The Light Many Drivers Fear (Check Engine Light)
June 16, 2024
Ask just about any driver about one thing they fear seeing inside their vehicle and they'll say it's the Check Engine light coming on. You know, that little light on your instrument panel that is in the shape of a vehicle engine, often accompanied by the words Check, Check Engine, Check Engine Se... More
Beginning to See the Light (Check Engine Light Diagnostics)
June 2, 2024
It's a light many drivers fear they'll see turn on at the most inopportune time. It's the one on the dash that says "Check Engine," "Service Engine Soon," or it may be simply an engine-shaped light. Your first instinct may be to pull off to the side of the road and turn off the engine. The truth... More
Check Engine Light Diagnosis at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Plainfield
August 13, 2023
Hello Plainfield . Have you ever had your Check Engine light come on? Did you panic? Or just scowl and ignore it? What should you do? Pull to the side of the road and call a tow truck? Or just keep driving? What does that little light really mean for Plainfield drivers?First of all, the Check En... More
The Light Nobody Wants to See (Check Engine Light)
December 5, 2021
You've probably had your Check Engine Light go on. Then it goes off and you figure, hey, whatever the problem was, it's gone now and I don't have to worry about it. Well, the problem may have gone away and it may not have. Your vehicle likely has one of these warning lights on the instrument pa... More
Things Aren't Always What They Seem
January 14, 2020
If you drive, you know at some point, something's going to go wrong with your vehicle. And sometimes, it's pretty easy to figure out what's wrong, like a flat tire. But sometimes your vehicle's symptoms can be really puzzling. One driver in Illinois was heading to work on a hot July day and not... More
Dashboard's a Funny Name (Instrumental Panel Warning Lights)
December 17, 2018
Every day you drive, you're sitting behind the dashboard. But how in the world did it get that name? Back in the days of the horse-drawn carriage, horses would kick up dirt and mud on the driver and passengers, "dashing" debris against the carriage. So those who built carriages began installing a... More
Smooth Shifting in Plainfield Illinois: Transmission Service
April 22, 2015
So you have some exciting plans for the Illinois weekend. Youre going to take some of your Plainfield, Illinois friends out on the boat for some water skiing. Of course, youve gotten the boat all ready. And you havent forgotten about your tow vehicle. Youve gassed it up and even vacu... More
The Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Plainfield Guide To Caring For Your Transmission
October 17, 2014
Most cars and trucks have automatic transmissions, yet a lot of Plainfield motorists only have a fuzzy understanding about what a transmission does. Think back to the last time you rode a bike in Plainfield. You started out in a lower gear and shifted to higher gears as you went fas... More