Engine Hydration for Joliet Drivers: Role of Your Water Pump
July 28, 2024
The cooling system in an engine has five components: the radiator, the radiator cap, the hoses, the thermostat and the water pump. The water is literally the heart of the system. Just as your own heart keeps your blood circulating through your body, the water pump keeps coolant circulating throug... More
Keeping Your Cool (Coolant System)
March 24, 2024
No matter what the weather is like outside, your internal combustion engine expects to keep its cool all the time, even when it's really cold. That's because engines create the power that moves you to your destination by a series of tiny explosions of a fuel and air mixture. In turn, that genera... More
How to Radiate Cool (Radiator Care)
December 17, 2023
There's nothing that radiates cool like a vehicle radiator that's helping to keep your engine running at the proper temperature. You don't have to baby it, but you can't simply ignore it, either. Let's take a quick dive under the hood to let you know what the radiator is doing. It takes the he... More
Smart Joliet Drivers Protect Against Overheating
April 23, 2023
Engines get hot when they run. This heat can build up and damage vital engine parts, so engines need a cooling system to keep them running. Cooling system failure is the most common mechanical failure in vehicles. This is unfortunate, because these failures are usually easy for Joliet drivers to... More
Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield) Radiator Service
September 9, 2022
The coolant system is a vital part of your vehicle. It is also the second most common cause for vehicle failures. Even though coolant system failure is fairly common in Joliet, it is easy to prevent. The most recognizable part of the coolant system is the radiator. It is connected to the engine w... More
Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)
August 14, 2022
If theres one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, its the temperature gauge. Its the one that may say C---H (that means cold---hot). Or maybe yours has a picture of a thermometer on it and a blue and red zone. If you see the needle heading farther to the H or red area, that mea... More
Keep Your Cool in Joliet
August 10, 2022
Joliet drivers rely on their vehicle's coolant system to keep their engine cool. Coolant (also called antifreeze) mixed with water flows through your vehicle engine and absorbs heat. The mixture then flows out to the radiator where it's cooled by air flowing over the radiator. From there the coo... More
Keeping Your Engine Cool in Joliet, Illinois
August 8, 2022
The cooling system keeps Illinois vehicle's engines from overheating while they are driving around Joliet. Its job is to move heat away from the engine. Let's talk about the various components of the system and how they make this happen.The radiator is the part most Joliet drivers associate with ... More
Coolant Service at Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield)
June 27, 2022
Joliet residents' vehicles have to operate in a wide range of Illinois temperatures which requires the engine coolant to be able to perform 'no matter what.' Think for a moment about the environment where the coolant does its thing. Very hot, high pressure, corrosive...And all the while, it has ... More
Coolant/Antifreeze Service at Tuffy Joliet (South Plainfield)
June 26, 2022
Anyone who drives a car in Joliet knows that engines get hot when they run. But did you know that engines need to be cooled to keep running? Heat inside an engine can cause the metal parts to expand, which can seize up an engine and make it stop running. It can even ruin the entire engine! Good ... More