Lube Town Helps You Decipher the Menu Board: Part 2

Our service centers have a menu board that lists the services they provide. Some Alberta drivers may not be familiar with all of the items on the board so here is a quick description of some of the typical services that might be listed. Lube Town fuel system cleaning: Over time, the vehicle fuel system gets […]

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Keeping Your ‘Old Faithful’ Auto Running

At Lube Town we’ve had a lot of Alberta customers asking how they can make their vehicles last longer. These questions are actually a reflection of a trend that’s been building for several years in Calgary/Okotoks. The median age of personal vehicles is now over nine years. And 33 percent of all vehicles on the […]

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Fall and Spring Inspection at Lube Town

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHOmBV4js_E Good vehicle care for us Alberta residents has always meant taking our vehicles in every spring and fall for a check-up on any services due. Vehicles needed routine maintenance to prepare them for the changes in weather. Today’s vehicles aren’t quite as sensitive to seasonal changes. Older vehicles required different weights of oil for summer […]

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Keeping Your Car Young in Alberta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHOmBV4js_E As Alberta consumers, we live in a disposable society. It’s amazing all the stuff we throw away. New stuff comes out so fast in Calgary, and much of it is fairly cheap, so we just toss the old and move on. It seems like when we were kids our parents were real sticklers about […]

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Budget for Maintenance in Alberta

Sometimes busy Alberta residents dream about going back to the “simpler” days of our grandparents. But if you could travel back in time and take a road trip around Calgary in a Model T, you might change your mind. The improved designs and quality of today’s automobiles have significantly reduced the amount of time Alberta […]

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Change Your Engine Air Filter at Lube Town

Many Alberta 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 (MAF) sensor to fail. This expensive sensor is situated between your engine air filter and your engine. Dirty air filters are a leading cause of mass air flow […]

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Lube Town On Your Serpentine Belt

Today we’re going to be talking about serpentine belts for our Alberta, Calgary, customers. Let’s start by talking about the accessories that are driven by the serpentine belt. First is the alternator. That’s the device that makes electricity to power the vehicle and recharge the battery. Then there’s the air conditioning compressor that makes cool air for […]

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Let Lube Town Help You Keep Your Vehicle Another Couple of Years

Alberta area residents may remember when the U.S. government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program made a splash on the news scene. People were offered incentives to trade in old vehicles for new, in the interest of better and improved air quality from reduced emissions. But a lot of Alberta drivers want to hang onto their old […]

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Alberta Drivers Severe Service Maintenance Schedules

Since driving requirements and lifestyles differ among Alberta drivers, your vehicle manufacturer publishes two auto maintenance schedules: the regular schedule and the severe service schedule. Which schedule should Alberta drivers follow? Here are some questions to ask yourself: Are most of your trips less than four miles/six kilometers around Alberta? Are most of your trips less than […]

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Clean Air for Your Engine: Engine Air Filters In Alberta

Every Alberta car owner who has taken their car in for an oil change has been told that their engine air filter’s dirty. Here’s what goes into the determination of when to change the filter: First, your vehicle owner’s manual will have a recommendation of when the filter should be replaced. So between your owner’s […]

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