Each manufacturer has compiled a list of recommended service intervals. For details, just look in your owner’s manual. Each make and model has different recommendations, Master Tech can print any service schedule for you but it is best to get a look at the vehicle first hand. In any case, here are some general guidelines: [...]

Duramax Diesel Service point Critical Service item at as early as 30K The Duramax diesel is a proven winner with great power, reliability, economy. As Diesels go it is a home run in the light duty market. But, because the Government is involved, it gets an asteric. the EGR mandated since early on in California [...]

Automotive batteries need special attention for proper service and performance. A cheap battery will cost you more than you know in the future.

Old School or New School [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Transmission servicing has gotten confusing, do I pull the pan, use additives, hook up a machine, do a dance? Knowing that a transmission is 2-4 Grand to replaced now, you better get it right.  There are really no adjustments available on newer transmissions, [...]

Brakes the MTA way!

Fluids are life [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Just as our bodies, cars rely on fluids to stay alive. Until they invent suspended animation and antigravity machines we are in the real world of heat, friction, and chemical reactions. All that means is fluids get us over those humps.

Dexcool, Quickly becoming a bad word. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]