Automotive News & Information - Voorhees Auto Repair

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The operation of your transmission depends on your hydraulics. Even if that sounds like a foreign language to you, at Voorhees Auto Repair LLC in Voorhees, NJ, we speak the automotive language. We want you to understand what we're talking about, so here are the basics of the hydraulic functions behind your transmission.

Whether you drive a BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche (some exclusions apply), Subaru, or other performance automobiles, your car has a cooling system. With winter right around the corner, at Voorhees Auto Repair LLC we want to make sure your cooling system is ready for the cold.

Automatic transmissions aren’t well understood outside of specialists like our technicians here at Voorhees Auto Repair LLC in Voorhees, NJ. While it would be impossible to teach you enough to make you a transmission expert in a quick article, what we can do is give you the fundamental knowledge you need to have a good idea of what your transmission is doing and how it works. Being able to understand how your transmission works will help you identify any problems that may arise to prevent further wear and tear on your vehicle.

Your drivetrain is where most of the process of moving your vehicle occurs. The drivetrain includes all the parts powered by the engine to turn the wheels, including the transmission, axles, or driveshafts that combine efforts to propel your car forward (or backward, when you’re in reverse.) At Voorhees Auto Repair LLC in Voorhees, NJ, our drivetrain specialists are well equipped to keep your car, truck, or SUV reliably on the road and running smoothly along.

Once you’ve got your fleet vehicle or commercial truck back on the road, it’s important to take the proper steps to keep it that way. At Voorhees Auto Repair LLC in Voorhees, NJ we have you covered. Sometimes engines just wear out - but there’s a good chance your last engine took a turn for the worst as a result of maintenance issues that went unnoticed or weren’t taken care of in time.

At Voorhees Auto Repair LLC in Voorhees, NJ, a big part of our job is helping you make decisions that are right for you, your car, truck or SUV. When it comes to replacing a transmission there are a lot of options out there, and we’re here to help you make the right choice. Our technicians can help you decide based on your budget, vehicle and lifestyle. We're here to get your car going again and earn your business in the future.

emissions testing being done on a vehicle

On modern vehicles, the PCV system (Positive Crankcase Ventilation System) is essential to ensuring your car or truck is ready to go when you are and remains a long-lasting, reliable vehicle. It’s much more than just emissions control - your PCV system serves multiple purposes and is quite interesting! How does it work, and what are those purposes? Here at Voorhees Auto Repair LLC in Voorhees, NJ, we have those answers for you!

Your gas mileage mostly depends on what kind of car you drive; engine displacement and vehicle weight are the largest determining factors on gas mileage, and there’s not much you can do to change either of those. That doesn’t mean attempting to improve your fuel economy is a completely hopeless endeavor, however. With these tips from Voorhees Auto Repair LLC in Voorhees, NJ, you might be surprised how much your fuel mileage can be improved.