Albuquerque Auto Repair

Cold weather tip. There are some easy solutions to help with the morning frosty windshield. Replace your windshield wipers with a premium blade that can stand up to the frost and snow. Use a washer fluid with anti-freeze properties or Rain-X. Give the windshield a Rain-X treatment to reduce water’s ability to bond with the glass. NAPA Wipers for a frosty windshield

Your vehicle cooling system’s job is to keep your engine cool. Coolant (also called antifreeze) mixed with water flows through your engine and absorbs heat. The mixture then flows out to the radiator where it’s cooled by air flowing over the radiator. From there, the cooled mix circulates back through the vehicle engine to absorb more heat. Coolant, or antifreeze, is specially formulated to keep your engine safe in a wide range of environmental and operating temperatures in New Mexico. Without coolant, the vehicle’s metal engine parts would expand so much that the engine would seize up and stop running. Expensive parts could be broken or warp so badly they would have to be replaced by Morris and Comanche. It could even be so bad that the whole engine is ruined and has to be replaced. Also, if it’s freezing outside in Albuquerque, the water in your engine could freeze while your vehicle is sitting out in the cold. This is why you check coolant levels frequently and have your ... read more

With cooler temperatures in the air there are three important maintenance items to consider. Check your tire pressure. Cold air reduces PSI. Get your battery checked. Cold temperatures kill batteries that were damaged during summer’s hot temperatures. Check your coolant level and make sure that your anti-freeze is up to the task of colder weather. Schedule your next service today and we’ll check on these for you

Perhaps the Groundhog was confused. Or maybe we need to ask the Prairie Dog for her prediction for New Mexico. It was 60º yesterday. Either way, these fluctuations in temperature are hard on your vehicle. This month, you may want to schedule a battery check-up to avoid being stranded with a dead car battery. Also, it’s a good idea to service your radiator with an anti-freeze flush and fluid replacement. Keeping your coolant clean and full can prevent a number of engine problems