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Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

A Squirrely Problem (Animals Nesting in Engine)

If you park your vehicle outside, you are exposing it to all sorts of critters that would love to use it for nesting, food storage and shelter. There are plenty of pictures online of people who've...

January 18, 2020

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Tires and Wheels

Automotive Tips from Tuffy Bloomington: When to Replace a Damaged Tire

Repair or Replace? Thats a question Bloomington drivers ask when they have tire damage. Some punc...

Jan 17, 2020 Read

Maintenance

Let Tuffy Bloomington Help You Keep Your Vehicle Another Couple of Years

Bloomington area residents may remember when the U.S. government's Cash for Clunkers program made...

Jan 16, 2020 Read

Tires and Wheels

Treat Your Vehicle to Good Tires at Tuffy Bloomington

When we shop for shoes, most of us know that we can get two pairs of cheap shoes or one good pair...

Jan 15, 2020 Read

Fluids

A Stitch in Time at Tuffy Bloomington

You probably have heard that expression, "A stitch in time saves nine." In other words, if you fi...

Jan 14, 2020 Read

Timing Belt

Automotive Tips from Tuffy Bloomington: A Broken or Damaged Timing Belt

The timing belt rotates the cam shafts which open and close the valves that allow air, fuel, and ...

Dec 01, 2019 Read

Fuel System

Fuel System Cleaning the Professional Way at Tuffy Bloomington

Your fuel system needs to be clean to do its job properly. When it gets dirty, the results are lo...

Nov 24, 2019 Read

Oil Change

An Oil for All Seasons (Engine Oil Selection)

You swap your winter boots for flip-flops in the summer. Why not change your winter engine oil f...

Nov 17, 2019 Read

Cooling System

Coolant/Antifreeze Service in Bloomington, Illinois

Bloomington auto owners may know that most automotive failures in Bloomington, Illinois, are tire...

Nov 10, 2019 Read

Tires and Wheels

Below 45 Degrees in Bloomington: Consider Winter Tires

Remember snow tires? They were basically just regular tires with big, knobby lugs to get them thr...

Nov 03, 2019 Read