Gahanna Drivers: Is It Time to Replace Your PCV Valve?
March 31, 2024
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 Gahanna, fuel is burned in your vehicle engine, it pushes the pistons down and the crankshaft... More
PCV Valve Replacement
July 2, 2022
Hello Gahanna, 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 hang... More
PCV Valve Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Gahanna in Gahanna
April 4, 2021
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
Emergency Items for Your vehicle
July 14, 2019
Local Gahanna roadside emergencies can range from a flat tire downtown to being stranded in a snowy ravine for three days. So you may want to consider a basic emergency kit to keep in the car at all times and a travel kit tailored to a specific trip.Your close-to-home kit for around Gahanna would... More
Have You Checked Your Headlights?
November 11, 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 Gahanna roads, enabling you to see farther. They also improve your peripheral vision, helpi... More
Timing Belt Replacement in Gahanna
January 15, 2018
Today we want to talk to Gahanna drivers about timing belts. They're something that many drivers don't know much about and yet your vehicle won't run if it's broken and it could cause many thousands of dollars damage if it does break. A broken timing belt is usually a tale of woe. Even though t... More
Battery Replacement for Your vehicle
August 21, 2017
Modern vehicles in and around Gahanna run on 12 volt electrical systems. 12 volts is enough to get the job done for Gahanna 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 really s... More