Welcome to the All Around Automotive automotive blog. Today, let’s talk about the effect of tire tread depth on braking. When talking about stopping power, most Colorado Springs and Green Mountain Falls auto owners tend to focus on our brakes. But our tires are where the rubber meets the road. So having good brakes isn’t enough. Safe Green Mountain Falls Continue Reading...
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There was a man in Elbert who learned that most car accidents occur within a mile of home – so he moved. (Just Kidding!) When we think of defensive driving, we often focus on our local CO highway situations. The fact of the matter is we need to be just as careful close to home in Colorado Springs, because that’s Continue Reading...
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Virtually all vehicles come with power steering so many Colorado Springs drivers have never driven a car or truck without it. Power steering assists you when you turn your minivan steering wheel. Without it, it would be very hard to steer. Now this power assist comes in a couple of forms. In recent years, a lot of Elbert vehicles have Continue Reading...
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One topic that hits the news in Colorado Springs on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some people in Colorado Springs is to buy a more fuel efficient vehicle. For the rest of use, we need to improve our fuel economy anyway we can. Following recommended service intervals by coming into All Around Automotive is Continue Reading...
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Let’s talk about alternative fuel vehicles. In their quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels and harmful exhaust emissions to our Colorado Springs environment, automakers will have a number of alternatives for us very soon. For instance, Flex Fuel vehicles are already available in the Elbert area. Flex Fuel vehicles can run on gasoline or on E85 fuel. E85 Continue Reading...
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One Colorado Springs automotive service issue that doesn’t get much attention is driveline service. Drivelines don’t get talked about very much around Colorado Springs, but they’re very important. First let’s define what the driveline is: Taking a small step back, the power plant is comprised of the engine and transmission. The driveline starts there and includes all of the components Continue Reading...
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Today we’re going to talk about power steering service in Colorado Springs. If you took an informal poll around Colorado Springs you’d probably find that most have never heard of power steering service. That’s not surprising. Even though power steering is standard on every vehicle, most people in Colorado Springs aren’t aware that it needs periodic service. If you’re younger Continue Reading...
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All modern vehicles come with fuel injection systems, so it’s a topic we all need to know something about. All new cars and trucks sold in Colorado Springs, CO over the last 30 years or so have come with fuel injection systems. The fuel injector is a valve that delivers the gas or diesel fuel to the right place, in Continue Reading...
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We live in such a disposable society. It’s amazing all the stuff we throw away. New stuff comes out so fast, we just toss the old and move on. In the old days people were real sticklers about taking care of their things. If something got lost or ruined by neglect, tough – they had to do without. Most people Continue Reading...
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Bad air quality while you’re driving around Cascade is nothing to sneeze at. But seriously, more and more vehicles these days come equipped with a cabin air filter. Since they’re fairly new on the scene, a lot of folks don’t know about them yet. These filters clean the air in the passenger compartment, or cabin, of your car or truck. Continue Reading...
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Getting enough fuel to your engine is very important for performance, fuel economy and safety. In order to accomplish this, your fuel system needs to be clean. Today’s production cars have fuel injectors, rather than a carburetor. The injectors need to be cleaned from time to time in order to deliver the fuel with the correct pressure, spray pattern and Continue Reading...
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What is a cabin air filter? Is it: A. A filter for your Colorado Springs house? B. A fresh, piney scent? C. A filter for the passenger compartment of your car? Clever you, it’s C. A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment. It filters out common Colorado Springs air particles like dust, Continue Reading...
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Everyone in Colorado Springs CO knows we’re supposed to go to the dentist twice a year. We get our teeth cleaned and have a thorough dental inspection. Once a year, we get x-rays to look for problems that can’t be seen with the naked eye. When the dentist is done, he tells us what he’s found – “Everything’s fine, see Continue Reading...
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If you’re gonna drive around the Elbert area, you’ve got to be able to see! So having a good pair of windshield wipers is extremely important. We’ve all experienced the frustration and fear of not being able to see clearly during a storm, or when our windshield is just dirty. It seems like your wiper blades are always at their Continue Reading...
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North Americans love their cars. And nothing goes with cars better than the road trip. Freedom from daily schedules, new sights and the open road – it’s great! But there’s nothing like car trouble to bring the fun to a grinding halt. Now you can’t always avoid problems, but you can take steps to reduce the probability of getting sidelined Continue Reading...
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Hello Colorado Springs, let’s talk about brakes. Braking, as all CO car owners know, is slowing or stopping your vehicle. As you can imagine, brakes are engineered to work well on a particular vehicle application. For example, you would expect more powerful brakes on a heavy-duty pickup that routinely hauls big loads and pulls trailers, than you would on a Continue Reading...
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Imagine you’ve left Colorado Springs and you’re up in the arctic on a dog sled. Your dog team is pulling straight and true. You can cover a lot of ground fast. Now imagine what would happen if one or two of the dogs wanted to go their own way and were pulling off to the side. That would slow you Continue Reading...
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The function of the fuel filter is pretty self-explanatory. It filters your fuel. The fuel filter is in the fuel line somewhere in between the fuel tank and the engine. Both gas and diesel vehicles around Colorado Springs CO use fuel filters. For more information about your fuel filter, visit All Around Automotive or come by our shop located at Continue Reading...
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There are some things Elbert consumers should know about Colorado Springs automotive service and repair. First and foremost, All Around Automotive cares about you and your family’s safety. And we really appreciate your business. All Around Automotive in Colorado Springs wants to build a trusting relationship that becomes the foundation for a mutually beneficial experience for years to come. Building Continue Reading...
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One might say the most challenging part of being an automotive service technician at All Around Automotive in Colorado Springs CO is diagnosing a problem before it can be fixed. Cars are made up of a bunch of complex systems. There usually could be a number of reasons for any given symptom. So it’s challenging to track down the actual Continue Reading...
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