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Your browser does not support video There are a lot of things in life that Kent residents have to do on a regular basis. We wash dishes every day, do our laundry and mow our lawns every week, and pay the bills every month. We should go to our Kent dentist twice a year and… Read more »

On Board Diagnostics For Your SUV

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Make an appointment with Central Avenue Automotive to have your on board diagnostics analyzed. 1514 Central Ave S Ste A Kent, WA 98032 253.854.6762 Today we’re going to talk about on-board diagnostics and the questions we hear from folks around Kent WA who need answers about diagnostic services. They want to know what diagnostics are,… Read more »

Drive Train: What You Should Know

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One automotive service issue that doesn’t get much attention is driveline service for the drive train. Drivelines don’t get talked about very much around Kent, but they’re very important. First let’s define what the driveline is. Taking a small step back, the power plant is comprised of the engine and transmission. The driveline starts there… Read more »

Stop It! Getting Good Brakes Service

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Good brakes are obviously very important. If you’ve ever had your brakes go out while you’re driving around the Auburn area, you’ll know how terrifying it can be. Today we’ll focus on how to tell when you have a brake problem, and how to make good repair choices. Often, the first indication that something’s wrong… Read more »

Severe Service Maintenance

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A lot of our readers have asked whether or not they should use their severe service maintenance schedule, which is listed in their car owners’ manual. It can be confusing. Let’s clear the air on this subject. Cricket Killingsworth is from QMI/Heartland, a manufacturer of automotive products and fluids. She’s been in the automotive business… Read more »

Basics of Fuel Injection

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All modern vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it’s a topic local drivers need to know something about. The mighty fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or diesel fuel to the right place, in the right amount, at the right time, to be mixed with air and burned in the engine…. Read more »

Is Your Kent Driving Severe?

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People near Kent WA often ask Central Avenue Automotive how often they should have a particular service done. It’s a great thing to ask. You can look at your owner’s manual, or have your Kent WA service advisor at Central Avenue Automotive look up your vehicle in a service database. What you find is often… Read more »

How to Get Extended Battery Life

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Here’s an interesting statistic for our friends: Only thirty percent of car batteries make it to forty-eight months. And the life expectancy varies based on where you live. It ranges from fifty-one months in extremely cold areas to just thirty months in extremely hot climates. Why is that? It turns out that it’s our modern… Read more »