Keep your vehicle running smoothly with these expert maintenance tips and advice from Charlie's Fast Lube Sparta.
Some Sparta drivers figure that anything they can attach to their trailer hitch can be towed by their vehicle. Nope. If you're going to do any towing around Sparta, you should be aware of safety issues, Illinois towing laws and potential liability.Understanding tow ratings is ...
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You swap your winter boots for flip-flops in the summer. Why not change your winter engine oil for summer, hot-weather oil? While it may seem lik...
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If you have a front-wheel-drive vehicle, it has components called CV joints which enable you to turn your wheels smoothly. The CV stands for consta...
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Every one of us has a little procrastinator inside us. Some put off getting our teeth cleaned. Others put off answering our emails. Yet others put ...
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You probably figured out those shifty letters. They're what you see on your automatic transmission shifter and stand for Park, Reverse, Neutral, D...
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Theres an important part in your vehicle that shields your timing belt, timing chain or cam belt from the debris and gunk that can be kicked up fro...
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If you notice your brakes arent working like they used to, thats the kind of thing thats important to have checked out soon. Thats because your br...
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Steering a vehicle these days doesn't take much effort, but if you got behind the wheel back before power steering was invented, you'd need to prac...
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You've probably never paid much attention to the writing on the sides of your tires, but they contain a wealth of information. There's a long comb...
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A vehicle should travel straight down a straight road with the steering wheel centered. But time and travel can take their toll and soon you may f...
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Nearly every modern vehicle on the road today has power steering, a wonderful invention that makes steering take far less effort than it did in the...
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More and more of us are hanging on to our vehicles longer. A company by the name of HIS Markit recently released a report that shows the average a...
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