Having trouble with your fuel system? Bring your vehicle into Garrigan's Auto Repair Shop for a check up.In today's Garrigan's Auto Repair Shop auto post, we're talking about fuel system cleaning...
Custom wheels are one way that TUCSON folks express themselves and personalize their vehicle. But they aren't as cheap and easy as sticking decals on your back window. There are several fa...
If you haven't shopped in the TUCSON area for a new vehicle recently, you're likely to experience some sticker shock. It seems everything is costing more these days. And when you consider the price of...
Your gasoline engine goes through some exhausting work. Yes, it's truly exhausting, as in: it produces exhaust! And when your engine starts behaving like it's exhausted, such as running poorly o...
Have you ever gone to listen to an orchestra? The musicians take the stage early and tune their instruments. Each individual instrument must be in tune, but the critical thing is for the entire orches...
Oil changes are probably the most recognized service on a vehicle. Almost all TUCSON residents know about them. But do we know enough?Several decades ago, oil changes were fairly standard: every thr...
You’ve probably already heard that regular oil changes are extremely important for the health of your vehicle’s engine. That’s sound advice. But what you might not know is when...
TUCSON drivers may have an alignment problem if their car drifts or pulls to one side, the steering wheel's off center, they notice uneven tire wear or the car doesn't feel like it handles right as th...
Tires are an expensive purchase, so knowing when tires should be replaced is important for TUCSON drivers. Tires will just wear out with normal use. The depth of the tread on your tire deter...
Sure, winter is quickly fading in the rearview mirror, but the peril of icy roads is replaced with a whole new set of driving challenges in spring.
Deer and other wildlife. You are not the only one w...
Just as our bodies need clean air to function properly, your vehicle engine needs clean air to operate efficiently. Let's go egghead for a minute. For every gallon of gas we burn driving o...
Mirror, mirror on the door, why is my vision there so poor? Well, you could have a broken outside rearview mirror that's disabled your blind spot vision there and endangering your ability to see some ...
When properly aligned, all of your wheels are pointed in the same direction. Your vehicle will track true and handle the way it is designed. TUCSON drivers often associate our wheels being “knoc...
When your vehicle breaks down in the TUCSON, AZ, area, or just needs some routine service, it can make you a little nervous. Because your vehicle's so important to your life, you need to b...
They say your vehicle has one, but you've never seen it. And you might not even know it if you stumbled on it accidentally.
We're talking about the jack, that tool that allows you to lift one c...
There's a reason we use the word “diagnose” when we talk about fixing cars in TUCSON. Figuring out what's wrong with your vehicle has a lot of similarities to figuring out what's wrong wi...
Don't you hate it when you hear that squeal from under the hood when you're zipping down a busy TUCSON road? It usually means there is a problem with the serpentine belt. The serpentine belt powers a ...
We've all been there. You park your vehicle on a steeper than usual hill and worry about it rolling down while you're running your errands. So you decide you'll use the parking brake. ...
Most TUCSON drivers are too young to remember life before power steering - cranking those great big steering wheels! It was a pretty good workout. Now power steering is standard. Let's look at how it ...
There's nothing like that sinking feeling when you turn the key and nothing happens in your vehicle. A lot of us are quick to blame the battery. But it may instead be your alternator that'...