Simple Tips to Help Stave Off Repairs

Unforeseen car repairs can put a serious dent in your wallet. Here are a few simple driving tips to help extend the life of your vehicle and extend the time your vehicle can drive between repairs.

Cool Trick to Test Your Oil

Here’s a cool trick to visually test your oil to see if it still has more miles left in the tank or if it is need of a

change.

Fall Car Care Tips

Fall has come and the holidays are already upon us. Now is the perfect time to take charge and prepare your vehicle for the holidays and the upcoming winter season.

Service Reminder: Fuel System Cleaning

Fall is the perfect time to give your fuel system a little extra care. The excess heat and extra driving time during the summer combine to put extra stress on your system. Combine that with the fact that the quality of gas in the summer decreases and all of these summer time factors lead to a dirty fuel system. But, don’t worry, fall is here and a clean fuel system is just one step away.

Service Reminder: Tire Rotation

All those fun summer days spent driving to and from exciting locations can rack up the miles on your vehicle pretty fast. That’s why fall is a good time to check your tires to see if they are in need of rotating.

Service Reminder: Oil Change

Fall is always a great time to make sure your oil is clean and at proper levels. The long, hot days of summer has put extra stress on your engine. Lubricar Jiffy Lube is here to help take care of your oil and keep your engine happy.

The Big Question - Part 3 (and this is it, I promise!)

So oil companies and their marketing arms are always looking to distinguish their line of oils from the next company.  I think we all get that.  And it’s OK to have a loyalty to a good name-brand oil if it has worked for you over the years.  But I submit to you that a big portion of the differences between oils (other than viscosity differences, i.e. 10W-30 and 0W-20) has more to do with marketing than it does with chemical engineering.