Fuel System Cleaning at Tuffy Walled Lake in Walled Lake for Better Performance
August 20, 2022
A fuel injector is a valve that delivers fuel to a vehicle's engine. It has to deliver the precise amount of fuel to precisely the right place, precisely when the engine needs it. The fuel also has to be mixed with air before it can burn in the engine.Fuel injectors are engineered to spray fuel i... More
Breathe Free in Walled Lake: Cabin Air Filter Replacement at Tuffy Walled Lake
August 19, 2022
There are a lot of new features, both optional and standard, on Walled Lake 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 car nice and clean.A cabin air filter is similar to th... More
Maintenance for High Mileage Vehicles in Walled Lake, Michigan
August 18, 2022
The median age for cars in the Walled Lake, Michigan area was over nine years. And two-thirds had over 75,000 miles. At Tuffy Walled Lake we hear reports that those numbers continue to rise. If you have a high-mileage vehicle in the Walled Lake area, bring it into Tuffy Walled Lake for high-milea... More
Walled Lake Drivers: Get Fresh Air Inside Your Car
August 17, 2022
Let's talk about air quality in Walled Lake. It's a global issue, but affects us wherever we are. Many decades ago, Walled Lake drivers began to become aware of how air pollution negatively affects health. But what about the air inside your vehicle?Now, it's only been in the last few years that c... More
Selecting New Tires and Wheels
August 16, 2022
Some of us Walled Lake drivers just love tires. All those little rubber hairs on new tires and the smell is wonderful. We live in a great time for tires. No matter how you drive around Michigan, where you want to go or the look you're after; there is a tire for you.The same is true about wheels. ... More
The Tuffy Walled Lake Guide to Caring for Your Transmission
August 15, 2022
Most vehicles have automatic transmissions, yet a lot of Walled Lake drivers only have a fuzzy understanding about what a transmission does. Think back to the last time you rode a bike in Walled Lake. You started out in a lower gear and shifted to higher gears as you went faster. Down shift for ... More
How to Know When to Change Your Oil at Tuffy Walled Lake
August 14, 2022
Today in the Tuffy Walled Lake auto care blog, we're going to talk to Walled Lake drivers about oil change intervals. It seems that as engine technology advances, oil change intervals become longer for Tuffy Walled Lake customers. For example, recently four of the world's largest vehicle manufac... More
Water Everywhere (Clogged Drains)
August 14, 2022
It's bad enough when you mistakenly leave a window open in your vehicle on a rainy day and you find your carpet soaked. But what in the world is going on when your windows are closed tight, not leaking and you STILL wind up with wet carpet? The answer could be something you might not even know y... More
On Board Diagnostics for Walled Lake Motorists
August 13, 2022
Some Walled Lake vehicle owners wonder why Tuffy Walled Lake and other Walled Lake auto repair shops charge a fee for vehicle diagnostics. Receiving a diagnostic charge at Tuffy Walled Lake for a tricky automotive problem shouldn't be a surprise. In the Walled Lake area, automotive diagnostics c... More
Keeping Your Walled Lake Air Fresh When Driving With a Clean Cabin Air Filter
August 12, 2022
Pop quiz: What is a cabin air filter? A. A filter for your Walled Lake 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 ... More