Automotive Industry News & Information - The Auto Repair Place

Without a working battery, your car will not be able to start. If you perform proper maintenance, however, an average car battery can start your car reliably for roughly four years. Your vehicle's radio and headlights, plus a slew of other important functions, are powered by an electrical current generated by your vehicle’s engine but a vital part of generating electricity is having a place to store it while it’s not being used, which is where a car battery comes into play. The battery holds electrical energy while a car is off in order to help the engine turn over and create a spark to start internal combustion. What you don't want is to have a bad battery!!

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At The Auto Repair Place in Boulder, CO, we’ve seen a lot of worn out and tired transmissions. How do you know if it’s time to replace yours?

Windshield wipers are one of those things you never think about until you need them, and by then it’s too late. There’s a good chance you haven’t changed windshield wipers in a long time, so it might be a good idea to inspect them before rainy weather catches you off guard. The Auto Repair Place in Boulder, CO has compiled a few windshield wiper tips here for you.

Since the first automobile, vehicle electronics have become increasingly more complex with every passing era. In the modern-day, your car, truck, or SUV likely depends on an array of modules, sensors, and components that control every aspect of how your vehicle runs and drives. Here’s what you need to know about your vehicle’s electronics systems, from The Auto Repair Place in Boulder.

At The Auto Repair Place in Boulder, we know that few problems are simultaneously as simple and confusing as a bad ground connection on your car, truck, or SUV. Here’s a look at some symptoms of a bad ground, and what you can do to correct it.

Your vehicle's engine needs clean air to burn the fuel – and it needs a lot of clean air. In fact, a typical vehicle needs about 216,000 gallons of air for every tank of gas. All that air passes through a filter that catches the dust and dirt. Eventually, the filter gets completely full, and because the filter can only hold so much, dirt starts getting through. At The Auto Repair Place in Boulder, we ensure you get the best air quality in your vehicle and explain the process of where this dirty air is going to our area drivers.

Windshield wipers are one of those things that you never think about until you need them. From The Auto Repair Place in Boulder, here’s a reminder to keep yours in good shape, so you’re ready when weather strikes.

When you get in your car, truck, SUV, or minivan to drive and the A/C does not work what could be wrong? Here at The Auto Repair Place, we have some simple answers to help you understand how your vehicle A/C system works. The first question we are asked is "Why isn't my air conditioner blowing cold air?" Let's talk about what could be happening.