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At Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA, we recommend always making it a priority to change your oil on time. Here’s a look into why it’s so important, and what happens if you don’t keep up with oil changes.

Sludge - If oil stays in an engine too long, sludge begins to build up anywhere oil can go. The oil absorbs tiny debris and contaminants, kind of like a liquid sponge - once it’s at capacity, that oil begins to stick, clog, and build up throughout the engine. Small veins that carry oil to components like actuators, turbos, and bearings will become blocked, starving critical components of oil and causing component or engine failure.

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While some keys or key fobs can only be obtained from dealerships, most cars can be programmed to accept a new key or key fob without expensive dealer intervention. At Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, we often provide such services, at a fraction of the cost.

Checking the fluid level on your transmission is fairly easy, but a bit more complicated than checking your oil. Firstly, this only applies to automatic transmissions, and secondly, some modern vehicles don’t have dipsticks or dipstick tubes to check and add transmission fluid. With that in mind, here are some tips from Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA in regard to checking your transmission fluid.

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Antifreeze is a fluid that’s just as important as oil to the engine in your car, truck, or SUV. You probably already know it’s essential to keeping your engine cool - but it’s important for more than one reason, and does require maintenance besides keeping it full. From Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA, here’s what you need to know about antifreeze.

Transmissions, while generally durable, can be highly complicated devices. For this reason, they are also expensive to replace, and maintaining one will save you a lot of headache and money in the future. This article from Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA discusses how your driving habits affect your transmission. While automatic transmissions are by far the most common, there are still a considerable number of manual transmissions on the road, so this article covers both.

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Obviously, your brakes are pretty important. Your brake system is made of many components that all have to work correctly for your brakes to operate seamlessly. If one thing needs to be repaired, the whole system is compromised. Brake pads, rotors, hoses, calipers, and metal lines all play a part in stopping your car. At Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA, we’re here to make sure your car, truck, or SUV stops as it should.

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Making the call to get a new transmission can be difficult. At Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA, we’re here to help you make the right choice.

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Transmission work is a world of precision and attention to detail. Transmission specialists, like the technicians at Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA, chose to specialize in transmission work partly because they have a knack for both. It’s just one of the things that make us the best in the business.

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