Refresh Your Brakes (Brake Fluid Exchange)

July 28, 2024

Brakes are one of your vehicle's most important safety components, and you may have noticed that they don't stop as surely as they used to. Maybe it takes you applying a little more pressure to them than before, or perhaps you get the feeling that they're not stopping you as quickly. Those could... More

Making Sense of the O2 Sensor (Oxygen Sensor Replacement)

July 21, 2024

As you know, todays vehicles rely on a lot of computers in them to keep them running clean and efficiently. Those computers depend on information delivered by several sensors throughout the engine and exhaust system. And one of the most important is the oxygen sensor. Known as the O2 sensor f... More

That Vexing Vapor Venting (Vapor Coming out of Vents)

July 14, 2024

You may have noticed sometimes on a hot and humid day, vapor will come out of your vehicle's vents when you have the air conditioning on. Is that something to be concerned about? Well, it depends. Sometimes that steam or vapor can be caused by water accumulating in the vent system after it has c... More

A Cold Day in Glendale Heights ? Air Conditioning Service at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Glendale Heights

July 7, 2024

Most Glendale Heights drivers worry about a breakdown or a tire blowout on a busy Illinois highway, but don't worry too much about failure of their air conditioning system. A breakdown on the side of the road can be a miserable and dangerous affair during Glendale Heights rush hour, but so can a... More