Automotive Industry News & Information - A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service

Sometimes your car, truck, or SUV stops performing quite like it used to. At A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, we can fix that. A simple but common issue on vehicles equipped with a manual transmission is shifter bushing issues. Your shifter has a bushing on the end of it, where it connects to the actual transmission. Its purpose is to provide tight, smooth shifting.

Glow Plugs are an essential component of your diesel engine. However, a faulty glow plug can go unnoticed or be neglected for quite some time; your truck will still start and run, so it’s an easy issue to overlook. At A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, we want you to know what to look for, and why you should be concerned with a bad glow plug.

For obvious reasons, air brakes are an essential part of your rig. They also add a level of complication to the braking system that a conventional vehicle doesn’t have. At A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, our mechanics have the knowledge, equipment, and ability necessary to keep your air brakes in top shape.

Transmission problems aren’t always as dramatic as they seem. Often, a huge inconvenience is caused by a simple problem, if you only know what to look for. At A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, we know what to look for, and would like to pass some of that knowledge on to you. Here, we investigate an easy fix that causes a lot of people problems; a faulty neutral safety switch.

There seems to be a common misconception among many that if you have an aftermarket/extended warranty, that your car, truck, SUV, or Jeep must be taken to a dealership. This is not true. Non-dealership / Independent Automotive repair shops like ours here at A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service can service and repair your new or under warranty/extended warranty. As a positive, at our shop, you can get fast service and work with highly trained technicians! We'd love to take care of your vehicle for you and can do so right here at our automotive shop. Repairs by highly rated and trained automotive technicians with dealer rated diagnostic tools, at better pricing by a shop that knows you!

Are you leaking oil? Our technicians atA-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, FL can help. Oil leaks not only mess up your driveway but also make a mess under the hood and cost big when it comes to related repairs and maintenance. They can also cause serious inconvenient issues and are when best-taken care of immediately.

technician with a wrench working on the engine

Eventually, the time comes to replace your car, truck, or SUV. Often, you’ll decide to go used to save some money. This can either be a great financial decision, but it takes a little more groundwork to make sure you’re getting a good deal and a reliable vehicle. From researching, to test driving, to inspecting a used vehicle, A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, FL has a few tips to help you get there.

At A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, our mechanics have diagnosed and repaired every transmission problem in the book. We’d like to pass some of our knowledge along to you, in order to help you understand your transmission a little better. Here, we discuss the synchronizers in your manual transmission, and how to know if one of yours is faulty.