Part of maintaining your vehicle is keeping its safety devices in good working order, especially when there are kids in the vehicle. Seat belts, window locks, and airbag sensors work together to keep children safe in an automobile. Though safety components are generally very reliable, they do occasionally fail. Martin's Garage in Shippensburg, PA is here when they do; here are some things to watch out for.
When you are having trouble with your car or truck starting and you open the hood up to take a peek to see this....you'll see what an overly corroded battery looks like. This happens naturally over time on vehicle battery terminals. If you are like 99% of normal Shippensburg drivers, you don't check your oil or your battery so you don't keep an eye on the amount of corrosion that's building up on your car or truck battery. Here at Martin's Garage, we do and there are solvents that we can use here in the shop during a battery maintenance service that will help slow the corrosion process but nothing that can prevent it 100%. Way before it gets to this point, we will be suggesting you consider replacing the battery.
Every year, more and more trucks come equipped with turbochargers. What was once a novelty or a performance option has become increasingly common as stock equipment. What are they for, and how do they work? Martin's Garage in Shippensburg, PA is here to help.
“Valve body” is one of those nebulous car terms you hear all the time, but nobody seems to really know what it is. At Martin's Garage in Shippensburg, PA, we know exactly what a valve body is, what it does, and are well equipped to address any issues your valve body may be experiencing.
At Martin's Garage in Shippensburg, PA, we aren’t just in the business of fixing or maintaining your transmission. We’re here to help you make customizations and improvements as well.
The turbo on your diesel pickup is a precision-engineered component. As a result, proper maintenance is essential to keeping it going strong. At tens or even hundreds of thousands of RPM, keeping everything in good shape is absolutely necessary. Fortunately, turbos don’t really require any special maintenance - they just make the maintenance you do all the more important.
Fuel Systems are particularly important on diesel trucks, whether you drive a Ford, Chevrolet, or Dodge pickup. At Martin's Garage in Shippensburg, PA, fuel system maintenance and repair is a service we prioritize, since we know how essential a reliable fuel system is.
Automatic transmissions are, to many, a mysterious aspect of automotive mechanics. Torque converters, on the same hand, are a mystery shrouded within a mystery. Here’s a basic rundown of how torque converters work, and how to know if yours is failing, from Martin's Garage in Shippensburg, PA.
