The Tire Warehouse Depot Guide to Custom Wheels
July 31, 2022
If you're interested in customizing the wheels and tires on your vehicle, there are a few things you should know first.Most importantly, the wheels you buy need to fit your vehicle. Not all wheels are created equal. Too many Lake Orion drivers have bought a set of wheels that caught their eye, t... 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
E-85 Fuel Safety Advice from Tire Warehouse Depot
July 30, 2022
Today at Tire Warehouse Depot we want to talk with you about a very important safety issue. This automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: fire fighting experts. You've probably heard of E-85 gasoline being offered in the Lake Orion area. Some newer vehicle models are spec... More
Professional Fuel System Cleaning
July 29, 2022
Getting adequate fuel to your engine is very important for performance, fuel economy and safety. In order to accomplish this, your fuel system needs to be clean.Today's production cars have fuel injectors, rather than a carburetor. The injectors need to be cleaned from time to time in order to de... More
Busting Automotive Myths in Lake Orion, Michigan
July 28, 2022
Myths passed around our Lake Orion, Michigan community start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic. And the internet is a breeding ground for automotive myths. Some bloggers recall the vehicles of yesteryear and declare their modern deced... More
The Easy Way to Save Cash in Lake Orion
July 27, 2022
The hottest Michigan news story may be different every day, but there's one topic that seems to come up over and over again the price of gas in Lake Orion. If you feel like most of your paycheck goes into your gas tank, this post is for you. Here are several basic things people in Lake Orion ca... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Slow Down Around Lake Orion
July 26, 2022
There's not much we can do about the price of gas in Lake Orion, Michigan, but we do quite a bit about how much we use as we're driving on our Lake Orion streets.Our driving habits can dramatically affect our fuel economy.The first thing we can do is watch the 'go-pedal.' Hard acceleration just s... More
Below 45 Degrees in Lake Orion: Consider Winter Tires
July 25, 2022
Remember snow tires? They were basically just regular tires with big, knobby lugs to get them through deep snow. They were loud and rode hard, and Lake Orion drivers couldn't wait to get them off the car. Then along came television advertisements for all-season radials. Michigan drivers ran out ... More
Another Couple of Years: Making Your Vehicle Last With Help From Tire Warehouse Depot
July 24, 2022
A while back, the Cash for Clunkers program was all over the Michigan news. Lake Orion people could trade in their old vehicle for a new one that got better gas mileage and receive a government rebate. A lot of Lake Orion motorists had so-called clunkers that they wanted to keep. They're good co... More
The Edible Engine
July 24, 2022
You may have had a friend whose vehicle was the victim of hungry rodents. After all, mice, rats and squirrelseven rabbitshave been known to gnaw on wires in engine compartments, causing vehicle electrical systems to go haywire. They can disable a vehicle completely and be very expensive to fix.... More