Monthly Archives: May 2014

Battery Basics for Maumee

Battery Basics for Maumee

It's important for Maumee drivers to know battery basics. First, let's talk about which is harder on a battery – hot or cold OH weather. Most Maumee area drivers think it's cold weather because that's when we call on our batteries to have enough power to start a cold vehicle engine. However, heat does more damage to a battery than cold. Truth is, our batteries start to die a little from day one. Keeping a full charge slows the process, which is hard with short Maumee trips because the alternator doesn't have time to fully recharge the battery from starting the engine. Maumee drivers can top off the charge with a computer controlled battery charger – say, once a month in the summer and every three months during the winter.As far as how long a battery will last, statistics show that 70% have given up the ghost within four years. By that time, they aren't capable of taking a full charge like they used to, and your veh ... read more

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Battery

To Save Gas Around Maumee: Keep up with Your Scheduled Service

  One topic that hits the news in OH on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some OH drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in Maumee who don't want to add a car payment to our monthly expenses, we need to improve our fuel economy any way we can.Following recommended service intervals by coming into Lange`s Auto Care, Inc. is one of the best ways people in Maumee can keep their vehicle running efficiently. That means better fuel economy. When you give it some thought, it only makes sense. Dirty oil or transmission fluid can't lubricate or clean. That means more drag which reduces fuel economy.Keeping up with scheduled oil changes and transmission services will save gas for OH drivers.Dirty engine air filters are another efficiency pirate. They rob your engine of enough air to effectively burn the fuel, so you need more gas to get the job done. Replacing a dirty air filter can pay for itself in fuel savings before the next oil chan ... read more

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Fuel System

Have You Checked Your Headlights?

Like everything in the OH automotive market, there have been great strides in headlight technology in recent years. OH drivers can be safer at night because of it. Good headlights improve visibility on Maumee roads, enabling you to see farther. They also improve your peripheral vision, helping you to see the sides more clearly. The more you can see, the more quickly you can react to road conditions. This is because nearly half of traffic fatalities take place at night. And as Maumee resident population ages, everything that helps older eyes is welcome.Most new vehicles sold in OH come with halogen headlamps. A decade ago, halogens were exotic and expensive. Now that they are standard equipment, the price has come way down. Many luxury cars are equipped with high intensity discharge, or HID, headlamps. You have probably seen them on some Maumee roads; they're very bright and have a bluish tint.From behind the wheel, there is no doubt that HID headlamps are the ... read more

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Parts

Tracking True in OH: Wheel Alignment in Maumee

The biggest issue for Maumee area drivers is always safety. When your vehicle wheels are out of alignment, the vehicle will pull to one side, which could lead to an accident. When you're vehicle is out of alignment, you should have it taken care of right away at Lange`s Auto Care, Inc. in Maumee. When undergoing an alignment service at Lange`s Auto Care, Inc., your vehicle is put on an alignment rack where the tires, steering and suspension parts are checked for damage. Then the alignment is charted and checked against the factory settings.Precision adjustments are made to bring the wheels back into alignment. This gets all four wheels going in exactly the same direction.Maumee drivers should be aware of the signs of alignment problems. These include the car pulling to one side. Also, the steering wheel may not be centered when you're going straight. If you see the edges of one or more tires rapidl ... read more

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Alignment

Your Well Trained Technician at Lange`s Auto Care, Inc.

When your vehicle has a problem or just needs some routine service, you might get a little nervous. Your vehicle's so important to your life in Maumee, you need to get back on the road as soon as possible – with the problem fixed right the first time.If you've ever checked into some of the technician training Lange`s Auto Care, Inc. professionals receive, you may be surprised at how much specialized knowledge and skill goes into diagnosing and repairing a modern car. For example: Today there are four cylinder engines that generate more power than the 1980s-era V-8's. I mean a new V-6 Toyota Camry could beat Sonny Crocket's Ferrari in a race to 60 mph/100 kph. Our engines are more and more powerful and at the same time their fuel economy keeps inching up – even with steep Maumee gas prices. They are also amazingly reliable: Kudos to the automotive engineers. But the advances come at the price of simplicity. The modern veh ... read more

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Safety
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