Automotive Industry News & Information - Reeves Auto Repair

Correct fluid levels are essential to keeping your Ram, Ford, or Chevrolet diesel pickup on the road. Luckily, checking your coolant, oil, brake, and transmission fluid are easy to do, and will save you from a variety of issues down the road. Here’s what you should know about keeping the fluid levels in your truck maintained, from Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Whether you drive a Chevy, Ford, or Ram diesel pickup, your engine is likely equipped with an injection pump. While injection pumps have been gradually phased out on modern engines, they are still an integral part of most diesel engine operations. At Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA, we specialize in maintenance and repair on Cummins, Duramax, and Powerstroke engines, including injection pumps.

Automatic transmissions are the default now - with efficiency approaching or surpassing that of manual transmissions, and automatics with 8 or 10 electronically controlled gears, it’s no surprise they’ve gained so much popularity over the past few decades. But where did it all start? Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA has the answers.

Whether you drive a Chevy, Ram, or Ford diesel pickup, we have you covered. At Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA, we can do it all - and a big part of that is done by employing ASE certified technicians.

Your drive belts run everything - your AC, power steering, alternator, and water pump are all dependent on the belts that turn them. At Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, our goal is to keep your truck maintained, so you’re never stuck out on the road. Drive belts are a critical part of that goal.

At Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA, transmissions are our specialty. We know exactly how they work and exactly how to maintain and repair one. You know you have a transmission, and you know it’s important, but what does it actually do? Here’s the simple answer to a complicated question.

Does your car, truck, or SUV shift at the wrong moment? Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo has the solution. Shift point issues can manifest themselves in two ways; either your car will rapidly shift through several or all the gears at low speed, low rpm, getting to the highest gear before you’ve gained enough momentum, or shifts will be delayed, the transmission refusing to shift until far into the RPM range.

At Reeves Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, CA, we know how annoying a dead battery can be. Here’s some information on the subject, that will hopefully help you understand your battery issues a little better.