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Extended Warranties: The REAL Story

posted on 8/5/2020 10:11:00 AM

by: Mike Najjar What are extended warranties? If you buy a new or used vehicle today, chances are good that the dealership will offer to sell you an "extended warranty" for after the factory warranty runs out. They use the term "extended warranty" but what you're really buying is an insurance policy for vehicle breakdowns. We at Master Auto Repair have lots of experience dealing with extended warranties because most of the good warranties do not require you to r...

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Master Auto Repair Radiator Service

posted on 8/5/2020 10:10:00 AM

by: Mike Najjar 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, it is easy to prevent.Master Auto Repairone of our shops St. Louis, MO or Collinsville, ILcall one of our shopsThe most recognizable part of the coolant system is the radiator. It is connected to the engine with hoses and is filled with coolant. The coolant draws heat off the engine and then...

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Cabin Air Filter From Master Auto Repair

posted on 8/5/2020 10:10:00 AM

by: Mike NajjarWhat is a cabin air filter?Is it: A filter for a house in the middle of the woods? A fresh, piney scent? A filter for the passenger compartment of your car?Clever you, it's 3.A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment. It filters out dust, pollen, spores, bacteria, pollutants, sparrows, exhaust gas and odors.These high tech filters can block particles larger than 3 microns. By contrast, a grain of sand is about 200 m...

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Cabin Air Filter From Master Auto Repair

posted on 8/5/2020 10:10:00 AM

by: Mike NajjarWhat is a cabin air filter?Is it: A filter for a house in the middle of the woods? A fresh, piney scent? A filter for the passenger compartment of your car?Clever you, it's 3.A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment. It filters out dust, pollen, spores, bacteria, pollutants, sparrows, exhaust gas and odors.These high tech filters can block particles larger than 3 microns. By contrast, a grain of sand is about 200 m...

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Braking News: Keep Your Stopping Power

posted on 8/5/2020 10:10:00 AM

by: Mike Najjar Richard Petty once told AutoNetTV, “You’ve gotta have good brakes. If you’ve got good brakes you can keep yourself out of a lotta trouble.” That’s why a regular brake inspection is on every St. Louis car’s maintenance schedule. An inspection at Master Auto Repair will check your brake system and let you know if there are any problems.Of course, if you’re having trouble with your brakes, stop at Master Auto Repair&...

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Trip Inspection

posted on 8/5/2020 10:10:00 AM

by: Mike Najjar North Americans love their cars. And nothing goes with cars better than the road trip. Freedom from daily schedules, new sights and the open road – it’s great! But there’s nothing like car trouble to bring the fun to a grinding halt.Now you can’t always avoid problems, but you can take steps to reduce the probability of getting sidelined on your trip. The first step is to look at your trip plan from your vehicle’s perspective. What kin...

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Differential Service

posted on 8/5/2020 10:09:00 AM

by: Mike Najjar Here at Master Auto and Tire, we have customers all over the St Louis area that ask repair questions. One common question we're asked is: What is a differential and what does it do? You may have been told your differential needs service, or seen it as an option up on the service menu. Differential service covers a lot of things, so let's first talk about what a differential does.As you drive through a turn, your outside wheels and inside wheels turn at different...

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Fuel Injectors

posted on 8/5/2020 10:08:00 AM

by: Mike Najjar The last new car sold with a carburetor in North America rolled out of the dealership in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles have had fuel injectors. In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your engine. Your engine control computer tells the fuel injector how much gas to deliver as well as the precise time it should be delivered. Of course this happens thousands of times a minute. Fuel injection is a much more precise way of delivering fuel tha...

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Proper Fluids for Your Vehicle

posted on 8/5/2020 10:08:00 AM

by: Mike Najjar We would like to give you an update on some of the things happening in automotive fluids. You know, cars are becoming more sophisticated everyday - and fluids such as, oil, coolant and transmission fluid are becoming more specialized at about the same pace.The do-it-yourselfer has to be pretty careful so that they do not actually harm their vehicle with the wrong type of fluid. That is why so many MO car owners rely on the advice of their service consultant to not only get t...

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Exhaust Service

posted on 8/5/2020 10:08:00 AM

by: Mike Najjar Whenever we talk about exhaust service, most people normally think about exhaust pipes and mufflers. Well, actually, exhaust service is a lot more comprehensive these days. For example, catalytic converters were mandated in 1976 and on-board emission control computers in 1990. Governmental emissions requirements have forced manufacturers to come up with much more sophisticated ways to comply with environmental regulations.Exhaust service has really become exhaust a...

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