Keep your vehicle running smoothly with these expert maintenance tips and advice from Blairs Ferry Automotive.
Ever wonder how all-wheel-drive or 4-wheel-drive vehicles get the power from the engine to the front and rear wheels? The magic happens in what's called a transfer case. In some all-wheel-drive vehicles, it's sometime called a power take-off unit, or PTU.Inside the transfer c...
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At Blair's Ferry Automotive we've had a lot of Marion customers asking how they can make their vehicles last longer. These questions are actually a...
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Myths passed around our Marion, Iowa community start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logi...
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Hello Iowa! Today's vehicle care topic is: Synthetic Oil vs. Petroleum Based Oil. Synthetic motor oil is a substitute for petroleum based oil. If y...
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You look at it every day, yet you don't really see it. We're talking about your vehicle's windshield, and if you're not seeing it at all, that's p...
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Hello Marion drivers! Need a new battery? There is a good chance that you do 70% of batteries need to be replaced within four years. As your batte...
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We all know about winter tires. But did you know there is such a thing as summer tires?Most people have all-season tires on their vehicles. They ...
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When Marion drivers think about preventive maintenance, what usually comes to mind is oil, fluids and brakes. We don't generally think about our sh...
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Here's a question for Marion, Iowa : How long have you been enjoying the romantic glow of your Check Engine light? Hey, it's not there to create am...
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Your vehicle may be wearing boots right now and you might not even know it. They're called ball joint boots. They're actually protective, flexibl...
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