Your vehicle is important to you, and keeping it running properly is important to your lifestyle. That's why you're smart enough to have it serviced regularly at California Smog & Automotive In...

Myths passed around our Riverside, CA community start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic. And the internet is a breeding ground for autom...

Many Riverside car owners have probably wondered: "What's the harm in putting off replacing an engine air filter? The answer is that not replacing it could cause your Mass Air Flow (M...

These days many people in the Riverside area are really committed to making their cars last a long time. First thing: you've got to start with what you've got. It'd be ideal if people started with a...

Hey Riverside - this is something really amazing: Your vehicle uses 12,000 times as much air as fuel when you drive it. All of that air has to be filtered to keep your engine clean.That's ...

We live such busy lives nowadays: work, social events, running the kids all over Riverside. Some days it's all we can do to keep track of everywhere we need to be. That's why you've gotta be organiz...

So what is the most distracting food to have in the car while driving around Riverside?Is it: A Hamburger; Coffee; A Soft Drink, or Gummy Bears? Well, you may be surprised to learn that all b...

The hottest CA news story may be different every day, but there's one topic that seems to come up over and over again – the price of gas in Riverside. If you feel like most of your paycheck go...

If someone told you that your vehicle could have the same power but with a smaller engine, wouldn't that sound like great idea? Just think, a smaller engine would save you money at the gas station and...

Most Riverside folks occasionally have days when they've got a bunch of errands to run. Yesterday was my day off and I needed to fill the gas tank, pick up some groceries at my Riverside market, swi...

CA service centers have a menu board that lists the services they provide. Some Riverside drivers may not be familiar with all of the items on the board so here is a quick description of some of the...

Sometimes we hear people in Riverside say, "What's up with all this maintenance stuff? Modern cars just don't break down." While it is true that today's vehicles are extremely reliable, th...

You've likely heard how important oil is to your vehicle's engine. Did you know that there's one part that's responsible for holding that oil so you can use it every day? It's called the oil pan, and ...

The median age for cars in the Riverside, CA area was over nine years. And two-thirds had over 75,000 miles. At California Smog & Automotive Institute we hear reports that those numbers continue to ri...

If you are a driver in Riverside and you aren't currently using synthetic motor oil in your vehicle, maybe now's the time to consider it. Need more information? Well, synthetic motor oil i...

The government mandates a lot of equipment on cars in Riverside, CA: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for t...

A lot of Riverside drivers have asked whether or not they should use their severe service maintenance schedule, which is listed in their vehicle's  owner's  manual. It can be som...

Recalls are pretty serious for Riverside residents and don't happen all that often. But sometimes cars have less serious problems that Riverside residents still might want to know about. For these les...

If you've ever been driving around Riverside and had a headlamp go out, you've probably just wanted to replace the bad bulb. If your car uses halogen headlamps, they dim over time. So if you just put ...

Have you checked out the price of new vehicles at Riverside car dealers? Ouch! Add financing and insurance and a new ride may not seem so attractive. A lot of Riverside, CA, folks are hoping to make...