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

Once your engine is installed, you’ll want to keep it running right. A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, FL has you covered. Sometimes, engines just wear out - however, most of the time they meet an early demise as a result of improper maintenance. Keep your engine running like new by maintaining it the way your technician recommends.

If you drive a Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Subaru, Land Rover, or other luxury or performance vehicle, you’re no stranger to the bells and whistles of the modern automobile. For the past couple of decades, these cars have nearly all been equipped with ABS, or Anti-lock Braking Systems. You may never think about ABS - until the light comes on the dashboard.

What condition are your tires in? At A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, FL, we want to make sure you can tell. A simple visual inspection is all you need - it’s easy if you know what to look for.

If you drive a Jaguar, BMW, Land Rover, Porsche, Subaru, or other luxury or performance vehicle, the last thing you want to do is start your engine to be met with the sound of a screeching drive belt. Fortunately, we at A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, FL have you covered.

Is your engine on the way out? If it’s already kicked the bucket, then case closed - however, there are a number of other indicators that your engine is about to go, even if it’s still running at the moment. From A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, FL, here are some signs of trouble that predict an imminent engine failure is in the cards for your car, truck, or SUV.

If you drive a lightweight car, truck, or SUV, the torque converter you have installed is probably just fine. For those of you with more heavy-duty applications, like high horsepower setups or towing rigs, the stock converter may not be enough. At A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, FL, we can help you determine if your torque converter is right for the job you need to be done.

Exhaust issues are extremely common, no matter what type of car, truck, or SUV you drive. At A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service in St Augustine, FL, we can get your exhaust back in shape in no time.

Exhaust issues tend to be neglected, and we get that; there are just other parts of your vehicle that you'd rather focus on. Besides a clogged catalytic converter, there isn’t much risk of damage from a bad exhaust system - it negatively affects your gas mileage, and the sound is annoying, but other than that, it’s an issue many people learn to live with.

Repairs are costly and we all want to avoid them including our team here at A-Ford-Able Auto Repair & Tire Service! It's our job and we take it seriously. Here, it is all about keeping your car or truck serviced and looking for problems "before" they happen to avoid those high repair costs and ensuring you avoid any breakdowns when it's hot outside or cold outside as either is a problem for our St Augustine drivers! Nobody can forsee a flat tire or blowout due to running over a nail, but we can avoid some of the regular issues we see all the time such as....