Serpentine Belt Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Westerville in Westerville

February 18, 2024

Don't you hate it when you hear that squeal from under the hood when you're zipping down a busy Westerville road? It usually means there is a problem with the serpentine belt. The serpentine belt powers a lot of engine accessories. It runs the alternator - which charges the battery; the water pum... More

Timing Belt

April 2, 2023

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.... More

PCV Valve Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Westerville in Westerville

July 17, 2022

Today, we are talking about your PCV valve. Unburnt fuel is forced into the crankcase as your engine runs. The PCV (positive crankcase ventilation) valve vents this unburnt fuel and oil vapors from the crankcase and sends it back into the air intake system to be burned in the engine. A clogged... More

Westerville Drivers: Is It Time to Replace Your PCV Valve?

October 24, 2021

The crankcase is the lower part of the engine where the crankshaft is housed and where the engine oil lives. The crankshaft is connected to the pistons that power the engine. When you are diving around Westerville, fuel is burned in your vehicle engine, it pushes the pistons down and the cranks... More

PCV Valve Replacement

February 7, 2021

Hello Westerville, let's talk about your often-unnoticed but extremely important PCV valve. The energy from exploding fuel is what powers your engine. But some of the vapors from the explosions escape into the lower part of the engine, called the crankcase. The crankcase is where your engine oil ... More

Have You Checked Your Headlights?

February 7, 2018

Like everything in the Ohio automotive market, there have been great strides in headlight technology in recent years. Ohio drivers can be safer at night because of it. Good headlights improve visibility on Westerville roads, enabling you to see farther. They also improve your peripheral vision, h... More

Battery Replacement for Your vehicle

January 30, 2018

Modern vehicles in and around Westerville run on 12 volt electrical systems. 12 volts is enough to get the job done for Westerville drivers without having so much power that there is danger of electrocution. But today's vehicles have more electrical components and do-dads than ever before. This ... More