Fort Collins and Longmont Auto Repair

Knock-knock, who's there? Hopefully, not engine problems. If your engine has been knocking recently, it can be a significant sign of engine trouble. As such, it is best to take your car to a professional mechanic to diagnose your engine problem properly. Below are some of the common problems behind engine knocking: Carbon Deposits in the Combustion Chamber Though most fuels today have additives to prevent carbon deposits, it's not impossible. Carbon deposits can jam up your cylinders and your fuel injectors, causing your vehicle not to ignite the air and fuel properly. The knocking that you may hear is probably from numerous detonations in each cylinder. You will need to get rid of these carbon deposits to fix the problem. Adding a Lower Octane Fuel Than Needed Modern, high-performing vehicles usually require fuel exceeding regular grade. If you accidentally put the wrong octane level of fuel in your tank, your engine will start knocking. Your car will still burn through th ... read more

Do you work from home or take public transportation? If you are an individual who has a car but doesn't use it daily, you may ask yourself whether you need to change your oil at its recommended intervals. Most of the time, oil changes are tracked through mileage and time. Depending on your vehicle make and model and the type of oil your engine receives, the intervals could be lengthier than 3 months or 3,000 miles, 6 months or 6,000 miles, or even higher.    So what if it takes you a lot longer to reach 3Kor 6K miles? Can you skip out on it and wait until you've hit the mileage interval?   Most experts do not recommend doing so. Because the mileage and time intervals are both critical, you should wait until you reach one or the other (mileage or time). If you don't use your car often, oil changes are still important and shouldn't be excused.   Engine oil breaks down and gets dirty over a certain period of time. Therefore, regardless of whether ... read more