Auto Blog
- Thursday, 7 July 2011
People near Wilsonville, Oregon, often ask Lance's Superior Auto how often they should have a particular service done. It's a great thing to ask. You can look at your owner's manual or have your Wilsonville, Oregon, service advisor at Lance's Superior…
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- Thursday, 30 June 2011
The median age for cars in the Wilsonville, Oregon area was over nine years. And two-thirds had over 75,000 miles. At Lance's Superior Auto we hear reports that those numbers continue to rise.
If you have a high-mileage vehicle in the Wilsonville area,…
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- Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Wilsonville drivers may know that all 2008 model year and newer cars, mini-vans and light trucks in Oregon come with a tire pressure monitoring system. Many slightly older vehicles around the Wilsonville area have these systems as well. A tire pressure…
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- Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Today we want to talk about a system in our vehicles – the cooling system. It's one of those things that Wilsonville auto owners don't give much thought to until it fails and then they're stranded by the side of a road in Oregon.Cooling systems fail more…
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- Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Is your vehicle sometimes hard to start early in the morning? When you turn the key, does it hesitate or stutter? If so, the problem could be the result of a dirty fuel system. Your vehicle's fuel system starts with the air filter and ends in the top…
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- Thursday, 2 June 2011
Today we're going to be talking about serpentine belts for our Wilsonville, Oregon, customers. Let's start by talking about the accessories that are driven by the serpentine belt. First is the alternator. That's the device that makes electricity to…
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- Thursday, 26 May 2011
We live in such a disposable society. It's amazing all the stuff we throw away. New stuff comes out so fast, we just toss the old and move on. In the old days, Oregon folks were real sticklers about taking care of their things. If something got lost or…
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- Thursday, 19 May 2011
Hey Wilsonville - this is something really amazing: Your vehicle uses 12,000 times as much air as fuel when you drive it. All of that air has to be filtered to keep your engine clean.That's like 100 gallons (380 liters) of air every block! The engine…
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- Friday, 13 May 2011
This fuel saving tip is so simple, no one will believe it. It has to do with your gas cap.The first thing is to make sure it's screwed on tight. If it's loose, gas vapor will be constantly leaking out; wasted gas.This could cause the Check Engine light…
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- Friday, 6 May 2011
With front-wheel drive being so common these days in Wilsonville, Oregon, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most Wilsonville drivers don't even have to think about it. And rear-wheel drive differentials don't need…
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