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Why To Rotate Your Tires and Do Alignment Checks

April 28, 2019

alignment, Auto Repair, Forest VA, Lynchburg VA, oil change maintenance, tire service

This vehicle was shaking violently on a test drive. A badly worn and out of balance tire was the culprit. The flat spot on the tire was most likely caused from misalignment and lack of tire rotation following an impact, like hitting a curb. The…

Differential Seal Leak Needs Attention to Avoid More Costly Future Repair

August 9, 2018

Auto Repair, differential, Forest VA, Lynchburg VA, oil change maintenance

Noticed during an oil change/vehicle check over, this video shows a failed differential stub axle seal leaking differential fluid. Without seal attention/replacement, the differential will eventually fail due to loss of lubrication. (The differential is a set of gears allowing a vehicle’s driven wheels to…

Double Gasket Danger on an Oil Change

June 28, 2018

Forest VA, Lynchburg VA, oil change maintenance

Oil changes are a regular part of vehicle maintenance so it’s important to make sure that they are done properly. As this video shows, one problem that can arise during this service is that the oil filter gasket, which should stay attached to the filter…

Catastrophic Turbo Failure

April 9, 2018

Auto Repair, Engine Diagnostics, oil change maintenance

This video shows a broken turbo propeller from a Subaru. The vehicle came in for heavy oil consumption and loss of power. Turned out the propeller had broken completely off and lodged in the exhaust pipe/port. A new turbo assembly restored all performance. Most likely,…