooler's stocked...
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Posted in Timing Belt
on July 03, 2017
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