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23 straight answers on oil, brakes, tires and keeping a car healthy through a Florida summer.
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Tire Maintenance in Florida Guide 2023
While tire maintenance is important wherever you might live, Floridians—blessed with a beautiful, yet sometimes extreme, climate—have extra considerations to think about.
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Florida Vehicle Maintenance Guide 2023
Keeping your vehicle safe and roadworthy in Florida naturally has the same requirements as other states across the US.
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Preparing Your Vehicle for Hurricane Season
Hurricane season is an inevitable element of our yearly weather cycle.
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Jiffy Lube Oil Change Prices
The name of Jiffy Lube is synonymous with oil changes. But how much is it going to cost you?
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What does Jiffy Lube Multicare Mean?
Jiffy Lube introduced its Multicare model in 2018, providing the nation with a much-needed, cost-effective alternative to car maintenance.
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What is an Express Oil Change?
Jiffy Lube turned the car maintenance game on its head when they introduced their famous oil change service in 1971.
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Jiffy Lube Air Conditioning Service
If you live in a warm climate, then you know the importance of correctly functioning car air conditioning.
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What Type of Oil Does My Car Take?
Let’s face it, changing (or topping up) your car’s motor oil isn’t only a bit of a chore, but it’s a pretty messy one as well…
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Car Air Filters, Their Importance, and When to Change Them
Your car’s engine is a dynamic system, meaning that smooth motoring depends on all the elements within it working at optimal levels.
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Does Everyone Offer a Free Top Off Policy?
Garages across the country vary wildly in the service they provide, value for money, and quality of work. One aspect of this is a free top off policy.
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Where to Get a Cheap Oil Change in Central Florida
Thankfully, you don’t ever have to look far for a great value, fast, expert oil change—no matter where you live.
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Reasons Why Your Car May Overheat
A correctly-functioning car engine runs at a warm temperature. While it naturally fluctuates according to the weather, driving style, speed, and other nuances, this temperature must remain within normal operating conditions.
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The Importance of Keeping Your Car’s Battery Connections Clean
The heart of your car’s engine is the battery. This innocuous-looking box is what provides the power to start the vehicle every time you turn the ignition key (or, to be more accurate with modern vehicles, push the start button).
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Common Fluid Leaks to Watch Out For
Car engines and associated components have a variety of fluids contained within their structure. While these liquids remain in situ, the car should run and perform as intended. However, if there’s an issue with the integrity of a closed system, it can spring a leak.
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Understanding How to Check Your Car’s Oil Level
Engine oil is a crucial component of optimal operation. Without oil, the metal parts that make up the complex engine geometry would heat up within mere minutes, causing the whole system to seize and fail.
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Warning Signs to Look Out for with Your Car’s Radiator
If you spot the warning signals early, most car radiator problems can be easily fixed. The following discusses what you need to look out for (and make no mistake, some of them can be very, very subtle to begin with…).
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Understanding How to Inspect Your Car’s Belts and Hoses
An engine consists of a variety of belts and hoses, each of which has a finite lifespan. Over time, these wear and need replacing. This makes regular inspection essential to ensure that there’s no sudden breakage or excessive wear that disrupts functionality.
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Can All Brake Pads Be Used on Every Car Model?
So you’re coming up on 12,000 miles of travel or your vehicle is experiencing faulty brake support, and you decide it’s time for a brake check.
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Driving Habits That Can Damage Your Car
Habits are something that creeps upon us. Suddenly we’ve adopted particular behaviors that we’re not even aware of, something that’s especially true when it comes to driving.
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Burning Smell From Car & What It Means
While we all can most likely figure out for ourselves that a burning smell coming from our car isn’t a good thing, we may not know the exact location the odor is coming from.
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Reasons Why Your Car Won’t Start
From a dead battery to a bad starter, these are the most common reasons a car refuses to start.
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Jiffy Lube’s Red Carpet Service: Their Signature Oil Change
Today, this essential car maintenance is still the heart of their services, with their Signature Oil Change being at the core of many people’s vehicle maintenance needs.
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Signs That Your Car's AC Needs Repair
Whether you’re in warmer or colder climates, the air conditioner is among the most important components for your vehicle.
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In A Hurry?
If you just want to know whether something needs looking at, the short version lives on Tips in a Jiffy — the symptoms to watch for, what Florida heat and storm season do to a car, and our technician video series.