Today's California Smog & Automotive Institute post focuses on using coolant. {{ image('http://autonettv.com/media/thumbs/ProperFluids_0909_AlanSNiki_HT_s.jpg') }} If you pour in the wrong kind, it ...
If you've walked through the automotive fluids section of an auto parts store in Riverside, you'll know how overwhelming the sheer number of products available can be. How do you know what's right f...
Today, California Smog & Automotive Institute is writing about the proper fluids for your vehicle. It's become more complicated with changes in automotive design and manufacturing. It's not that peo...
Oil changes are probably the most recognized service on a vehicle. Almost all Riverside residents know about them. But do we know enough?Several decades ago, oil changes were fairly standard: every ...
CA residents may have heard that vehicles don't need their oil changed as often as they used to. That's true. But it's not the whole story.Owing to improved engine technology and higher oil quality, m...
The automotive professionals at California Smog & Automotive Institute would like to give Riverside drivers an update on some of the things happening in automotive fluids. You know, v...
All those automotive fluids can be confusing for Riverside drivers. Recent years have brought new grades of engine oil, types of transmission fluid, coolant and brake fluid. The right fluid ...
Hello CA! Today's vehicle care topic is: Synthetic Oil vs. Petroleum Based Oil. Synthetic motor oil is a substitute for petroleum based oil. If you aren't currently using it, why not?...
When you get an oil change, it's always a safe bet to just use the type of oil the manufacturer recommends. But sometimes we're asked if we'd like conventional or synthetic motor oil....
The current vehicles in the market have over a century of engineering behind them. They have evolved into complex and powerful machines. Developments in their engines, however, have coincided with a...
There's one fluid in your car you are always careful to keep at a certain level: the fuel. If you don't have fuel, you're not going anywhere. Your vehicle has other fluids which are vitally impo...
Synthetic motor oil has been around for a long time, and more and more new vehicles are leaving factories with synthetic in their engines. But a lot of drivers don't really know much about it.Let...