A+ Complete Auto Care

TUNE UP

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WE CURRENTLY OFFERING ANNUAL SERVICE FOR ONLY $159.95

PLUS TAX FOR MOST 4 CYLINDER CARS

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Properly tuning your vehicle can dramatically improve your gas mileage, engine performance as well as reduce your vehicle emissions. Having your car inspected annually will allow you to maintain your vehicles at optimum performance and increasing fuel economy. Servicing a vehicle that is badly out of tune can provide a noticeable boost to both engine performance and fuel economy. Tune up services are also considered preventive care by reducing the probability of needing major repairs in the future.

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When do you need a tune up service?

• Vehicles manufacturer has mileage based intervals for replacement of these parts and other maintenance services. These are designed to be performed preventatively so parts do not fail prior to replacement.

• 10% or greater decrease in fuel economy.

• Any type of drivability problems.

 

Here at A+ Complete Auto Care our tune up service includes inspecting and adjusting all of the systems in your vehicle which contribute to fuel combusting efficiently. Our tune ups start with a variety of performance checks to base line or confirm the engine's overall condition. These should include:

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• Battery voltage (very important with all of today's onboard electronics). Charging voltage.

• Power balance or dynamic compression (to identify any mechanical problems such as leaky exhaust valves, worn rings, bad head gasket, bad cam, etc. that could adversely affect compression and engine performance)

• Engine vacuum (to detect air leaks as well as exhaust restrictions) Operation of the fuel feedback control loop (to confirm that the system goes into closed loop operation when the engine warms up)

• Scan for fault codes (to verify no fault codes are present, or to retrieve any codes that may be present so they can be diagnosed and eliminated) Check exhaust emissions (this should be a must in any area that has an emissions testing program to confirm the vehicle's ability to meet the applicable clean air standards, and to detect gross fuel, ignition or emission problems that require attention)

• Verify idle speed (should be checked even if computer controlled to detect possible ISC motor problems); Idle mixture (older carbureted engines only, but injector dwell can be checked on newer vehicles to confirm proper feedback fuel control)

• Check ignition timing -- if possible (should be checked even if it is not adjustable to detect possible computer or sensor problems) Operation of the EGR valve.

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In addition to these performance checks, hoses and belts are visually inspected. Common parts such as spark plugs, plug wires, air filter and fuel filter replaced. All fluids (oil, coolant, automatic transmission fluid, power steering fluid and brake fluid) are also be inspected to insure proper levels as well as appearance and condition of each is acceptable. These inspections are to verify that there is no sludge in the oil, the ATF should not smell like burnt toast, the coolant has the proper concentration of antifreeze and not be contaminated with rust or sediment and the brake fluid should be clear and not full of muck, etc.