Why is Air Not Coming Out of My Vents?
October 6, 2024
You climb inside your vehicle, start the ignition, and reach for the fan control for the heating or air conditioning. But when you try to crank it up, no air comes out of the vents. It can make for a very uncomfortable trip, whether its hot or cold outside. Its important for the comfort of you a... More
Cabin Air Filter From Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lockport
September 1, 2022
Here is a questions for Lockport 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 passenger... More
Breathe Free in Lockport: Cabin Air Filter Replacement at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lockport
August 14, 2022
There are a lot of new features, both optional and standard, on Lockport 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 the f... More
Fresh Air Inside Your Car in Lockport
July 25, 2021
Air quality has certainly become a hot issue in our modern world. We install air filters on our ventilation systems and in our vacuum cleaners. There's a filter that cleans the air going into our vehicle's engine so why not one for the air in the passenger compartment?Foreign and domestic vehic... More
Some New Boots (Suspension Maintenance)
February 28, 2021
There are some boots that don't come in a shoe box and aren't worn on your feet. They are called axle or CV boots, and they can be important parts for many vehicles. That CV stands for constant velocity. CV axles are mainly used in front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles. They're also us... More
Time Out: Suspension Problems in Lockport
December 10, 2018
Your vehicle's suspension system has two jobs: to prevent the passengers from getting tossed around inside the vehicle every time it hits a bump in the road and to keep the tires firmly planted on the road around every corner and over every bump.To see your suspension system, you'll have to look... More
Keeping Your Lockport Air Fresh When Driving With a Clean Cabin Air Filter
April 25, 2018
Pop quiz: What is a cabin air filter? A. A filter for your Lockport 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 com... More
Breathe Deep With Your Cabin Air Filter
August 29, 2017
Bad air quality while you're driving around Lockport is nothing to sneeze at. But seriously, more and more vehicles these days come equipped with a cabin air filter. Since they're fairly new on the scene, a lot of folks don't know about them yet.These filters clean the air in the passenger compa... More
Lockport Drivers: Get Fresh Air Inside Your Car
May 29, 2016
Let's talk about air quality in Lockport. It's a global issue, but affects us wherever we are. Many decades ago, Lockport 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 cabin a... More
Problems with Suspension Solved at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lockport in Lockport
April 4, 2016
A vehicle's suspension system is tough. It can last for years and after lots of driving for Lockport drivers. But it can be damaged quickly by hitting a pothole, curb or rock, and it can wear more quickly if you frequently drive off-road or on bumpy roads. A workhorse vehicle one that hauls heav... More