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Here at Central Ave Auto, one of the most neglected services we see is fluid service and other regularly scheduled maintenance. This is due to a combination of factors, ranging from simple procrastination to receiving misinformation about how often your car should be serviced. Over the last 15-20 years as cars have gotten better, manufacturers…
With front-wheel drive being so common these days in Kent, WA, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most folks in Kent, WA don’t even have to think about it. And rear-wheel drive differentials don’t need to be serviced for years, so it’s understandable that it’s not something on the…
Driving on bald tires is like playing roulette. Though you may be fine today, eventually your luck is going to run out. The Feds don’t have any laws for tread depth, but 42 of the states, and all of Canada, do have regulations. They consider two-thirty-seconds of an inch to be the minimum legal tread…
There are a number of myths about vehicle maintenance that come from a lot of different sources. Some are urban legend, some are people trying to save money, and others are misinformation that’s been shared and re-shared. Buying into a myth can cause damage to your car, so we feel it’s important to bring the…
If you’re like most of us in Kent, you want your car to handle well. That’s the job of your suspension system. There are different types of suspension systems, but they all work on the same basic principles. First, there are the springs, which bear the weight of the car. The most common springs are…
Why Do Some Cars Need Oil Changes At Different Mileages Than Others? Short answer: Different car makes and models have different requirements. Different driving habits and conditions also affect the need for an oil change. Longer answer: If you check your car’s user manual, you’ll probably find you’ve been changing your oil more often than…
Kent auto owners know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirted—or injected—into your engine’s cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors. There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air to burn, so in the first…
We at Central Avenue Automotive, recognize that every vehicle is different. Each car has its own personality and set of specifications that it must operate within in order to function at its optimum level. One of the elements that varies from car to car is the ideal tire pressure. Because tires can be easily inflated,…
Some fluids are promoted to “last a lifetime,” but they don’t always declare what the lifetime expectancy is. In an effort to effectively market their products as low maintenance, there are a lot of advertisements that certain transmission fluids, drive train fluids, and engine fluids will last a lifetime. Unfortunately, those claims do not specify…
IF I HAVE HAD MY CODES READ BY A PARTS STORE, ISN’T THAT A DIAGNOSTIC? What is a diagnostic? It’s the process in which a technician determines the cause of failure in a vehicle, which may require the use of sophisticated scanners, computers, wiring diagrams, special tools, and an experienced, well-trained technician. Central Avenue Automotive…
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