Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)
October 22, 2023
If theres one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, its the temperature gauge. Its the one that may say C---H (that means cold---hot). Or maybe yours has a picture of a thermometer on it and a blue and red zone. If you see the needle heading farther to the H or red area, that mea... More
Keeping Your Cool (Coolant System)
July 23, 2023
No matter what the weather is like outside, your internal combustion engine expects to keep its cool all the time, even when it's really cold. That's because engines create the power that moves you to your destination by a series of tiny explosions of a fuel and air mixture. In turn, that genera... More
Tuffy Tire & Auto Perrysburg Radiator Service
September 11, 2022
The coolant system is a vital part of your vehicle. It is also the second most common cause for vehicle failures. Even though coolant system failure is fairly common in Perrysburg, it is easy to prevent. The most recognizable part of the coolant system is the radiator. It is connected to the engi... More
Water Pump
August 18, 2022
Your cooling system is very important. It circulates coolant through the radiator and your engine to protect your vehicle from overheating. There are five main components to the cooling system: the radiator the radiator cap the hoses the thermostat the water pump The water pump's like the hear... More
Keeping Your Engine Cool in Perrysburg, Ohio
August 12, 2022
The cooling system keeps Ohio vehicle's engines from overheating while they are driving around Perrysburg. Its job is to move heat away from the engine. Let's talk about the various components of the system and how they make this happen.The radiator is the part most Perrysburg drivers associate w... More
Keep Your Cool in Perrysburg
July 24, 2022
Perrysburg drivers rely on their vehicle's coolant system to keep their engine cool. Coolant (also called antifreeze) mixed with water flows through your vehicle engine and absorbs heat. The mixture then flows out to the radiator where it's cooled by air flowing over the radiator. From there the... More
Coolant/Antifreeze Service in Perrysburg, Ohio
July 9, 2022
Perrysburg auto owners may know that most automotive failures in Perrysburg, Ohio, are tire related, but do you know the second most common cause of vehicle failure? Nope, it's not teenagers. It is the coolant system. But if you take good care of your vehicle coolant system, it will take good ca... More
Cooling System Components
July 1, 2022
Today we want to talk about a system in our vehicles the cooling system. It's one of those things that Perrysburg auto owners don't give much thought to until it fails and then they're stranded by the side of a road in Ohio.Cooling systems fail more often than any other mechanical system usual... More
Your Biggest Fan (Radiator Fan Problems)
February 13, 2022
Your vehicle's engine makes a lot of heat when it's powering you down the road, so it needs a way to get rid of that energy. That's why your vehicle has a cooling system, complete with a radiator and one or two radiator fans, also called cooling fans. Those fans make sure air keeps moving acros... More
Taking the Heat (Heater Hose Maintenance/Repair)
May 16, 2021
If you have an internal combustion vehicle, you know it has a lot of hoses that carry various fluids. And if you have a heater in your vehicle, you'll have heater hoses. A heater hose connects to and from the engine so some coolant can be circulated through a little radiator called a heater core... More