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Give Your Engine Clean Fuel with a New Fuel Filter from Affordable Transmissions
Apr 21, 2019
Your vehicle requires plenty of clean fuel to run. If your fuel contains contaminants, your fuel injectors will eventually become clogged up. When this happens, your vehicle engine may not get the proper amount of fuel at the correct pressure to run at peak performance. This hurts performance as you drive around the Brooklyn Park area. It can also lead to the buildup of harmful deposits on valves and in the combustion chamber.That's why all vehi...
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Trickle Down Technology
Apr 14, 2019
Recently, Nissan introduced the latest version of its Leaf, the company's electric car. It has many new features, including something called e-Pedal. It allows the driver to let up on the accelerator and, unlike a gasoline engine car, the Leaf doesn't just slowly lose speed; letting off the throttle pedal brakes the car in a very controlled way, using regenerative and sometimes friction brakes. With practice, a driver can go for a fairly long tim...
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Trickle Down Technology
Apr 14, 2019
Recently, Nissan introduced the latest version of its Leaf, the company's electric car. It has many new features, including something called e-Pedal. It allows the driver to let up on the accelerator and, unlike a gasoline engine car, the Leaf doesn't just slowly lose speed; letting off the throttle pedal brakes the car in a very controlled way, using regenerative and sometimes friction brakes. With practice, a driver can go for a fairly long tim...
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Trickle Down Technology
Apr 14, 2019
Recently, Nissan introduced the latest version of its Leaf, the company's electric car. It has many new features, including something called e-Pedal. It allows the driver to let up on the accelerator and, unlike a gasoline engine car, the Leaf doesn't just slowly lose speed; letting off the throttle pedal brakes the car in a very controlled way, using regenerative and sometimes friction brakes. With practice, a driver can go for a fairly long tim...
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To Fix or Not To Fix: That Is the Question.
Apr 7, 2019
No matter what vehicle you drive, when certain things break, you have to make a decision. Should I get it fixed now, later or never? Air conditioning is one of those things. You can certainly live without air conditioning, but it sure is nice to have on a sweltering day.
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To Fix or Not To Fix: That Is the Question.
Apr 7, 2019
No matter what vehicle you drive, when certain things break, you have to make a decision. Should I get it fixed now, later or never? Air conditioning is one of those things. You can certainly live without air conditioning, but it sure is nice to have on a sweltering day.
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The Maintenance Free Myth
Mar 31, 2019
Sometimes we hear people in Brooklyn Park say, "What's up with all this maintenance stuff? Modern cars just don't break down." While it is true that today's vehicles are extremely reliable, they are also becoming increasingly complicated and use more exotic materials than ever before. All that complexity demands higher tolerances for everything. For example, most Brooklyn Park drivers don't realize how high tech automotive fluids have ...
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Automotive Tips from Affordable Transmissions: When to Replace Your Wiper Blades
Mar 24, 2019
There are several important factors that go into how often Brooklyn Park drivers should replace their wiper blades. Of course, the more you use your wipers, the faster the blades will wear out – especially if you use them on an icy windshield. Whether it’s a lot of bugs and road grime from MN freeway driving or lots of wet weather – your blades get a work out and start to wear.
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Fuel Saving Tip: Slow Down in Brooklyn Park
Mar 17, 2019
There’s not much Brooklyn Park drivers can do about the price of gas in ?MN, but we can control - up to a point - how much we use. Our driving habits can dramatically affect our fuel economy. The first thing we can do is watch the go-pedal. Hard acceleration just sucks the gas. Gently leave stop lights and plan lane changes so you don’t need to floor it. That can save you hundreds of dollars a year in improved gas mileage. Go a little...
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On Board Diagnostics for Your vehicle
Mar 10, 2019
Today we're going to talk about on-board diagnostics and the questions we hear from folks around Brooklyn Park, MN, who need answers about diagnostic services. They want to know what diagnostics are, what's involved and what the benefits are. They really want to understand the value of diagnostic scans by a trained technician in Brooklyn Park.These are valid concerns. If you don't understand something it's really hard to know its value. Le...
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