Category: preventive maintenance
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Spring Vehicle Maintenance
Warmer weather is finally in sight. Snow is melting. The sun feels warm… sometimes. We easily allow our thoughts to flash forward to chrome, wax, windows down, 100 kph. Slow down. Your vehicle is coming out of hibernation. You hit some ice and bumps over the winter. As you drive, do you hear any new noises?…
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Ready for Winter? Winterize Your Vehicle!
In Ottawa, one of the coldest capitol cities in the world, it is important to prepare your vehicle and you for the winter. These ideas will help to make your frozen travels smoother and might even save your life. Some people can take care of these things themselves. That’s great. Others prefer us to take care…
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Tires – Inflate Your Vehicle Performance
Your tires are an important contributor to your vehicle’s performance. At Savasta, we inspect your vehicle, every time we change your oil, for the following: tire inflation pressure tire tread wear, abnormal wear visually check tires for embedded stones, glass and other objects AND we remove them check for need to rotate tires front-end for…
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An Ounce of Prevention (via Olde 8 Automotive’s Blog)
Olde 8 Automotive in Northfield, Ohio wrote a great article showing how preventive maintenance can protect your vehicle… and your wallet. How does preventive maintenance protect my automotive investment? For the past five years or so, Ben and his friend, Shirley, both owned the same car model and drove about the same distance. Their driving…
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