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These blog posts contain information on basic car maintenance and what symptoms to look for when you need to bring your car in for service.
Spring is right around the corner and along with the warmer weather comes travel and road trips. Experiencing a breakdown can ruin your travel plans and cost you hundreds of dollars in towing fees and repairs by having some random mechanic shop patch the issue to get you on your way. Here are a few […]
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At our shop we get our fair share of customers with BMW, Mercedes Benz, and Audi models. We started to notice a pattern failure with BMW models that have the N20 turbo 4 cylinder engine. Customers will come to Tolima’s Auto Center with misfires on all cylinders and the engine will randomly stall at idle
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How good having a good alignment can save you hundreds of dollars.
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We have all heard that sound. At some point you’ll see a car on the street that will draw your attention, because you can hear a chirping sound coming from the engine as it is sitting at a light. The light turns green and as the car drives away it gets louder and faster. Some
Why you shouldn’t ignore engine chirping sounds at idle Read More »
Many of our customers prefer small 4 cylinder engines due to their reliability and fuel economy. In stop and go New York City traffic they are amazing. While Toyota, Honda, and Subaru are the top favorites, many people don’t think about their timing belt service. Aside from the usual maintenance of spark plugs, and oil
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Direct injection carbon cleaning is a service that is required by most modern cars. In the 2000’s, new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (C.A.F.E) standards went into effect. Due to this car companies started implementing new technologies. Among these new technologies was direct injection. Direct injection is able to boost fuel economy in an engine by
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Tolima’s Auto Center is a shop located by Astoria, and a lot of our customers drive cars made by Nissan. They tend to be good on gas and good city cars. Are also fairly reliable and fun to drive cars in our experience. The most common problem we see is customers having problems with their
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Be it a Toyota, Honda, or Chevrolet everyone knows that timely oil changes keep your engine running great. What most people don’t know is that also changing their transmission fluid will also make their car last longer.
How to make your transmission last the longest Read More »
One of the most common reasons our customers bring their cars to us is for of excessive engine shaking. This happens when the car is at idle, sitting at a red light. This type of problem tends to be caused by an engine misfire. As the name implies, a misfire occurs when your engine doesn’t
What are Engine Misfires and Common Causes Read More »
People have many choices on where they can take their cars for an oil change. The difference between places is the level of service you get for your oil change. You get all new quality oil filters, seals, and washers that come with our oil change service. The added benefit comes from our master technicians
Why you should get your oil changed with us at Tolima’s Auto Center Read More »
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