What Is Going On At Complete Automotive Today?

When I arrive here each morning, things are already in progress (as I am the closer), and I never know what I’ll see. Here’s a small sampling of today’s activities…quite a diverse group of vehicles!

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1991 Mazda Protege Transmission Removal

I thought it might be interesting to illustrate what has to be done to remove the transmission from a 1991 Mazda Protege…a great many other components have to be removed before that transaxle can come out!

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Have you ever experienced a timing belt failure…?

Many people are familiar with the scenario of a broken timing belt, which can damage an engine’s valves and make for a very expensive repair. Less often we see a timing belt like the one below off a 2002 Ford Escort with 136,000 miles…not broken, but with about five inches of teeth stripped off! Most [...]

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Tires On Borrowed Time…

Sometimes we find things completely unrelated to why the vehicle is here…this particular vehicle is in our shop for a noise complaint; however, ALL FOUR tires have just a “slight” problem…be on the alert for silent, hidden, issues…

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Business Is Good…

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Auto Parts Availability

While it is not really anything new, one thing that adds a considerable amount of time to accomplish auto repairs is simply obtaining the correct…highlight…CORRECT…parts! The proliferation of makes and models on the road is a contributing factor, however, there are currently some extenuating factors. The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan had a huge [...]

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Make Appointments Via Email; And Review Us, Too!

Many of you may be aware that we are part of a web service called Demandforce which enables us to connect with our customers via email and text message. It provides service reminders, gives you the ability to make appointments, and read reviews of Complete Automotive as well as contribute your own…in short, its really [...]

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The Last Ford Crown Victoria…

Yesterday, the last Crown Victoria built by Ford rolled off the assembly line…signaling the further demise of RWD….not to mention “heavy” RWD cars. In production for 32 years, and a staple of law enforcement agencies and taxi cab companies, there is nothing similar available (with the possible exception of the Lincoln Towncar), and I have [...]

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Details, Details

The auto parts business is actually a very complicated field. With the number of vehicles of varying makes and year models on the road make it impossible for auto parts companies and dealerships to have everything needed in stock. That fact ads much time and expense to the cost of repairing and maintaining vehicles. For [...]

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Found On The “SPEED” Website: Camaro ZL1 Gets 580 Horsepower

The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will be the most-powerful production Camaro ever, achieving 580 horsepower from its all-aluminum supercharged 6.2-liter V8 as well as 556 pound-feet of torque, Chevrolet confirmed today. That puts the much-anticipated muscle car, due for its official production-car unveiling at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show in November, slightly ahead of [...]

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