With the threat of winter weather looming just around the corner, drivers within the Akron, Ohio region should really take a moment or two to check out some key areas of their vehicle(s) and ensure they are ready to endure. Whether you are from Uniontown, Ohio or Springfield, Ohio, Ken’s Auto Service is here to serve all those who reside in the greater Akron, Ohio area. Their highly qualified and skilled technicians can help by performing general annual maintenance procedures, checking your antifreeze concentration and level, and ensuring your tire thread depth is well within the safe required amount.
Performing general annual maintenance is important regardless of the time of year and if you are located in Akron, Ken’s Auto Service will be able to help you. Things such as cleaning your battery posts and inspecting your spark plug wires are important so that you don’t find yourself stranded. Properly taking care of your battery posts will ensure your car is getting the correct electrical connection. Meanwhile, cracked spark plug wires will not only affect your vehicle’s overall performance, but it can also lead to poor gas mileage and will leave your vehicle extremely unreliable.
Every driver knows they should get their oil changed frequently. Your oil becomes polluted with particulates as it is used. Oil is an essential part to your vehicle, as it allows the metal moving parts within your vehicle to move against one another without creating damage. Without this lubricating agent, the engine of your vehicle would cease to run.
You should check your brakes every five months or every 5,000 miles. Checking your brake fluid is important because like oil, brake fluid is a lubricating agent. Without it, every time you step on the brakes, your brake pads would grind against the rotor, causing damage to both. In a very short period of time, both will have deteriorated so badly that your brakes will fail you completely. Besides checking your fluid, you should also look into checking your brake pads. Brake pads are designed to fail long before your rotors; they will wear down over time and need changing. The last thing you need is to find out your brake pads are bad as you are trying to gently pump your brakes as your car hits a patch of ice in Springfield.
Another important fluid that you should check is your antifreeze. As a coolant for your entire system, antifreeze is used to help keep your engine from overheating and thus causing the metal to seize. Another thing you should be wary of is your antifreeze concentration. Vehicles are required to have a 50/50 mix of water and antifreeze. During the winter months, you want to ensure your concentration is as close to 50/50 as possible because it allows your vehicle to have freeze protection up to – 34° F. Ken’s Auto Service will help you ensure that you vehicle has all the proper levels needed to get you through until spring.
Checking your tires should be one of the first things you do as winter weather approached. Proper tire thread depth is important any time of year, but with the prospect of dealing with snow covered or icy roads, you truly cannot afford to neglect your tires. Ken’s Auto Service will not only be able to help check your tires for you, but if you are in need of a new set, they are the place to go within the Uniontown area!
With three locations, Ken’s Auto Service services the greater Akron area, including Springfield, Ohio and Uniontown, Ohio. The qualified technicians offer a wide range of services from general annual maintenance procedures, checking your antifreeze concentration and level, and tire thread depth, to exhaust, A/C repair and much, much more. Ken’s Auto Service will ensure your vehicle is ready to navigate the streets of come snow, rain or shine! Visit them at www.kensautoservicecenter.com or contact them at 330.733.4328 to find out how they can assist you today.