VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS AND SYMPTOMS THAT AN ENGINE TUNE-UP IS DUE

Go-Green Auto Service Corp forever advocates that you keep your car healthy by always being proactive. It’s so important and great to regularly have your vehicle inspected periodically even when you are not seeing an apparent sign or symptom calling for it. Vehicle inspections essentially are a checkup that is very vital to the health of your vehicle. Today, we start with a vehicle inspection when we wish to understand the cause of our vehicle issues. A vehicle may not be operating as efficiently or reliably as it should  if regular inspection and maintenance isn’t performed on its engine. An engine operates at maximum performance levels when it is well-tuned. The best maintenance and care you can give your vehicle to ensure its best performance, health, and longevity, is to give it a complete tune-up. This, to your vehicle, has the all-in-one effect of a thorough cleaning, freshening, and healing. A refurbishing, restoration, minting of its heart. 

• Vehicle stalls frequently
• Strange noises, such as pinging and knocking 
• Exhibiting alternator problems
• Reduction in power
• Vehicle is jerking/rough ride
• There is an exhaust odor
• After-run (the engine coughs and chugs for several seconds after you shut off the ignition)
• Vehicle is sluggish when you accelerate
• You notice a loss in its fuel economy

Regular engine tune-ups are very important and necessary because they help keep your engine running as efficiently as possible, prevent early breakdown, and also extend the life of your vehicle. Vehicle engine tune-ups have changed over time with technology, just as engines have also changed. It used to be necessary to check and change many more parts during a tune-up in the past. The engine tune-ups of today, as performed at Go-Green Auto Service Corp, include checking, diagnosing, and cleaning or replacing the spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor caps, oil filters, oxygen sensor, air filters, PCV valve, and fuel filters. They can also include checking fuel lines, emission levels, serpentine belts, wiring, and coolant hoses. Checking items such as ignition timing, ignition contact points, condensers, and carburetors are no longer included in today’s tune-ups because vehicles now have electronic ignitions and computers that adjust the engine timing automatically whenever necessary. The rotor is cleaned or replaced on older cars during an engine tune-up. However, rest assured that Go-Green Auto Service Corp never leaves a stone unturned when fastidiously performing your vehicle’s tune-up.

Engine parts that affect performance are checked and replaced during an engine tune-up. If your vehicle contains platinum spark plugs, they may not need to be changed as frequently. Spark plugs create an electrical spark that ignites the gasoline/air mixture in your engine. They must be able to withstand the tremendous amount of heat and voltage they create. When the spark plugs of an engine aren’t working properly, the engine may not start, and it can stall if it does start. Spark plug wires are very important as well. They must be able to transfer and withstand the voltage created by the spark plug. If they are too old and worn, spark plug wires can burn out and cause a misfire. Air and fuel filters are two more of all the items that are checked during an engine tune-up. These two filters affect gas mileage and engine performance. Fuel filters help in the protection of your engine’s fuel system. They trap all the dirt and other debris in your fuel to prevent them from reaching your engine. When fuel filters clog over time, they won’t allow fuel to flow freely. A clogged fuel filter also leads to poor acceleration and poor engine performance. A free flow of clean air is also required by engines in order for them to operate. This is where its air filter comes into play. Outside air travels through the air filter and mixes with your vehicle’s fuel to power your engine. Air filters trap all the dirt and other debris from the outside air and, just as with fuel filters, air filters too can clog over time. A dirty air filter that restricts airflow makes your engine work harder because your vehicle loses up to 20 of its engine’s horsepower, consequently reducing your gas mileage as well. Your engine requires a mixture combination of the exact amount of air and fuel, but with decreased airflow there is less air mixing with your vehicle’s fuel, and so your engine uses (and burn$) more fuel to compensate. One should always maintain one’s particular (make & model) vehicle in accordance to each and every one of the recommendations its own manufacturer lists on its Owner’s Manual. The standard measurement that Go-Green Auto Service Corp recommends is that an engine tune-up ideally should be performed on a vehicle approximately every 15,000 to 20,000 miles, depending on driving conditions. Remember to check your owner’s manual for your manufacturer’s suggested tune-up frequency period. You can generally tell when your vehicle is in need of a tune-up because there are always several apparent signs, or some you can easily look for, that promptly let you know. Some of these signs are: when your vehicle is laboring and you’re experiencing an obvious loss in acceleration or power, when your vehicle is stalling, and when you notice a decrease in gas mileage… Go-Green Auto Service Corp has provided below this complete list of symptoms for your perusal. You must have an engine tune-up performed on your vehicle if and when these signs are present. Your 4-wheeled baby must undergo a vehicle inspections and also very likely get an engine tune-up when your vehicle asks you for servicing with its triggering of its “Check Engine” or “Service Engine” lights coming on. Vehicles just love regular tune-ups because they increase its engine’s performance and extend the vehicle’s very life. Always remember that world-class Go-Green Auto Service Corp’s elite technicians are your car’s expert medical staff at the greatest prices in the Big Apple. You already know that we are a one-stop shop that seamlessly does it ALL when it comes to vehicles, and that your every vehicle servicing wish is always our command.