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St. Louis Safety Systems: Tire Pressure Monitoring System

posted on 8/5/2020 10:01:00 AM
by: Mike Najjar Flats, blow outs, skids and longer stopping distances can all be the result of St. Louis folks driving around on under-inflated tires. Now, it’s hard to tell when a radial tire is under-inflated. If your manufacturer recommends 35 pounds of pressure, your sedan tire’s considered significantly under inflated at 26 pounds. The tire may not look low until it gets below 20 pounds.New laws required manufacturers to include a Tire Pressure Monitoring System &ndash...
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Suspension Service At Master Auto Repair

posted on 8/5/2020 10:00:00 AM
by: Mike Najjar Suspension systems will continue to operate effectively for many years and tens of thousands of miles. Eventually sedan components do wear out, but how long that takes depends a lot on how you drive in St. Louis.As you can imagine, if most of your driving is on smooth MO highways, your shock absorbers will last a lot longer than if you do most of your driving on bumpy roads or hauling heavy loads. In addition to just wearing out, sedan suspension components can be ...
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Master Auto Repair Maintenance Tips: The Belt Goes On

posted on 8/5/2020 10:00:00 AM
by: Mike Najjar Today's Master Auto Repair auto maintenance article focuses on yourserpentine belt. Your serpentine belt is a long belt that’s driven by your engine. It winds around several accessories that power important automotive systems. Let’s go over them.First, the serpentine belt drives your sedan air conditioning system. It spins the compressor that makes the cool air that takes the edge off the summer heat in St. Louis.Next, the b...
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Master Auto Repair Tire Safety: Washington vs. Lincoln

posted on 8/5/2020 10:00:00 AM
by: Mike Najjar Welcome to the Master Auto Repair blog. Today, let’s talk about the effect of tire tread depth on braking. When talking about stopping power, most of us Collinsville drivers tend to focus on our brakes. But our tires are where the rubber meets the road. So having good brakes isn’t enough. Safe Collinsville drivers need to have tires with enough traction to translate braking power into stopping power.Let’s focus on stopping in wet Co...
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PCV Valve Service At Master Auto Repair In St. Louis

posted on 8/5/2020 9:59:00 AM
The PCV Valve is a little, inexpensive part that does a big job for St. Louis drivers. PCV stands for Positive Crankcase Ventilation.The crankcase is the bottom area of the engine that holds the oil. When the sedan engine’s running, fuel is burned to generate power. Most of the exhaust from combustion goes out through the exhaust system. But some exhaust blows by the pistons and goes into the lower engine, or crankcase.These hot gases are about seventy percent unburned fuel....
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Master Auto Repair: Good Service And Good Fuel Economy

posted on 8/5/2020 9:58:00 AM
by: Mike Najjar Most of our St. Louis clients want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving fuel economy. At Master Auto Repair, we are frequently asked, however, just how much money St. Louis motorists can actually save.Well the US government has a website dedicated to helping us use less fuel. It presents the cost savings in a way St. Louis car owners can relate to and is relevant for all vehicles. Let me give you an example: Having your sedan engine properly tuned, ...
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Master Auto Repair And The Maintenance Mindset

posted on 8/5/2020 9:58:00 AM
by: Mike Najjar When it comes to their vehicles, some St. Louis people don’t have a maintenance mindset. They know they need to take care of their cars, but it just seems really hard to get them to remember to do it. St. Louis drivers generally accept that many things in life require regular maintenance, but just may have not applied it to their sedans.For example: the lawn. You water it and mow it every week. And weed the flower beds and rake the leaves. There are other thi...
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Air Conditioning Maintenance At Master Auto Repair In St. Louis

posted on 8/5/2020 9:58:00 AM
by: Mike Najjar Warm weather or cold, St. Louis drivers still need to think about their sedan’s air conditioning. Most St. Louis people don’t service their air conditioning until after it fails. At Master Auto Repair, we can advise you on your vehicle manufacturer's preventive maintenance schedules for air conditioning service, just as we do for transmission service, oil changes and so on.Maintaining your air conditioning system means that you always have enough re...
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How to Know When to Change Your Oil At Master Auto Repair

posted on 8/5/2020 9:57:00 AM
Today in the Master Auto Repair auto care blog, we’re going to talk about oil change intervals. It seems that as engine technology advances, recommended oil change intervals have gotten longer for Master Auto Repair customers. High quality oil in a well-engineered sedan engine has lead to extended intervals. But it’s also lead to some confusion among St. Louis drivers.The old mantra “change your oil every three months or three thousand miles, whichever comes firs...
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Another Couple of Years: Making Your Vehicle Last At Master Auto Repair

posted on 8/5/2020 9:57:00 AM
A while back, the Cash for Clunkers program was all over the news. St. Louis people could trade in their old vehicle for a new one that got better fuel economy and receive a government rebate.A lot of St. Louis motorists had so-called clunkers that they wanted to keep. They’re good commuters, grocery getters or toy haulers. They enjoy that fact that they’re paid off, or soon will be. They would gladly like to keep their sedans for 200,000 miles or more – as long as it&rsqu...
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