Lubricate Driveshaft
July 28, 2024
See if any of these are happening to your vehicle. You feel it vibrating excessively underneath when its running, or you hear strange clunking, grating, or grinding sounds coming from beneath. Maybe its hard to turn your vehicle, or you can hear squeaking when youre going slow. Perhaps you fee... More
How Far We've Come (Newer Vehicle Technology)
April 21, 2024
Automotive design has come a long way since the days of the Model T, especially when it comes to safety technology. You can thank computers for a lot of the latest innovations. Here are a few that have been making their mark in recent years. Adaptive cruise control. This is cruise control with... More
Protecting Your Vehicle from Theft in Kentwood, Michigan
October 15, 2023
Every car in Kentwood, Michigan , is at risk for theft. So it's up to us to make our cars a less appealing target and more of a challenge hopefully sending potential thieves to look elsewhere.The National Insurance Crime Bureau recommends a layered approach to protecting vehicles: Common sense ... More
Differential Service at Tuffy Kentwood (Kalamazoo Ave SE)
October 1, 2022
Here at AutoNetTV, we have national viewers, like your neighbors in Kentwood, who write to us with questions or feedback. One common question we're asked is: "What is a differential and what does it do?" You may have been told by your Tuffy Kentwood (Kalamazoo Ave SE) service advisor that your d... More
Lease or Buy?
September 23, 2022
Lease? Or buy? These are the options for Kentwood drivers. It's always a tough question for auto owners, but here is some info that'll help you make an informed decision.If you buy, you'll pay the full cost of the vehicle, maybe an initial down payment, monthly payments on the balance that pays d... More
Differential Service in Kentwood, Michigan - What You Need to Know
September 14, 2022
Scratching your head? Don't worry, if you don't know what a differential is you will in a moment. That fact is that if you drive a car anywhere in Kentwood, Michigan , you have a differential. Whether your vehicle is front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, you have a differenti... More
Drive Train - What You Need to Know in Kentwood
September 12, 2022
One Kentwood automotive service issue that doesn't get much attention is driveline service. Drivelines don't get talked about very much around Kentwood, but they're very important. First let's define what the driveline is:Taking a small step back, the power plant is comprised of the engine and tr... More
Are There Blind Spots in Kentwood?
August 8, 2022
All Kentwood drivers have blind spots and no, I'm not talking about the fact that you really don't sing like Adele. I mean the areas of the road that you can't see when you're driving around Kentwood.First let's talk about our own blinds spots, and then we can talk about others...To begin, we c... More
Considering an Alternative Fuel Vehicle in Kentwood?
July 29, 2022
There is a clear and vocal demand in Kentwood and nationally for a reduction in air pollution and our dependence on fossil fuels. This is what is driving the Michigan market for alternative fuel vehicles. There are a number of these vehicles on Kentwood area roads today, and many more being dev... More
What Is a Differential and Do You Have One?
July 20, 2022
With front-wheel drive being so common these days in Kentwood, Michigan , the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most Kentwood drivers don't even have to think about it. And rear-wheel drive differentials don't need to be serviced for years, so it's understandab... More