Tire Rotation and Balancing at Elite Tire And Auto Care in Livonia
February 27, 2018
Tires do a lot of work for Livonia drivers. They transfer engine power and braking forces to the road; they handle steering control; and they cushion all those bumps and jolts while driving around Livonia. They also support the entire weight of the vehicle, including you and your passengers. Wit... More
Looking Down the Road - Headlamps
February 18, 2018
If you've ever been driving around Livonia 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... More
Automotive Tips from Elite Tire And Auto Care: Knowing When Your Timing Belt Should Be Replaced
February 11, 2018
The timing belt in your engine controls the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust valves. Livonia drivers need to replace it on a schedule to avoid failure.Timing belts are very difficult to get to, requiring quite a bit of labor to access. Timing belt replacement is one of the more expen... More
Improve Fuel Economy with Proper Maintenance at Elite Tire And Auto Care in Livonia
February 6, 2018
With Livonia gas prices being what they are, many of us in Michigan are driving less and looking into purchasing smaller or more efficient vehicles. Livonia area residents who have to drive a lot, have large families or need four-wheel drive are particularly hard hit by the cost of fuel in Michi... More
Regular Schedule or Severe Service Schedule at Elite Tire And Auto Care?
January 28, 2018
Today's Elite Tire And Auto Care article focuses on severe service maintenance. Many Livonia drivers are not aware of them and yet there are also very vocal advocates in Michigan who think that severe service schedules apply to everyone. Somewhere between a complete lack of awareness and the di... More
Watching Your Check Engine Light
January 22, 2018
Did you know that most of the cars driving around Livonia, Michigan , carry more computer power than the Apollo 121 Lunar Module that landed on the moon in 1969?New cars sold in the Livonia area have as many as 12 networked computers and over five miles (eight kilometers) of wiring. In fact, for... More
Fall and Spring Inspection at Elite Tire And Auto Care
January 15, 2018
Good vehicle care for us Livonia residents has always meant taking our vehicles in every spring and fall for a check-up. 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 differen... More
Distracted Driving
January 7, 2018
When asked, most people think they are good at multi-tasking. Scientific studies, however, reveal that only around 2% of the population can truly demonstrate the capacity to effectively multi-task. For the rest of us who are not so biologically wired, no amount of practice can increase our effect... More
Elite Tire And Auto Care: Why Replace Your Engine Air Filter?
January 3, 2018
Just as our bodies need clean air to function properly, your vehicle engine needs clean air to operate efficiently. Let's go egghead for a minute. For every gallon of gas we burn driving on Livonia streets, 20 pounds of carbon dioxide comes out the tailpipe. Question: how can a gallon of gas tha... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Slow Down Around Livonia
December 11, 2017
There's not much we can do about the price of gas in Livonia, Michigan , but we do quite a bit about how much we use as we're driving on our Livonia streets.Our driving habits can dramatically affect our fuel economy.The first thing we can do is watch the 'go-pedal.' Hard acceleration just sucks ... More