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How Hot Weather Can Affect Your Car Battery

Temperatures Extremes Affect Car Batteries While most people tend to assume it’s cold weather that knocks out their car’s battery, hot weather can lead to a shortened battery life as well. The average car battery tends to last anywhere between three and seven years,...

Your Transmission is Failing: Should You Rebuild or Replace?

How Do You Know Your Transmission is Failing? Simply put, your car’s transmission transfers power from the engine to the wheels and adjusts power to control speed. This involves shifting up or down in gears as necessary to improve fuel efficiency and keep the engine...

Why Should You Repair Your Car vs Buying a New One

Repair Current Car Versus Buying A New Car After your car starts hitting over 100,000 miles it can require more maintenance and repairs that come with age and use. Typically, your vehicle needs transmission maintenance and maybe even a transmission fluid flush....

What To Do If Your Transmission Fails

Has Your Car Transmission Failed? If you find that your car isn’t moving at all or stops accelerating, this is the ultimate result of a transmission failure. It’s possible your vehicle was exhibiting all the signs of future transmission failure such as a grinding...

How Often Should Your Car Be Inspected?

How Often Should Your Car Be Inspected? In the state of Colorado, car inspections aren’t mandatory but can be extremely helpful in car maintenance and avoiding expensive future repairs. At our AAMCO Colorado locations, we offer a pre-purchase inspection to help...

What Is A Transmission Flush?

What Is A Transmission Flush? It’s essential that you take proper care of your vehicle’s transmission. Various problems could present themselves, resulting in your car struggling to function correctly. Transmission issues lead to problems changing gears, which could...

Transmissions: How do they work? [Infographic]

What is a Car Transmission? One of the most important parts of your vehicle, the car transmission transfers the rotational power created by the engine to the car’s wheels. What does that mean, though? Our infographic below goes through all the mechanics behind your...

What’s A Transmission Cooler?

Does My Car Need A Transmission Cooler? If your car is working overtime or hauling heavy loads during your trips, it may be a great idea to invest in a transmission cooler. Put simply, transmission coolers keep your transmission fluid cool and prevent your...

What Should Your Transmission Fluid Look Like?

3 Instant Ways To Know If Your Transmission Fluid Is Healthy Checking your transmission fluid usually isn’t the first thing that comes to mind for your regular car maintenance. To be fair, your car probably doesn’t need a transmission fluid flush until around 60,000...

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