How to Radiate Cool (Radiator Care)

February 4, 2024

There's nothing that radiates cool like a vehicle radiator that's helping to keep your engine running at the proper temperature. You don't have to baby it, but you can't simply ignore it, either. Let's take a quick dive under the hood to let you know what the radiator is doing. It takes the he... More

Taking the Heat (Heater Hose Maintenance/Repair)

December 24, 2023

If you have an internal combustion vehicle, you know it has a lot of hoses that carry various fluids. And if you have a heater in your vehicle, you'll have heater hoses. A heater hose connects to and from the engine so some coolant can be circulated through a little radiator called a heater core... More

Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Oswego Radiator Service

August 29, 2022

The coolant system is a vital part of your vehicle. It is also the second most common cause for vehicle failures. Even though coolant system failure is fairly common in Oswego, it is easy to prevent. The most recognizable part of the coolant system is the radiator. It is connected to the engine w... More

Cooling System Components

August 18, 2022

Today we want to talk about a system in our vehicles the cooling system. It's one of those things that Oswego auto owners don't give much thought to until it fails and then they're stranded by the side of a road in Illinois.Cooling systems fail more often than any other mechanical system usual... More

Mercury Rising (Hot Weather Vehicle Concerns)

July 3, 2022

The heat is on, and your vehicle takes a beating when it is. Several of your vehicle's systems are under extra stress in hot weather, so here are a few to make sure are getting the care and maintenance they need. It makes sense that the cooling system is one to make sure is in top shape. Vehicl... More

Your Biggest Fan (Radiator Fan Problems)

January 9, 2022

Your vehicle's engine makes a lot of heat when it's powering you down the road, so it needs a way to get rid of that energy. That's why your vehicle has a cooling system, complete with a radiator and one or two radiator fans, also called cooling fans. Those fans make sure air keeps moving acros... More

Coolant Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Oswego

July 26, 2020

Oswego residents' vehicles have to operate in a wide range of Illinois temperatures which requires the engine coolant to be able to perform 'no matter what.' Think for a moment about the environment where the coolant does its thing. Very hot, high pressure, corrosive...And all the while, it has ... More

Keep Your Cool in Oswego

January 15, 2020

Oswego drivers rely on their vehicle's coolant system to keep their engine cool. Coolant (also called antifreeze) mixed with water flows through your vehicle engine and absorbs heat. The mixture then flows out to the radiator where it's cooled by air flowing over the radiator. From there the coo... More

Keeping Your Engine Cool in Oswego, Illinois

August 4, 2019

The cooling system keeps Illinois vehicle's engines from overheating while they are driving around Oswego. Its job is to move heat away from the engine. Let's talk about the various components of the system and how they make this happen.The radiator is the part most Oswego drivers associate with ... More

Cool Running in Oswego

June 17, 2018

Unless you live in Death Valley, you really don't hear much any more about cars overheating. That's because cooling systems in vehicles have been much improved. That doesn't mean you can't overheat your vehicle engine, though. Without proper preventive maintenance, you could still find yourself ... More