Automotive News & Information - Craig Johnson Automotive

Brakes are one of the most important components of your vehicle. You need the confidence of knowing that when you press your foot to the brake, your vehicle is going to stop. That's why it's important to keep these tips in mind to help keep your brakes functioning properly. Schedule an appointment with us at Craig Johnson Automotive for a brake service checkup today!

With temperatures dropping around the country, it’s understandably tempting to let your car or SUV idle to stay warm. At Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, CA, one of our goals is to keep you informed on how to best care for your performance and luxury vehicles.

If you drive a vehicle with more than a few miles on it, there’s a good chance you’ve noticed an occasional drip underneath it that leaves spots wherever you park. Identifying what is leaking from your car will help you determine whether or not it’s a cause for concern, and what to do about it.

There are seven liquids a car can possibly drip: oil, gas, brake fluid, transmission fluid, gear oil, water, and coolant. How do you tell the difference? This article aims to help your know-how.

At Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, we know that maintenance and repair can go a long way toward keeping your trucks on the road. We also know that sometimes, things have to be replaced altogether. The rear end, or differential, isn’t a component that needs to be replaced often; but when it does, a new one will make your truck feel like new.

Your gas mileage mostly depends on what kind of car you drive; engine displacement and vehicle weight are the largest determining factors on gas mileage, and there’s not much you can do to change either of those. That doesn’t mean attempting to improve your fuel economy is a completely hopeless endeavor, however. With these tips from Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, CA, you might be surprised how much your fuel mileage can be improved.

Leaky transmissions can be a pain, not only do they make a mess on the underside of your car, and in your driveway, but the transmission fluid is expensive and inconvenient to deal with. At Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, CA we want to provide you with some information on where transmission leaks start and how to end them so that maybe we can eliminate any future leaks.

Automatic transmissions aren’t well understood outside of specialists like our technicians here at Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, CA. While it would be impossible to teach you enough to make you a transmission expert in a quick article, what we can do is give you the fundamental knowledge you need to have a good idea of what your transmission is doing and how it works. Being able to understand how your transmission works will help you identify any problems that may arise to prevent further wear and tear on your vehicle.

If you drive a lightweight car, truck, or SUV, the torque converter you have installed is probably just fine. For those of you with more heavy-duty applications, like high horsepower setups or towing rigs, the stock converter may not be enough. At Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, CA, we can help with that.