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  1. Air Conditioning Maintenance

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    Living in sunny southern California has may benefits, including the constant sunny and warm weather, the beautiful landscape, as well as the close proximity to the Pacific Ocean. As much as you may enjoy this incredible weather, your car is working hard to provide you with the cool air necessary to stay comfortable while traveling in warm weather. Your air conditioner plays an integral part in keeping you cool while in the car, so having it regularly checked out can help ensure that it is performing at its highest capacity. When your car is getting maintenance for your A/C unit, a measurement …Read More

  2. What’s Leaking From My Car? – Part 3

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    Hopefully, you’re finding this series of blogs all at once, and have not waited 3 weeks to determine whether or not the leak in your car is listed in our blog post. If the liquid that you have been trying to identify hasn’t been any of the ones that we’ve mentioned thus far into the series, there are still a few other liquids in your vehicle that could be leaking. We are going to cover two more liquids that could possibly be leaking from your vehicle and require pretty immediate repairs. Power Steering Fluid Turning the steering wheel of your car is something that is pretty necessary whe…Read More

  3. What’s Leaking From My Car? – Part 2

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    In our last blog post, we covered a few different liquids that could be leaking from your car and how you can best identify them. While the chances of it being either of those liquids is a possibility, they are not the only liquids that leak from vehicles and aren’t necessarily the ones that are leaking from your vehicle. The team of professional mechanics at our local auto repair shop have built on the list of liquids that may very well be leaking from your vehicle. Brake Fluid One of the parts of a vehicle that people rarely correlate with liquid are the breaks. While it may seem like an u…Read More

  4. What’s Leaking From My Car?

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    While most people don’t know why their car is leaking, it’s a pretty general understanding that leaks are never a good thing. At Kearny Mesa Auto Repair, we work with different types of cars each and every day, and we meet plenty of people that are unsure what it is that is leaking from their car. Rather than run tests on every part of your car that requires some sort of fluid, we have broken down the different fluids that are most likely to be leaking from your car. That way, when you come into visit our automotive repair shop, you can at least provide us with a centralized area of where …Read More

  5. How Often Should You Replace Your Tires

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    When you live in San Diego, it’s hard to deny that a majority of time spent is on the road. Between the traffic and the long drives from one spot to the next, our car definitely gets quite a bit of miles on it. In our last blog post we touched on the importance of wheel rotation and the effect that it can have on your car, but today we are going to talk about another element of car efficiency and safety, and that’s your tires. Replacing Your Tires Replacement tires aren’t cheap, especially if you’re looking for tires that are going to last you a long time. While they aren’t always th…Read More

  6. How Often Should Your Tires Be Rotated

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    If you’re not extremely knowledgeable with cars, chances are that you sort out the importance of auto maintenance. Not sure what we mean? Oil changes are a must, we all know that they need to happen roughly once a month or every 3000 miles; easy to remember. Same goes for the times that that daunting check engine light comes on, that calls for an immediate visit to the repair shop. But what is the case for tire rotation? Most maintenance visits will include this service in their checklist, but if that weren’t the case, do you know how often you should be getting your tires rotated? What is…Read More

  7. Spring Maintenance Tips

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    It’s important that you take care of your car; after all, it is the one thing that you should be able to rely on day in and day out. If you’re someone who relies on your car to get to and from work, as well as to all of your fun and favorite activities in Kearney Mesa, you need to know how to prepare your car for the hot weather summer will bring. Five Tips To Keep Your Car In Pristine Condition Before we know it the roads will be rising in temperature and our cars will be feeling the heat! If you aren’t someone who tends to pay much attention to this type of maintenance, it’s time tha…Read More

  8. Take Care of Your Brake System

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    Your car is an important part of your life, whether you want to admit it or not. Without your car, we doubt you would be able to get anywhere in a timely fashion. Because of this, we wanted to make sure that you understand how to take care of your car properly. After all, doing so can result in your old (or new) car lasting for years and years to come. In our previous posts we focused on making sure you get your car’s oil changed every 3,000 to 7,500 miles and the brakes pads checked or changed every 30,000 to 40,000 miles. So what should you look out for next? Rotors or Drums You car’s ro…Read More

  9. Can Your Vehicle Avoid Winter Blues?

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    If you’ve been planning a trip to a winter wonderland, you must first know all about winter breakdowns that may occur if you bring your Kearny Mesa vehicle along with you. In our previous post, the #1 repair shop, Kearny Mesa Automotive, started giving drivers some of the most common car problems that cause breakdowns by extreme cold, here are a few more. Stripped Teeth Did you know that your car’s water pump can freeze in extreme weather? If your vehicle's’ water pump becomes frozen, your engine may strip the teeth off of the timing belt, which could lead to expensive internal engine da…Read More