DOG FOOD IN YOUR ENGINE (Keeping Rodents out of your Engine)

February 27, 2022

A technician was telling us the other day that he was servicing an engine and spotted something he'd never seen before: A collection of dry dog food siting on a horizontal metal ledge near the base of the engine. It was neatly stashed and was in a spot where the food pellets couldn't have simply... More

Battery Replacement at Tuffy Fort Myers (Colonial Blvd) in Fort Myers

February 20, 2022

Hello, welcome to Tuffy Fort Myers (Colonial Blvd). Today's focus is batteries. It seems like everything in Fort Myers runs on batteries. Of course, the batteries we're most concerned with here at Tuffy Fort Myers (Colonial Blvd) are those in our customer's vehicles. Just like the batteries in o... More

New School: Automotive Tuffy Fort Myers (Colonial Blvd) Technician Training

February 13, 2022

Fort Myers consumers are demanding. We want a safe, reliable vehicle that handles well and is comfortable to ride in. Oh, and we want good fuel economy, too. We also want vehicle repairs that are cheap, fast and easy. Unfortunately, one usually comes at the cost of the other.Today's vehicles have... More

When Metal Meets Metal (Wheel Bearings)

February 6, 2022

What part of your vehicle has little metal balls inside that are lubricated and allow you to cruise on down the road? They are wheel bearings, and automotive designers might argue they are human beings' second greatest invention of all time (the first is, of course, the wheel!). You have a wheel... More