Automotive News & Information - TAG Automotive Repair

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 Flagstaff 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 TAG Automotive Repair, 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.

Your transmission’s shift points are exactly what you think they are - the points at which your transmission shifts. From the transmission experts at TAG Automotive Repair in Flagstaff, AZ, here’s what you need to know about them.

At TAG Automotive Repair in Flagstaff, we understand that safety and driving comfort are largely dependent on truck maintenance. Driving in the rain can be a hassle, especially if your vehicle isn’t prepared.

Essentially, there are a few things you can do to ease the burden of driving in the rain. Keep good quality windshield wipers installed, maintain a clean windshield, and regularly coat your windshield with Rain-X or comparable water-resistant chemicals. If applied properly, water-resistant coatings will dramatically increase visibility on rainy days. Quality windshield wipers, in good condition, are equally effective.

If your wipers don’t completely wipe away water with each pass, get them replaced. Driving in the rain is hard enough; inadequate equipment to deal with the situation only makes it that much more difficult. A clean windshield also goes a long way...rain won’t wash off the dirt that has had adequate time to adhere to your glass.

If you need new wipers, bring your truck to TAG Automotive Repair and let one of our experienced technicians get you fixed up. No matter your repair or maintenance needs, our team has you covered.

As cars become more technologically advanced, the importance of your vehicle’s battery becomes more important. In the old days, a car battery essentially worked, or it didn’t; if it was good enough to start the car, it was good enough. Modern vehicles are a different story. A faulty battery can cause a variety of issues, including engine codes, sensor failures, irregular transmission behavior, and the list goes on.

Battery failure often causes issues that are commonly misdiagnosed, and in the hands of the wrong auto repair shop, a mechanic may spend hundreds of your hard-earned dollars chasing problems that don’t exist. At TAG Automotive Repair in Flagstaff, AZ, our mechanics are familiar with modern vehicles and the problems that accompany them.

“Valve body” is one of those nebulous car terms you hear all the time, but nobody seems to really know what it is. At TAG Automotive Repair in Flagstaff, AZ, 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 TAG Automotive Repair in Flagstaff, AZ, 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.

If you own or operate a fleet or commercial truck, you know it’s hard to keep everything working perfectly all the time. You have to choose what to give priority to, and what can wait. However, some small problems are indicators that a bigger issue is on the way. At TAG Automotive Repair in Flagstaff, AZ, our goal is to keep you and your fleet going.

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 TAG Automotive Repair in Flagstaff, AZ.