Timing BeltAsk Tire Warehouse Depot: What Happens When a Serpentine Belt Breaks?Your browser does not support the video tag. The serpentine belt is aptly named since it snakes around under your hood. It may lack its namesake's fangs, but it sure packs a wallop when it breaks.The serpentine belt powers a lot of engine systems. It runs the alternator, which charges the... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on May 26, 2019 Transmission Care in Lake Orion, MichiganYour browser does not support the video tag. Do you have any plans around Lake Orion, Michigan, for the weekend? Maybe you and some friends are taking the boat up to the lake. Maybe you'll be having a lot of fun water skiing and doing a little fishing.You got the boat all ready. It's all... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on April 28, 2019 Lake Orion Car Owners Ask: Why Do I Need to Change My Serpentine Belt?Any Lake Orion driver who understands preventive maintenance knows that “if it ain't broke, don't fix it” is bad auto advice. Replacing a part before it breaks is much less costly for Lake Orion residents than repairing the engine damage that comes after a part breaks or fails. A good example of ... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on March 31, 2019 It Pays to Take Care of Your Transmission at Tire Warehouse DepotYour browser does not support the video tag. If you've been paying attention, you've noticed that vehicle engines are getting more and more powerful in Lake Orion. At the same time, they are getting better and better fuel economy. I've gotta tell 'ya, most of that's because of technologi... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on April 30, 2018 Automotive Tips from Tire Warehouse Depot: A Broken or Damaged Timing BeltThe timing belt rotates the cam shafts which open and close the valves that allow air, fuel, and exhaust to flow through the engine as it powers your car when you drive around Lake Orion.An old timing belt can lose a “tooth” in the belt allowing it to slip. The engine could stop or misfire. Timin... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on January 03, 2018 Automotive Tips from Tire Warehouse Depot: Timing Belt OverviewIn your engine, valves over each combustion chamber open to allow fresh air in, close during the combustion event, and then other valves open to let out the exhaust. All of this happens over and over thousands of times a minute when you are driving around Lake Orion. The timing belt’s important j... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on March 12, 2017 Automotive Tips from Tire Warehouse Depot: Knowing When Your Timing Belt Should Be ReplacedThe timing belt in your engine controls the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust valves. Lake Orion drivers need to replace it on a schedule to avoid failure.Timing belts are very difficult to get to, requiring quite a bit of labor to access. Timing belt replacement is one of the more ex... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on November 13, 2016 Combustion Choreography: Timing Belt Replacement at Tire Warehouse Depot in Lake OrionHave you ever seen a ballet performance? Have you wondered how all of those dancers manage to travel all over the stage jumping and twirling and never crash into each other? That's the job of a choreographer.Our auto engines are also highly choreographed. Pistons travel up and down inside cylinde... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on August 28, 2016 Gear Up: Transmission Service at Tire Warehouse Depot in Lake OrionYour browser does not support the video tag. The transmission system in your vehicle allows you to change gears. Lower gears are power gears. They get your vehicle moving and get it up hills. Higher gears get the vehicle up to speed and get it rolling faster. If you have a standard transmiss... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on April 24, 2016 Timing Belt Service to Save Big Bucks in Lake OrionYour engine is like a finely choreographed dance. All the parts have to work together. If the timing is off at the ballet, dancers crash into each other and fall down. It the timing is off in your engine, it may not run at all. One of the most intricate dances in your engine, has to ... Read More Posted in Timing Belt on November 12, 2014 |
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