Your Biggest Fan (Radiator Fan Problems)

January 28, 2024

Your vehicle's engine makes a lot of heat when it's powering you down the road, so it needs a way to get rid of that energy. That's why your vehicle has a cooling system, complete with a radiator and one or two radiator fans, also called cooling fans. Those fans make sure air keeps moving acros... More

Keep Your Cool in Pickerington

October 15, 2023

Pickerington drivers rely on their vehicle's coolant system to keep their engine cool. Coolant (also called antifreeze) mixed with water flows through your vehicle engine and absorbs heat. The mixture then flows out to the radiator where it's cooled by air flowing over the radiator. From there t... More

Cool Running in Pickerington

December 25, 2022

Unless you live in Death Valley, you really don't hear much any more about cars overheating. That's because cooling systems in vehicles have been much improved. That doesn't mean you can't overheat your vehicle engine, though. Without proper preventive maintenance, you could still find yourself ... More

Keeping Your Cool (Coolant System)

September 11, 2022

No matter what the weather is like outside, your internal combustion engine expects to keep its cool all the time, even when it's really cold. That's because engines create the power that moves you to your destination by a series of tiny explosions of a fuel and air mixture. In turn, that genera... More

Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)

October 31, 2021

If theres one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, its the temperature gauge. Its the one that may say C---H (that means cold---hot). Or maybe yours has a picture of a thermometer on it and a blue and red zone. If you see the needle heading farther to the H or red area, that mea... More

Taking the Heat (Heater Hose Maintenance/Repair)

April 18, 2021

If you have an internal combustion vehicle, you know it has a lot of hoses that carry various fluids. And if you have a heater in your vehicle, you'll have heater hoses. A heater hose connects to and from the engine so some coolant can be circulated through a little radiator called a heater core... More

Keeping Your Engine Cool in Pickerington, Ohio

December 6, 2020

The cooling system keeps Ohio vehicle's engines from overheating while they are driving around Pickerington. Its job is to move heat away from the engine. Let's talk about the various components of the system and how they make this happen.The radiator is the part most Pickerington drivers associa... More

Water Pump

February 16, 2020

Your cooling system is very important. It circulates coolant through the radiator and your engine to protect your vehicle from overheating. There are five main components to the cooling system: the radiator the radiator cap the hoses the thermostat the water pump The water pump's like the hear... More

Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Pickerington Radiator Service

May 26, 2019

The coolant system is a vital part of your vehicle. It is also the second most common cause for vehicle failures. Even though coolant system failure is fairly common in Pickerington, it is easy to prevent. The most recognizable part of the coolant system is the radiator. It is connected to the en... More

Coolant/Antifreeze Service in Pickerington, Ohio

February 10, 2019

Pickerington auto owners may know that most automotive failures in Pickerington, Ohio, are tire related, but do you know the second most common cause of vehicle failure? Nope, it's not teenagers. It is the coolant system. But if you take good care of your vehicle coolant system, it will take goo... More