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
Wired! (Battery Cable Service)
July 31, 2022
Colder weather brings out the worst in a vehicle's battery. On a very cold day, you may have experienced that your engine cranks slowly when starting. But while it may be the battery itself, it may also be the parts that transfer the power to other the other electrical components, the battery c... More
10 Services Oswego Drivers Often Overlook
July 30, 2022
We live such busy lives nowadays: work, social events, running the kids all over Oswego. Some days it's all we can do to keep track of everywhere we need to be. That's why you've gotta be organized. Smartphones, calendar apps - we have to keep track of it all.So let's talk about schedules. Speci... More
Fuel Injection Basics for Oswego
July 29, 2022
All modern Oswego vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it's a topic Oswego drivers need to know something about. The mighty fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or diesel fuel to the right place, in the right amount at the right timeto be mixed with air and burned in the engine... More
Watching Your Check Engine Light
July 28, 2022
Did you know that most of the cars driving around Oswego, Illinois, carry more computer power than the Apollo 121 Lunar Module that landed on the moon in 1969?New cars sold in the Oswego area have as many as 12 networked computers and over five miles (eight kilometers) of wiring. In fact, for th... More
What to Do in Case of an Accident in Oswego
July 27, 2022
Screeching tires, crunching metal it's an accident! If you've ever been in a car accident in Oswego, even a minor one, you know how upsetting it can be. It's hard to think straight and know what to do.Let's review what Oswego drivers should do in case of an accident:When an accident occurs, you... More