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Coolant flushes are an important maintenance procedure, necessary for keeping your truck reliably on the road. At Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, we know that coolant flushes are a key aspect of preventative maintenance that goes a long way.

It isn’t easy keeping your fleet or commercial trucks up and running. At Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, CA, we’re here to help. Fleet and commercial vehicles log a lot of miles, and a lot of hours - as a result, even the most reliable components need to be serviced occasionally. On an ordinary diesel, an injection pump may last the entire life of the engine itself. On vehicles that work harder than anything else on the road, this isn’t always the case.

Chances are you don’t pay much attention to your vehicle’s battery until it dies, when you get to perform the dreary dual task of waiting for a jump while simultaneously calling for an appointment to get a new battery fitted. Of course, that’s if you’re sure it’s the battery that’s dead in the first place. The only way to be certain is to take it in to be tested. However, it generally helps to know the health of your vehicle battery prior to finding yourself stranded.

Tires are often neglected, but easy to maintain. As long as they work, most people don’t really think about them. However, if you take care to properly maintain your vehicle and your tires, they will last much, much longer. At Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, we see all too often the results of poor tire maintenance, and the result is expensive new tires. Here’s what you can do to make sure you don’t become part of that statistic.

Your radiator hoses are under a lot of pressure, in both the figurative and literal sense. From Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, CA, here’s what you need to know about the radiator hoses on your car, truck, or SUV.

At Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, CA, we understand that there are endless ways a transmission can sound, behave, and feel, depending on what type of vehicle it’s in, what type of transmission it is, and the state of the vehicle’s repair. Sometimes, when people buy a different vehicle, they notice it doesn’t act the same as their last vehicle, which leads them to believe there is a problem.

Air filters are an important part of vehicle maintenance. What many people don’t realize is you actually have two filters; one for your engine and a cabin filter to filter the air coming into your car. Both of them function the same way but have entirely different purposes. They are often neglected, particularly the cabin filter, and yours may need to be changed right now. This guide, provided by Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, highlights the importance of filters, symptoms of an overused one, and how to maintain them.

Whether it’s a result of maintenance, mileage, or some other factor, it seems that every fleet or commercial diesel leaks a little bit of something. Oil, transmission fluid, gear oil, or coolant seem to find a way to pool overnight on the ground after a long day on the road. At Wayne & Sons Automotive Repair in Santa Rosa, CA, we can take care of that for you.