How waiting can cost you BIG TIME! So you've been hearing something different with your car. A noise maybe a clunking over bumps, maybe a squeal when you start it in the morning. All common signs of a problem or maybe its nothing to be concerned about. Well, there is only one way to find Read more...

I need a smoke test! So your "Check Engine" or "Service Engine Soon" light is on? What to do? I recently fielded a call from a car owner asking “how much was a smoke test?" Hmm, I thought “why?” So, I asked him why he felt he needed a "smoke test.” He responded explaining his Read more...

How important is it to use the correct oil in your car? There was a time way back when automobile engines called for a straight 30w oil that the euphemism “Oil is Oil" had some validity. In those days engines were markedly simpler and internal tolerances were much greater than today's engines. Today's engines have Read more...

It seems like only a few weeks ago we were in the dead of Winter! In fact, Summer is winding down and the NYS fair is in full swing! If you are like me and the time has gotten away from you because of our short wet Spring or busy Summer, now might be a Read more...

Save your brakes! Brakes in Central New York! It’s October 9, 2017 in Syracuse, the “Salt City” of Central NY. Syracuse got that moniker from its earliest days in the 19th century when the salt mines were active and produced salt for much of the United States and Europe. Salt, a very valuable commodity in Read more...