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Don't Stack the Mat
Aug 12, 2018
In the sloppy cold weather months, you might be tempted to pick up an all-weather mat and throw it on top of the mats you already have in your vehicle. After all, double protection is better, right? In this case, wrong. Here's why.
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Battery Replacement at Affordable Transmissions in MINNEAPOLIS
Aug 6, 2018
Hello, welcome to Affordable Transmissions. Today's focus is batteries. It seems like everything in MINNEAPOLIS runs on batteries. Of course, the batteries we're most concerned with here at Affordable Transmissions are those in our customer's vehicles. Just like the batteries in our smoke detectors or TV remote, they wear out and need to be replaced . This can be thought of as the power output used to start a cold vehicle engine. The ...
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Air Conditioning Maintenance at Affordable Transmissions in MINNEAPOLIS
Jul 29, 2018
Warm weather or cold, MINNEAPOLIS drivers still need to think about their vehicle's air conditioning. Most MINNEAPOLIS people don't service their air conditioning until after it fails. At Affordable Transmissions, we can advise you on your vehicle manufacturers preventive maintenance schedules for air conditioning service, just as we do for transmission service, oil changes and so on.
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Severe Service Requirements
Jul 22, 2018
A lot of MINNEAPOLIS drivers have asked whether or not they should use their severe service maintenance schedule, which is listed in their vehicle's owner's manual. It can be somewhat confusing, so we decided to consult an expert. Cricket Killingsworth is from QMI/Heartland, a manufacturer of automotive products and fluids. She's been in the automotive business for over 30 years and is a speaker, a trainer and a writer...
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Winter Tires
Jul 15, 2018
What type of technology do you use? Do you prefer an 8-track tape or an iPod? When it comes to winter tires, much of MINNEAPOLIS driver's perception dates back to when 8-track was the best way to listen to the Bee Gees.Twenty years ago in MN, winter tires differed from highway tires only in their tread design. MN drivers called them snow tires back then, and they had big, knobby lugs that were designed to give good traction in deep snow. They ha...
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Timing Belt
Jul 9, 2018
Ever heard the sad tale of a staggeringly steep repair bill from a broken timing belt? Bad news. Let's take a lesson from their woes and remember to think about our timing belt.First, let's review what a timing belt does. The top part of the engine over the cylinders is called the cylinder head. The head contains the valves. There's at least one valve that lets the fresh air into the cylinder. This air, mixed with fuel, burns to create powe...
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Automotive Tips from Affordable Transmissions: Wiper Blades – Signs of Wear
Jul 2, 2018
90% of our driving decisions are based on vision. Anything that impedes your vision can affect your driving safety – including a dirty windshield. In that sense, your wiper blades are an important safety system. Most MINNEAPOLIS drivers will wait until their wipers have failed before they replace them. Then they find themselves in a driving situation around MN when they really need forward visibility only to discover that their wi...
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Automotive Tips from Affordable Transmissions: A Broken or Damaged Timing Belt
Jun 24, 2018
The timing belt rotates the cam shafts which open and close the valves that allow air, fuel, and exhaust to flow through the engine as it powers your car when you drive around MINNEAPOLIS.An old timing belt can lose a “tooth” in the belt allowing it to slip. The engine could stop or misfire. Timing belt slips – or a broken timing belt – can be disastrous on some engines. In “interference” engines, ope...
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Need a New Battery? Call Affordable Transmissions Today
Jun 19, 2018
Hello MINNEAPOLIS drivers! Need a new battery? There is a good chance that you do – 70% of batteries need to be replaced within four years. As your battery discharges and then recharges as you drive around MINNEAPOLIS, bits of the surface of the battery plates disintegrate. As this process continues over a few years, the alternator has to work harder to supplement the battery charge. Over time, enough of the battery is damaged that it can ...
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Improve Your Night Vision When Driving in MINNEAPOLIS
Jun 13, 2018
Night driving in MINNEAPOLIS is not as safe as daylight driving as evidenced by the increased accident rate at night. Much of that is simply because it's dark outside.Visibility is important to safe driving. Ninety percent of our driving decisions are based on what we see. And at night, we just can't see as much as we can during the day. In fact, if you have 20/20 vision during the day, your night vision is only 20/50. To translate, that means th...
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