Drive Train
There is a clear and vocal demand in Tiffin and nationally for a reduction in air pollution and our dependence on fossil fuels. This is what is driving the Ohio market for alternative fuel vehicles. There are a number of these vehicles on Tiffin area roads today, and many more being developed. Y...
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Posted in Drive Train
on June 19, 2022
All Tiffin 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 Tiffin.First let's talk about our own blinds spots, and then we can talk about others...To begin, we can g...
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Posted in Drive Train
on June 20, 2021
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...
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Posted in Drive Train
on August 16, 2020
Hello Tiffin - let's talk differentials. If you have a rear-wheel drive vehicle, your differential is on the back axle. With front-wheel drive cars, the differential is up front. All-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive vehicles have three differentials - front, rear and in the middle. So you see, you'...
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Posted in Drive Train
on April 12, 2020
Here at AutoNetTV, we have national viewers, like your neighbors in Tiffin, 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 Courtesy Auto Repair Plus service advisor that your differentia...
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Posted in Drive Train
on February 11, 2020
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 Tiffin, Ohio, you have a differential. Whether your vehicle is front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, you have a differential. Som...
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Posted in Drive Train
on November 25, 2018
One Tiffin automotive service issue that doesn't get much attention is driveline service. Drivelines don't get talked about very much around Tiffin, 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 transm...
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Posted in Drive Train
on October 28, 2018
With front-wheel drive being so common these days in Tiffin, Ohio, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most Tiffin 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 understandable that i...
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Posted in Drive Train
on May 20, 2018
There are a lot of drivers in Tiffin who are due for a differential service, but had never heard of a differential before. With front-wheel drive being so common in Ohio these days, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most Tiffin folks don't even have to thin...
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Posted in Drive Train
on May 16, 2017
Here's a travel tip that'll I'll bet you didn't know, and it might keep you safer...The average American commuter in Ohio spends two and a half hours daily in their vehicle.The government says 100,000 auto accidents yearly are caused by drivers who fall asleep at the wheel. (Aggressive driving is...
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Posted in Drive Train
on January 24, 2017
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