Tire Tread Depth for Oswego, Illinois Drivers

December 25, 2014

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 two-thirty-seconds of an inch to be the mi... More

Fuel Saving Tip: Dirty Oil In Your Oswego SUV

December 18, 2014

If you're a quart low in your SUV, 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 yo... More

Custom Wheels and Tires For Your Oswego Ride

December 9, 2014

It seems like everywhere you go in the Oswego area you see custom wheels. Big trucks, little cars, mini-vans - it doesn't matter, drivers are expressing themselves with custom wheels. Some Illinois drivers want smaller tires and wheels - some want larger - and some want them enormous... More

Direct Fuel Injection Update From Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Oswego

December 4, 2014

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 V... More