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Archive for September 2023Can Your Car Last Another Year?Posted September 24, 2023 10:27 AMHave you checked out the price of new vehicles at Memphis car dealers? Ouch! Add financing and insurance and a new ride may not seem so attractive. A lot of Memphis, TN, folks are hoping to make their cars last a lot longer. Madison Automotive Give it the Boot (Ball Joint Boot Replacement)Posted September 17, 2023 7:14 AMYour vehicle may be wearing boots right now and you might not even know it. They're called ball joint boots. They're actually protective, flexible things that protect parts of your suspension (called ball joints) from all the hazards the road can fling at them. If one of those ball joint boots fails and you don't get it replaced, the ball joints themselves could wind up failing, a repair that can be even more expensive. Ball joint boots not only keep things like rocks, salt, water and dirt out of your ball joints, they also help the ball joints keep their lubrication inside and working properly. To do that, the boots have to be made of a flexible material, sometimes rubber, sometimes a synthetic. They do take a beating, exposed to temperature extremes and debris, and eventually they can tear or crack just because of their age. Unless someone is keeping an eye on your ball joint boots, you may never know there's a problem. That's why when you regularly take your vehicle in to a repair facility for other things like oil changes and routine maintenance, a technician will inspect the ball joint boots to make sure they're still in top shape. If they're not, your service advisor will let you know. Take care of that soon and you may avoid having to replace the ball joints themselves or other suspension parts which may be much more expensive. Often it's best to replace boots on both sides of the vehicle since they frequently wear at about the same rate. If you want to make a fashion statement, some ball joint boots come in various colors other than run-of-the-mill black. And some aftermarket boots are made of a more durable material than the original equipment that came on your vehicle. Some drivers get a real "kick" out of flashy ball joint boots! Madison Automotive Breathe Deep in Memphis With a New Cabin Air FilterPosted September 10, 2023 8:57 AMPoor interior air quality is nothing to sneeze at, and Memphis auto owners might be interested to know that more and more new cars are coming equipped with a cabin air filter. Check your vehicle owner's manual, but they typically need to be replaced at around 12,000 to 15,000 miles (19,000 to 24,000 kilometers). Madison Automotive
Timing Belt Replacement in MemphisPosted September 3, 2023 10:09 AMToday we want to talk to Memphis drivers about timing belts. They're something that many drivers don't know much about and yet your vehicle won't run if it's broken – and it could cause many thousands of dollars damage if it does break. A broken timing belt is usually a tale of woe. Even though timing belt replacement is scheduled in the owner's manual, it's not the kind of thing that most Memphis area auto owners remember because it's not well understood. Contact Madison Automotive to learn more about your car's timing belt 2457 Covington Pike Sometimes Memphis drivers can go quite a while without a failure, but we've seen them happen within a couple of oil changes of being due. It's not worth the risk. | ||
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