Why People in Oswego Hesitate to Get Their Vehicle Serviced
August 8, 2022
A recent report stated that over 80 percent of the vehicles on our Oswego, Illinois, roads have one or more service or repair that's needed but hasn't been taken care of. Now that's a lot of undone service. That translates into something over 160 million vehicles in North America alone. Some of t... More
Direct Fuel Injection Update from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Oswego
August 7, 2022
For those of you in Oswego, Illinois who pay attention to these things, you may have been hearing about the new direct injection engines and want to learn more about them. Some deliver the power of a V8 with the economy of a V6.For example, in one family of engines the conventional V6 makes abou... More
Positive and Negative (Battery Care)
August 7, 2022
You notice when your smartphone's battery starts to go weak on you. It runs out of juice faster than it did when it was new. Bet you pay attention to that pretty closely. Unfortunately, many of us don't pay the same attention to the battery in our vehicles. If your battery got you through the c... More
Custom Wheels and Tires for Your Oswego Ride
August 6, 2022
It seems like everywhere you go in the Oswego area you see custom wheels. Big trucks, little cars, mini-vans - it doesn't matter - are expressing themselves with custom wheels. Some Illinois auto owners want smaller tires and wheels - some want larger - and some want them enormous. So where do ... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Dirty Oil in Your Oswego Vehicle
August 5, 2022
If you're a quart low in your vehicle, there isn't enough motor oil to lubricate your engine properly. The extra friction causes drag that reduces fuel economy while you're driving around the Oswego area.The same goes for dirty oil; it doesn't reduce friction properly. The result is you get to wa... More
Tire Tread Depth for Oswego, Illinois Drivers
August 4, 2022
Driving on bald tires is like playing roulette. Though you may be fine today, eventually your luck is going to run out.The Feds don't have any laws for tread depth, but 42 of the states, and all of Canada, do have regulations. They consider 2/32 of an inch to be the minimum legal tread depth. Tw... More
Exhaust Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Oswego: Passing the Smell Test
August 3, 2022
The exhaust system on a vehicle is more complex than most Oswego residents realize. It contains everything from old-fashioned pipes and clamps to sophisticated computers and sensors. All Illinois folks know a properly functioning exhaust system is good for the environment, but sometimes we forge... More
Why a Trip Inspection Is a Good Idea
August 2, 2022
At Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Oswego we get a lot of Oswego drivers asking about vehicle trip preparation. That's a big deal. You could be driving through mountains and deserts in some pretty lonely areas around Illinois, so it's important to know that the vehicle is up to the task and won't leav... More
Tire Maintenance in Oswego
August 1, 2022
With the recent focus in the Oswego area on improving fuel economy, we've been told how important it is to maintain our tire pressure.Oswego drivers know that tires wear out, but we want to make them last as long as possible because they're not cheap to replace. In addition to saving gas, proper... More
Saving Lives in Oswego with Tire Pressure
July 31, 2022
All new passenger vehicles on our Oswego, Illinois, roads now have tire pressure monitoring systems TPMS for short. They are designed to alert you if your tires are underinflated. Since they are fairly new, a lot of people have questions about them.First off, the most important thing is that you... More