Auto Blog
- Sunday, 29 May 2022
90% of our driving decisions are based on vision. Anything that impedes your vision can affect your driving safety – including a dirty windshield. In that sense, your wiper blades are an important safety system. Most Wilsonville drivers will wait until…
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- Sunday, 22 May 2022
We've all heard that expression, "That's a non starter." When it comes to your vehicle, that's not music to a driver's ears. That sickening sound when you start the ignition and instead of hearing the engine crank, you hear it slowly turn over and your…
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- Sunday, 1 May 2022
The government mandates a lot of equipment on cars in Wilsonville, OR: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for the Wilsonville motoring public, but it does add quite…
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- Sunday, 24 April 2022
You know you need new tires, but you're not sure what type. You look at a tire to get the size: 225, 50, R, 16, 92, H. All the way to the Wilsonville service center you keep repeating it over and over. You even say it over in your mind while waiting in…
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- Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Today we're talking to Wilsonville drivers about shocks and struts. They're so easy for OR folks to forget about because they last so long and wear out so slowly. But your shocks are really responsible for keeping your tires on the road – so they're…
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- Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Road trip, anyone? Nothing spoils a great vacation faster than ending up stranded on the side of the road or spending a week in a rundown motel while our vehicle sits in the shop. Long days on the road can bring out the worst in your vehicle, so before…
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- Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Hello OR! Today's vehicle care topic is: Synthetic Oil vs. Petroleum Based Oil. Synthetic motor oil is a substitute for petroleum based oil. If you aren't currently using it, why not? Synthetic motor oil maximizes engine power and fuel economy. To see…
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- Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Wilsonville residents' vehicles have to operate in a wide range of OR temperatures which requires the engine coolant to be able to perform 'no matter what.' Think for a moment about the environment where the coolant does its thing. Very hot, high pressure,…
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- Tuesday, 12 April 2022
The median age for cars in the Wilsonville, OR area was over nine years. And two-thirds had over 75,000 miles. At Lance's Superior Auto Service we hear reports that those numbers continue to rise.
If you have a high-mileage vehicle in the Wilsonville…
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- Sunday, 30 January 2022
If you've ever ridden down a rough road on your bicycle, you know how hard a ride it can be. Yet drive down the same road in your car, truck or SUV and it miraculously will smooth out the ride. That's because it is equipped with shock absorbers. They…
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