Automotive News & Information - Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube

As cars become more technologically advanced, the importance of your vehicle’s battery becomes more important. In the old days, a car battery essentially worked, or it didn’t; if it was good enough to start the car, it was good enough. Moderns vehicles are a different story. A faulty battery can cause a variety of issues, including engine codes, sensor failures, irregular transmission behavior, and the list goes on.

Battery failure often causes issues that are commonly misdiagnosed, and in the hands of the wrong auto repair shop, a mechanic may spend hundreds of your hard-earned dollars chasing problems that don’t exist. At Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube in Gainesville, FL, our mechanics are familiar with modern vehicles and the problems that accompany them.

If you own or operate a fleet or commercial truck, you know how quickly miles rack up and oil changes are needed. At Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube in Gainesville, FL, our main goal is to keep your trucks on the road - a huge part of that is changing your oil on time.

At Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube in Gainesville, FL, our goal is to help you understand your transmission a little better and keep your car, truck, or SUV reliably on the road. If you ever hit the key and your engine fails to turn over, whether it’s once a month, once a week, or every day, you’ve got the beginnings of an issue worth dealing with.

Man working under the hood of his vehicle

If you want to avoid nasty and unexpected surprise maintenance costs, sticking to a regimented schedule of preventative maintenance is something you are going to want to get used to. The reason being is simple – frequent maintenance will keep your vehicle in good health, ensuring you get the most out of all those expensive-to-replace parts. While it might sound counterintuitive, the best way to reduce maintenance costs is to stick to a prescribed maintenance schedule.

At Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube in Gainesville, FL, 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.

Routine maintenance can lead us to discover all kinds of things you would think are obvious but as drivers with a routine, we simply get in and drive. We may think that if the lights come on and the car starts there are no issues, but at Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube in Gainesville we know what to look for and when to ask questions. When your vehicle is pulling to one side there are several possibilities.

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Having a transmission problem 3000 miles from home is not anyone's favorite but boy are we lucky our flex plate went out close to Terry's shop! We chose him based on his reviews and knowledgeable website and are so glad we did. Terry managed to get us in, part ordered and truck repaired all within and few days time and we are now back on the road, truck running beautifully. Thank you Terry.

Hitting a pothole always hurts - you may not be sure exactly what happens when you hit a pothole, but you can tell it’s not good for your car, truck, or SUV. Here are issues caused by potholes, and what to watch out for if you hit a really rough one, from Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube in Gainesville, FL.