Fuel Injector Cleaning In Whitefish, Columbia Falls, and Big Fork
In very simple terms, a fuel injector is a valve that squirts fuel into your Subaru engine. Your engine control computer tells the fuel injector how much fuel to deliver as well as the precise time it should be delivered. Of course this happens thousands of times a minute in every single fuel-injected car driving [...]
Tracking True In MT: Wheel Alignment In Kalispell
Wheel alignment is often overlooked by busy Kalispell and Whitefish car owners until serious tire damage has been done. One wheel can be knocked out of alignment from the rest by hitting a curb or pothole on Kalispell roads. When a vehicle’s out of alignment, one or more of the wheels does not track true [...]
Keys to a Long Lasting Vehicle
We’re living in a disposable society. Everything from elaborate packaging to our clothing. Even cell phones are disposable. When replacement is cheaper than repair, the term “built to last” goes by the wayside. An exception is our vehicles. They’re still a very big investment and we want to make them last as long as possible [...]
Serpentine Belt Replacement Near The Kalispell Area
Don’t you hate it when you hear that squeal from under the hood when you’re driving aroun Kalispell? It usually means there is a problem with the serpentine belt. The serpentine belt powers a lot of engine accessories. It runs the alternator-which charges the battery, the water pump-which cools the engine, the air conditioning and [...]
Keeping Your Subaru Young
Sometimes it seems in Kalispell 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. It seems like when we were kids in Kalispell, our parents were real sticklers about taking care of our stuff. You [...]
Hey Kalispell Drivers; What Is The Most Distracting Food?
So what is the most distracting food to have in the car while driving around Kalispell? Is it: A Hamburger; Coffee; A Soft Drink, or Gummy Bears? Well, you may be surprised to learn that all but the gummy bears are in the top ten most distracting foods when you are driving, but if you [...]
Protecting Your Subaru From Theft In Kalispell MT
Every car in Kalispell MT is at risk for theft. So it’s up to us to make our cars a less appealing target and more of a challenge – hopefully sending potential thieves to look elsewhere. The National Insurance Crime Bureau recommends a layered approach to protecting vehicles: Common sense Visible and audible devices Immobilizing [...]
Fuel System Cleaning At Loren’s Auto Repair
Is your car sometimes hard to start on an early Kalispell 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 car’s fuel system starts with the air filter and ends in the top of your engine. Over time, different [...]
Breathe Deep With Your Cabin Air Filter
Bad air quality while you’re driving around Whitefish is nothing to sneeze at. But seriously, more and more vehicles these days come equipped with a cabin air filter. Since they’re fairly new on the scene, a lot of folks don’t know about them yet. These filters clean the air in the passenger compartment, or cabin, [...]
Keeping Your ‘Old Faithful’ Auto Running
At Loren’s Auto Repair we’ve had a lot of people asking how they can make their vehicles last longer. These questions are actually a reflection of a trend that’s been building for several years. The median age of personal vehicles is now over nine years. And 33 percent of all vehicles on the road have [...]
