Automotive Industry News & Information - Greenville Auto Clinic, LLC

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For all your transmission repair and maintenance needs, trust the specialists with the knowledge and ability necessary to keep your car, truck, or SUV reliably on the road. At Greenville Auto Clinic, LLC in Greenville, AL, we prioritize quality over everything. A huge aspect of that goal is keeping up with the technology of the modern era.

At Greenville Auto Clinic, LLC in Greenville, AL, we recommend always making it a priority to change your oil on time. Here’s a look into why it’s so important, and what happens if you don’t keep up with oil changes.

Sludge - If oil stays in an engine too long, sludge begins to build up anywhere oil can go. The oil absorbs tiny debris and contaminants, kind of like a liquid sponge - once it’s at capacity, that oil begins to stick, clog, and build up throughout the engine. Small veins that carry oil to components like actuators, turbos, and bearings will become blocked, starving critical components of oil and causing component or engine failure.

If you own or operate a fleet or commercial truck, it’s important you know the basics of vehicle maintenance. Checking your fluids is the easiest and most effective way to ensure your vehicles stay on the road and going strong. Here’s what you need to know, from Greenville Auto Clinic, LLC in Greenville, AL.

You know how often to change your engine oil; but what about the gear oil in your standard shift transmission? Here’s a short guide, from Greenville Auto Clinic, LLC in Greenville. Unless you’re lucky enough to own a car with a transmission dipstick, inspecting the gear oil in a manual transmission is a lot more inconvenient than doing so with an automatic, or checking your engine oil. The car must be jacked up, supported, and the oil checked from underneath. As a result, you may just want to change it when the time is right. But how do you know when that time comes?

If you drive a car, truck, or SUV that runs on gasoline, there's a good chance you’ve run it low on fuel a few times (or more than a few times,) and maybe even run out of gas completely a time or two. At Greenville Auto Clinic, LLC in Greenville, AL, we like to provide information applicable to you. Running a vehicle low on fuel is something we’re all guilty of, and most of us don’t think twice about it. But, can it be bad for your car?

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Something will go wrong with your car, truck, or SUV eventually. The important thing is knowing what to do, and how to deal with it. Just knowing what to do in a situation often means the difference between a quick repair and thousands of dollars worth of work. If you see steam coming from under the hood, it’s important to deal with it appropriately and quickly. Here’s what’s going on, and what to do, from Greenville Auto Clinic, LLC in Greenville, AL.

If you own or operate a fleet or commercial truck, there’s a lot that factors into having a major repair done on one of your vehicles. At Greenville Auto Clinic, LLC in Greenville, AL, we’re here to help you make the right choice.

One of the more annoying issues a car, truck, or SUV will develop is a grinding or scraping sound when you hit the brakes. What is it, and how do you make it stop? At Greenville Auto Clinic, LLC in Greenville, AL we have the answer.