Power Steering Service Near Flint
October 7, 2022
Most of us living in the Flint area are too young to remember life before power steering - cranking those great big steering wheels! It was a pretty good workout. Now power steering is standard. Let's look at how it works. The heart of any power steering system is its pump. The pump pressu... More
Air Conditioning Service in Lake Orion
October 6, 2022
Hey Lake Orion! Let's talk about one of our Michigan summertime must-haves: your car A/C. It's real easy for Lake Orion drivers to take their car's air conditioner for granted. Just push the right buttons and out comes cool, dry, clean air. But your air conditioning system needs attention from ti... More
Cabin Air Filter From Tire Warehouse Depot
October 5, 2022
Here is a questions for Lake Orion drivers: What is a cabin air filter?Is it: A filter for a house in the middle of the woods? A fresh, piney scent? A filter for the passenger compartment of your car? Clever you, it's 3.A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passeng... More
Differential Service at Tire Warehouse Depot
October 4, 2022
Here at AutoNetTV, we have national viewers, like your neighbors in Lake Orion, who write to us with questions or feedback. One common question we're asked is: "What is a differential and what does it do?" You may have been told by your Tire Warehouse Depot service advisor that your differential... More
Exhaust Service at Tire Warehouse Depot in Lake Orion
October 3, 2022
Whenever they hear the term "exhaust service," most Lake Orion residents think about exhaust pipes and mufflers. Well, actually, exhaust service at Tire Warehouse Depot is a lot more comprehensive these days. For example, catalytic converters were mandated in 1976 and on-board emission control co... More
Fuel Injectors
October 2, 2022
The last new American vehicles sold in Lake Orion with a carburetor rolled out of the Michigan dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Lake Orion, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your e... More
Differential Service
October 2, 2022
When you're driving and turn a corner, you probably aren't aware of all that's going on with your wheels. The outside wheels have a longer distance to travel than the inside wheels, so there are gears that allow the wheels to go at different speeds when you turn. That set of gears is called a d... More
PCV Valve Replacement
October 1, 2022
Hello Lake Orion, let's talk about your often-unnoticed but extremely important PCV valve. The energy from exploding fuel is what powers your engine. But some of the vapors from the explosions escape into the lower part of the engine, called the crankcase. The crankcase is where your engine oil h... More