Tuffy Tire & Auto Perrysburg Tire Safety: Washington vs. Lincoln
August 6, 2022
Welcome to the Tuffy Tire & Auto Perrysburg automotive blog. Today, let's talk about the effect of tire wear. Let's focus on stopping in wet Perrysburg conditions. In order for a tire to have good contact with the road, it has to move the water out of the way. If it can't move the water, the ti... More
Budget for Maintenance in Perrysburg
August 5, 2022
Sometimes busy Perrysburg residents dream about going back to the simpler days of our grandparents. But if you could travel back in time and take a road trip around Ohio in a Model T, you might change your mind. The improved designs and quality of today's automobiles have significantly reduced th... More
Tuffy Tire & Auto Perrysburg Advice on Buying New Tires
August 4, 2022
Today's tires and wheels offer a lot of options for every Perrysburg driver's style, habits and driving conditions.Tires are designed for high-performance in winter or summer and even come in a long-wearing variety for all Ohio seasons.Perrysburg off-roaders should be excited about the options a... More
Keeping Your Perrysburg Air Fresh When Driving With a Clean Cabin Air Filter
August 3, 2022
Pop quiz: What is a cabin air filter? A. A filter for your Perrysburg house?B. A fresh, piney scent?C. A filter for the passenger compartment of your car? Clever you, it's C.A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment of your vehicle. It filters out c... More
Saving Lives in Perrysburg with Tire Pressure
August 2, 2022
All new passenger vehicles on our Perrysburg, Ohio, roads now have tire pressure monitoring systems TPMS for short. They are designed to alert you if your tires are underinflated. Since they are fairly new, a lot of people have questions about them.First off, the most important thing is that you... More
The Right Automotive Fluids for Perrysburg Drivers
August 1, 2022
All those automotive fluids can be confusing for Perrysburg drivers. Recent years have brought new grades of engine oil, types of transmission fluid, coolant and brake fluid. The right fluid protects your vehicle and helps it perform at its best. The wrong fluid won't work as well and could even ... More
Synthetic Oil for Perrysburg Autos
July 31, 2022
If you are a driver in Perrysburg and you aren't currently using synthetic motor oil in your vehicle, maybe now's the time to consider it. Need more information? Well, synthetic motor oil is a substitute for petroleum based oil. Synthetic oil doesn't gel or gum-up like petroleum based oil and i... More
The Truth about Tire Pressure (Tire Inflation)
July 31, 2022
Most light vehicles (under 10,000 pounds/4,500 kg) in North America sold from 2008 model year on have a feature that many people are confused about. It's the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). You may have some experience with it yourself if you own a newer vehicle. Vehicles with TPMS hav... More
To Save Gas Around Perrysburg: Keep up with Your Scheduled Service
July 30, 2022
One topic that hits the news in Ohio on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some Ohio drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in Perrysburg who don't want to add a car payment to our monthly expenses, we need to improve our fuel economy any way... More
Watching Your Check Engine Light
July 29, 2022
Did you know that most of the cars driving around Perrysburg, Ohio, carry more computer power than the Apollo 121 Lunar Module that landed on the moon in 1969?New cars sold in the Perrysburg area have as many as 12 networked computers and over five miles (eight kilometers) of wiring. In fact, fo... More