Automotive Industry News & Information - Craig Johnson Automotive

Obviously, your engine is the heart and soul of your car, truck, or SUV. When your engine requires maintenance or repair, rest assured your vehicle is in good hands at Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights.

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At Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, CA, we’ve seen a lot of worn out and tired transmissions. How do you know if it’s time to replace yours?

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 Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, 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.

At Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, CA, we know that the key to keeping a transmission reliable and in shape is taking care to prevent an issue in the first place. Here, well explore a condition which has a lot of potential to cause your transmission harm: overheating.

At some point or another, it’ll happen to you. You leave your headlights on, your battery finally fails, or for some other reason, you don’t have enough juice to start your car. Don’t call a tow truck just yet, though...Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights has the info you need to properly jump-start your car.

Though transmissions are generally reliable, there are a great number of issues that can develop with one. From Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, CA, here’s a general overview of the types of problems your transmission may develop, all of which we service and repair.

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!!

At Craig Johnson Automotive in Rowland Heights, CA, we see our fair share of warning lights and dashboard notifications. If your ABS light is illuminated, here’s what you need to know.