Boulder Auto Repair

All those automotive fluids can be confusing for Eldorado Springs motorists. Recent years have brought new grades of engine oil, types of transmission fluid, coolant, and brake fluid. The right fluid protects your vehicle and helps it perform at its best. The wrong fluid won’t work as well for Boulder motorists and could even cause damage. In addition to new grades of engine oil, many family cars now leave the factory with synthetic oil. Eldorado Springs motorists should always use the recommended grade and type of oil in their engine. All coolant, also called antifreeze, used to be green. Now there are several other colors of coolant sold at John’s Auto Care in Boulder. Each type is designed to protect the cooling system components that are particular to your vehicle. The wrong stuff can void your family car cooling system warranty and could even cause ... read more

So you have some exciting plans for the CO weekend. You’re going to take some of your Boulder, CO friends out on the boat for some water skiing. Of course, you’ve gotten the boat all ready. And you haven’t forgotten about your tow vehicle. You’ve gassed it up and even vacuumed it out. However, there is something even more important than the cleanliness of the interior: you want to make sure that your family car maintenance is up to date. Think about it – heavy highway traffic on the way out of Boulder. There’s hilly terrain as you get to the lake. Some dirt roads – and it’s going to be pretty hot in Boulder this weekend. And all the time you’ll be towing around several thousand extra pounds. That all adds up a lot of severe strain on your engine, brakes and transmission. Let’s just consider the transmission. It’s going to be working overtime, spending more time in lower gears. The interna ... read more

Everyone in Boulder, CO knows we are advised to go to our Boulder dentist twice a year.  Oral-conscious Boulder residents have a teeth-cleaning and examination. Once a year, we get x-rays to look for problems that can’t be seen with the naked eye. When our dentist is done, he/she tells us what was found – “Everything’s fine, see you in six months.” Or “You’ve got a small cavity starting, let’s schedule an appointment to take care of it.” By the time you leave, you have a plan for addressing any necessary issues. This system works so much better than waiting for a painful problem before going into the dentist. Small problems are fixed before they turn into big problems. And you avoid those huge bills. If Eldorado Springs folks understand the wisdom of using this system for handling dental care, why do many resist when facing the same system for our car maintenance?Following the vehicle manufacturer’s reco ... read more

About 90% of our driving decisions in Eldorado Springs are based solely on what we see. So having a good pair of windshield wipers is extremely important. Most Eldorado Springs motorists have experienced the frustration and fear of not being able to see clearly during a storm, or when our family car windshield is just dirty. In fact, it’s estimated that 46,000,000 motorists across the nation are driving with wipers that can’t adequately clear their windshield in a storm. It seems like your wiper blades are always at their worst when you need them the most. If that sounds like you, you’ve got plenty of company in the Eldorado Springs area. 78% of motorists only change their wiper blades after the blades function so poorly that they become a safety hazard.Us Boulder motorists need to change our thinking. Instead of blades being something to replace when they fail, we need to consider wiper blades as an ... read more

Myths passed around our Boulder CO community start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic. And the internet is a breeding ground for automotive myths. Some bloggers recall the family cars of yesteryear and declare their modern decedents to be virtually maintenance free and that anyone who says otherwise is out to rip you off.Let’s examine a couple of the more popular rants and look at the truth behind them. The first one is that the chassis no longer needs lubrication for suspension, steering and the driveline. They declare that anyone who has charged you for lubrication is a charlatan.The truth on which this myth is based is that many new cars come from the factory with sealed joints and cannot be greased. However, there are still some grease points on many cars around Boulder. A grease fitting may have been installed in conjunction with a repair. And most trucks and truck-based SUVs driv ... read more