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Monthly Archives: January 2015

Fuel Filter Service in Littleton Colorado

There are a surprising number of small, inexpensive parts that can lead to expensive engine damage when they fail. It doesn’t seem right. Fortunately a lot of those things can be taken care of in routine maintenance. They may not be easy to remember, because it is a long list, but your service center at EAS Tire & Auto can help you know what’s scheduled to be taken care of. Some of us in Littleton Colorado really don’t look forward to going in for an oil change and then getting a list of the other things the manufacturer recommends. But automotive maintenance is all about prevention, and addressing small problems before they get big. Let’s take the fuel filter for example. You may not know this but the median age for private vehicles on our Littleton Colorado roads is over nine years. When cars get older, five years or so, they’ve accumulated a lot of dirt and rust in their gas tanks. If that dirt gets into the engine ... read more

Odometer Rollback On Your Littleton Colorado Auto

How do you know if an odometer is telling the truth? Well, back in ’86, Congress passed the Truth-in-Mileage Act to protect Colorado consumers against mileage fraud. It says a Colorado seller must certify the mileage reported is the Actual Mileage. To have your odometer checked in Littleton Colorado, stop by EAS Tire & Auto: If it isn’t, the seller must say why; like maybe the odometer is past its mechanical limits. Some older odometers only go to 99,999 miles and then start over at 0. Or, the odometer has been tampered with, broken or replaced. If the seller tells you the mileage isn’t accurate, there’s not much chance of putting a good number to it; And there’s the unscrupulous seller who claims the reading is true, but it’s not so. What can you do? First, you can go to CarFax, where for a small fee, they’ll give you a comprehensive vehicle history search on your SUV, showing local Littleton Colorado ownership history, accident reports, t ... read more

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Smooth Shifting in Littleton Colorado: Transmission Service

So you have some exciting plans for the Colorado weekend. You’re going to take some of your Littleton, Colorado friends out on the boat for some water skiing. Of course, you’ve gotten the boat all ready. And you haven’t forgotten about your tow vehicle. You’ve gassed it up and even vacuumed it out. But you want to make sure that your SUV maintenance is up to date. Think about it – heavy traffic on the way out of Littleton. There’s hilly terrain as you get to the lake. Some dirt roads – and its going to be pretty hot in Littleton this weekend. And all the time you’ll be towing around several thousand extra pounds. That all adds up a lot of severe strain on your engine, brakes and transmission. Let’s just consider the transmission. It’s going to be working overtime, spending more time in lower gears. The internal transmission temperature is going to be much higher than normal. What’s a fun little blast to the local Colorad ... read more

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