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Today’s Lube Town article focuses on severe service maintenance. Many Alberta drivers are not aware of them and yet there are also very vocal advocates in Okotoks who think that severe service schedules apply to everyone. Somewhere between a complete lack of awareness and the dire blanket statements lies a reasonable approach to severe service […]
Ask any Alberta man or woman if they’ve taken their vehicle in for preventive maintenance lately, and the answer may well be “no.” Surveys indicate that over 80% of vehicles on the road today are in need of some kind of repair or maintenance. Now, ask that same person why he hasn’t taken his car […]
Sometimes we hear people in Alberta 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, they are also becoming increasingly complicated and use more exotic materials than ever before. All that complexity demands higher tolerances for everything. For example, most Alberta drivers […]
Hey Alberta – 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 like 100 gallons (380 liters) of air every block! The engine air filter is just another example of a very important but […]
If you’ve ever been driving around Alberta 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 in one, they won’t have the same brightness, which can be distracting and will affect your field of […]
The hottest Okotoks 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 Alberta. If you feel like most of your paycheck goes into your gas tank, this post is for you. Here are several basic things people in […]
A lot of Alberta 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 somewhat confusing, so we decided to consult an expert. Cricket Killingsworth is from QMI/Heartland, a manufacturer of automotive products and fluids. She’s been in the automotive business for […]
About 90% of our driving decisions in the Alberta area are based solely on what we see. So having a good pair of windshield wipers is extremely important. Most Alberta drivers have experienced the frustration and fear of not being able to see clearly during a storm, or when our vehicle windshield is just dirty. […]