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Charge It in Bloomington for Extended Battery Life

Here's an interesting statistic for our in Bloomington, Illinois, drivers: Only 30 percent of car batteries make it to 48 months. And the life expectancy varies by where you live. It ranges from 51...

July 02, 2018

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Older Vehicles

Odometer Rollback on Your Bloomington, Illinois Vehicle

How do Bloomington drivers know if an odometer is telling the truth?Well, back in '86, Congress ...

Jun 25, 2018 Read

Service Standards

Bloomington Customer Detective Work

One might say the most challenging part of being an automotive service technician at Tuffy Bloomi...

Jun 18, 2018 Read

Inspection

It's About Time: Following Service Intervals at Tuffy Bloomington

There are a lot of things in life that Bloomington residents have to do on a regular basis. We wa...

Jun 14, 2018 Read

Fluids

Does My Choice in Oil Affect Change Intervals?

Oil changes are probably the most recognized service on a vehicle. Almost all Bloomington residen...

Jun 03, 2018 Read

Parts

Bloomington Drivers: Is It Time to Replace Your PCV Valve?

The crankcase is the lower part of the engine where the crankshaft is housed and where the engine...

May 28, 2018 Read

Service Standards

Service Center Standard and Procedures

All Illinois pilots have checklists for every aspect of flying. They always use their checklists ...

May 23, 2018 Read

Service Standards

Arrive Alive in Bloomington

We've all seen drivers do crazy things while driving to or from Bloomington. A guy shaving in the...

May 13, 2018 Read

Fuel Economy

Wasteful Thinking

With the weather getting colder, you might be tempted to start your vehicle up, let it idle for 1...

May 06, 2018 Read

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AAA - Cautions in Extreme Heat

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Apr 29, 2018 Read