Your Vehicle's Other Power Plant (Alternator Replacement)
March 30, 2025
Your vehicle's engine is probably the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a power plant. But it has another power source that is vital as well: the alternator. The alternator is what puts out the electricity that powers such things as your lights, power windows, sound system, and na... More
A Non-Starter (Alternator Problems in Cold Weather)
August 4, 2024
As the temperatures dip, we all know there could be problems starting our vehicles. After all, batteries can grow old and not hold a charge as well as when they were newer. Or starters can go bad. But there's one more component to keep an especially sharp eye on during winter: your alternator. T... More
Staying In Charge (Alternator Repair)
December 24, 2023
Seems like these days, we're hearing about more and more electric or hybrid vehicles. Keep in mind that conventional gasoline internal combustion vehicles have important electrical components, too, and it's important to make sure they're operating at their peak. In a vehicle with a gasoline engi... More
The Power Behind your Engine (Alternator Diagnosis and Repair)
January 22, 2023
There's nothing like that sinking feeling when you turn the key and nothing happens in your vehicle. A lot of us are quick to blame the battery. But it may instead be your alternator that's failing. Your battery supplies power to start your vehicle, but the alternator is what sends power when y... More
Alternator Facts (Failing Alternator)
April 11, 2021
If you notice that your headlights are flickering at night, that's something to pay attention to. While there could be many different things that could cause that problem, one possibility is your vehicle's alternator. The alternator takes mechanical energy from the engine and turns it into electr... More
Tire Warehouse Depot Automotive Tips: Alternator
February 21, 2021
Your alternator makes electricity to start and run your engine and all of the vital electrical systems in your vehicle. Thats everything from the on-board computers to the turn signals. And of course there is the entertainment system, seat heaters, power windows and everything you plug into the p... More
Tire Warehouse Depot Car Care News and Information: Battery Testing
February 3, 2016
The simple fact is that 70% of car batteries fail within 4 years. They just need to be replaced when they are no longer able to hold a full charge. Batteries are a big ticket item for most Lake Orion motorists and its tempting to put off buying a new one as long as possible. But a battery that ... More
Battery Replacement At Tire Warehouse Depot In Lake Orion
October 30, 2015
Hello, welcome to Tire Warehouse Depot. Today's focus is batteries. It seems like everything in Lake Orion runs on batteries. Of course, the batteries were most concerned with here at Tire Warehouse Depot are those in our customer's vehicles. Just like the batteries in our smoke det... More
Charge It In Lake Orion For Extended Battery Life
October 14, 2015
Here's an interesting statistic for our auto owners in Lake Orion, Michigan: Only thirty percent of car batteries make it to forty-eight months. And the life expectancy varies by where you live. It ranges from fifty-one months in extremely cold areas to just thirty months in extremel... More
Battery Basics For Lake Orion
September 30, 2015
It's important for Lake Orion auto owners to know battery basics. First, lets talk about which is harder on a battery hot or cold Michigan weather. Most Flint motorists think its cold weather because thats when we call on our batteries to have enough power to start a cold SUV engine. However,... More