I've mentioned a number of times that after a tire is about 6 years old, we want to look at it pretty closely and consider replacing it, if our budget will allow. You also want to get a professional to look at them. Now I want you to know that the date code is only going to be on one side of the tire so it depends on how the tire is mounted on the car. On this particular one it is on the outside so it makes a little easier for us.

So there is confusion out there that all we need to do is change the oil on our car. That's the only maintenance that's required, but that is not really true.

We have to be a little careful, make sure that you interview the company that's doing your oil changes for you and see what they're actually checking and what they're not.

Can the heat affect your car battery? Welcome to Mercie J, where compassion and craftsmanship come together, I'm Rick Smith. So first of all, the heat affects just about everything on a car. If you live in Arizona and you left your cell phone in the car by accident and gone to lunch, have you ever experienced coming out and your cell phone is turned off because it overheated?

Will my air conditioning work without a radiator fan?

How often do I need a Coolant Flush? Welcome to Mercie J, where compassion and craftsmanship come together, I'm Rick Smith. So first of all, when we talk about a coolant flush, there could be other terms like antifreeze or radiator fluid. I want you to understand that you can talk to 10 different technicians and get 10 different answers.

What is the purpose of reference voltage? We typically will have two or three wire sensors. Reference voltage that I'm talking about today is typically on a three wire sensor and in a typical situation what we do is we send five volts out from the computer.