Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Millard: A Broken or Damaged Timing Belt
February 11, 2024
The timing belt rotates the cam shafts which open and close the valves that allow air, fuel, and exhaust to flow through the engine as it powers your car when you drive around Omaha.An old timing belt can lose a tooth in the belt allowing it to slip. The engine could stop or misfire. Timing belt ... More
Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Millard: Knowing When Your Timing Belt Should Be Replaced
June 11, 2023
The timing belt in your engine controls the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust valves. Omaha drivers need to replace it on a schedule to avoid failure.Timing belts are very difficult to get to, requiring quite a bit of labor to access. Timing belt replacement is one of the more expensi... More
Shifty Letters PRNDL (Transmission)
May 28, 2023
You probably figured out those shifty letters. They're what you see on your automatic transmission shifter and stand for Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive and Low. Your automatic transmission is one of the great automotive inventions; here are some ways you can keep yours working well. Maintain you... More
Transmission Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Millard in Omaha
September 25, 2022
Let's talk about transmission service. It can be easy for Omaha drivers to forget about getting their transmission serviced because it doesn't need it very often. It's easier for people in NE to remember to change the engine oil - you know, every 3,000 miles or 5,000 kilometers. But proper transm... More
Smooth Shifting in Omaha, NE: Transmission Service
March 27, 2022
So you have some exciting plans for the weekend. You're going to take some of your friends out on the boat for some water skiing. Of course, you've gotten the boat all ready. And you haven't forgotten about your tow vehicle. You've gassed it up and even vacuumed it out. However, there is somethi... More
Good Timing: Proper Timing Belt Replacement Saves Money for Omaha Drivers
October 27, 2019
Knowing how their engine works can help Omaha drivers make informed decisions about auto care and prevent repairs to their vehicles. This is especially true when it comes to timing belts.An engine's power is generated in the cylinders. Inside the cylinder is a piston that moves up and down while... More
Gear Up: Transmission Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Millard in Omaha
December 16, 2018
The transmission system in your vehicle allows you to change gears. Lower gears are power gears. They get your vehicle moving and get it up hills. Higher gears get the vehicle up to speed and get it rolling faster. If you have a standard transmission, then you have to do the work of shifting gea... More
Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Millard: Timing Belt Overview
October 21, 2018
In your engine, valves over each combustion chamber open to allow fresh air in, close during the combustion event, and then other valves open to let out the exhaust. All of this happens over and over thousands of times a minute when you are driving around Omaha. The timing belts important job is ... More
Timing Belt Service to Save Big Bucks in Omaha
August 8, 2018
Your engine is like a finely choreographed dance. All the parts have to work together. If the timing is off at the ballet, dancers crash into each other and fall down. It the timing is off in your engine, it may not run at all. One of the most intricate dances in your engine has to do with the c... More
Combustion Choreography: Timing Belt Replacement at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Millard in Omaha
May 30, 2018
Have you ever seen a ballet performance? Have you wondered how all of those dancers manage to travel all over the stage jumping and twirling and never crash into each other? That's the job of a choreographer.Our auto engines are also highly choreographed. Pistons travel up and down inside cylinde... More