The Car Maintenance Checklist That Could Save Drivers Thousands
The shop experiences a repeated pattern when customers neglect to conduct minor maintenance duties which results in vehicle components wearing out until complete failure occurs thus creating expensive repair needs. The good news is you do not need car knowledge to stop most of these issues from happening. You just need a routine, a few […]
How Can I Know For Sure It’s Time To Buy A New Battery For Car Repair
Car batteries often have this annoying trait. They work perfectly fine, right up until the morning you are already late! Then suddenly, the car acts as if the both of you didn’t get up and going to work just fine all last week! So, the big question is not “Can a battery die?”, it’s “How […]
Is There Such a Thing As An Instant Oil Change? What’s the Difference?
If you have ever searched for an “oil change,” you are not alone. Most drivers are busy. The idea of pulling in, changing the oil, and leaving in minutes sounds perfect. It also raises a fair question: is there really such a thing as an instant oil change and what do you give up for […]
Why Is My Car Making a Squeaking Noise When I Brake?
Brake squeak is one of the most common reasons the drivers in Springdale pull into our shop with a concerned look on their face. And understandably so, a noise coming from your brakes tends to feel urgent in a way that, say, a rattling cupholder does not. Your brakes are your most critical safety system, […]
Finances Are Tight. How Long Can I Go Without An Oil Change?
When finances are tight, it is normal to look at every maintenance item and ask, “Can this wait?” We hear that question all the time at Accurate Total Auto, and oil changes are usually at the top of the list because you cannot always feel an oil problem away. Here is the tricky part: going […]
What to Do After a Fender-Bender in Springdale, AR
Even a minor collision is a stressful experience. Your heart rate spikes, the other driver is getting out of their car, and you’re suddenly trying to remember everything you’re supposed to do while standing in a parking lot on Sunset Avenue or at a stoplight on Thompson Street. Most people’s minds go blank. The good […]
Making Car Maintenance Easier
A Simple Car Maintenance Checklist Keeping up with car maintenance should be easy not stressful. At Accurate Total Auto we help drivers every day who want a car that starts well drives smoothly and does not have surprises. The good news is that big repairs do not happen suddenly. They start with issues like low […]
7 Habits That Are Secretly Ruining Your Car
Most car problems don’t start with a single catastrophic event. They build slowly, over months and years, from small habits that seem harmless at the moment but quietly add up to serious, and expensive, damage. The frustrating part is that many of these habits are so common that drivers assume they must be fine. After […]
How to Extend the Life of Your Transmission
Flushes, Fluid, and What’s Actually Worth Doing Your transmission is one of the most expensive components in your vehicle to replace. A rebuilt or remanufactured automatic transmission can run anywhere from $2,500 to $5,000 or more by the time parts and labor are factored in, and in some cases, the repair bill approaches the value […]
Do You Need To Clean Your Engine Bay?
Yes, Here’s Why and How Most drivers wash their car regularly, keep up with oil changes, and stay on top of tire pressure. But ask the same drivers when they last cleaned their engine bay, and you’ll usually get a blank look. Engine bay cleaning is one of the most overlooked aspects of vehicle maintenance. […]