Car Care 88

Tips and advice for how to care for your car.
 

Howls, Growls, and Groans: Guess the Source of 8 Not-So-Funny Sounds Your Car Makes

Cars make the funniest sounds, but it’s only a laughing matter when they’re coming from someone else’s vehicle. Odds are you won’t think it’s so funny when it happens to you. If you’re hearing creepy, inexplicable noises coming from your car, it’s not the ghost of Halloween past catching up with you but the warning […]

November 22, 2020 More
 

Uh-oh! Why Is My Dashboard Tire Pressure Light On?

Your car’s tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS for short) is the “voice” of your tires that sometimes speaks up and says, “Check my air, please!” But because not all cars can talk (yet), that urgent request is communicated to you through warning lights on your dash. If there’s an angry-looking light on your dashboard console […]

November 16, 2020 More
 

Steps You Should Take Now to Avoid a Dead Car Battery Come Colder Temperatures

If you’ve ever had your car battery die on you, you know the pain of regret—regret that you didn’t do more to give it the long and happy life it deserved. But life gets in the way, and not everyone makes time to pay that all-important welfare check to make sure everything’s going okay under […]

November 12, 2020 More
 

Creating an Inclusive Auto Service Experience: Pioneering Friendly Auto Centers is the First Auto Center to Earn the Certified Autism Center Designation

Friendly Auto Centers is a multi-award-winning, family-owned automotive service and repair business in Mesa, AZ on the Openbay marketplace. When Friendly Auto Centers opened in 2014, President and CEO Steve Rozansky had years of experience as an ASE Master Mechanic and a passion for his community. Steve’s mission was to create a family-owned business delivering […]

October 28, 2020 More
 

Fall Car Care: 6 Ways to Prepare Your Car for Fall Driving When It’s Seen Less Use – Auto Repair Advice from the Openbay Master Technician

Winter will be here faster than most of us like to admit, so fall is a great time to get your car ready for the weather changes ahead. Most of us have not put many miles on our vehicles lately, this makes proper fall car care even more important. Here are the six most important […]

October 7, 2020 More
 

Ready to Sell Your Car? Follow These 6 Steps to Prepare It for Sale and Earn Top Dollar

If you're ready to sell your car, now is the time. These 6 steps will help you prepare it for sale and earn top dollar.

September 24, 2020 More
 

Top 5 Common Problems That Can Make Your Car’s Air Conditioning Blow Warm Air

It’s a hot day. You just exited an air-conditioned home or office. You make a beeline to your car. Then, you quickly unlock it, open the door, and enter a hot and stale air filled vehicle. You start your engine and quickly turn on the AC expecting cool air to start flowing. You wait. Only […]

September 15, 2020 More
 

How Often Do I Need an Oil Change for my Car?

Inquiring minds like yours probably want to know: Q. How important is it to get an oil change on a regular basis? Q. Are recommended oil changes just another way for car manufacturers to get you back into the dealership?  Q. Are fast lube oil change shops pushing a false message on you?  It’s hard […]

September 6, 2020 More
 

How Much Should it Cost to Replace Your Tires?

You hop in your car, back out of your driveway, and hear an odd dragging sound on the pavement beneath your tires. Ignoring it, you begin to drive off – and notice that your steering wheel is almost impossible to turn. Pulling over and stepping out of your car to investigate, you find that one […]

September 3, 2020 More
 

5 Telltale Signs Your Car Needs a Brake Service

Picture this, you’re driving down the road and you press down on your brake pedal because you need to either slow down or come to a stop. While pressing on the brake pedal, all of a sudden you hear a grinding noise coming from somewhere. Next, you immediately take your foot off the pedal and […]

September 2, 2020 More