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Summer Car Maintenance

Summer Car Maintenance

It is hot, hot, hot outside! One of the best ways to protect your vehicle from sun damage is to park in the shade, garage, or covered lot. We know this is not always possible, and as Kamloops drivers race to parking spaces with the only patch of meager shade, there...
How to Beat the Heat on Your Road Trip

How to Beat the Heat on Your Road Trip

If we were complaining just a few short months ago about the lack of sunshine and cold temperatures, well, we’re not now. Our record setting heat wave makes us stop and think about being prepared when traveling, altering plans, or not – and packing the kids, dog and...
Vehicle HVAC Systems

Vehicle HVAC Systems

How many of us would enjoy rides to the ski hill in below zero temperatures or summer daytrips without heating and air conditioning in our vehicle? To produce heat, hot engine coolant is circulated through a small radiator, or heater core. A fan blows cold air over...
Time to change your car filters

Time to change your car filters

Car filters must remain clean and unclogged for efficiency. Filters accommodate air or fluid flow and trap debris that could otherwise affect performance, contribute to corrosion, or just plain smell bad. Replacing the filters regularly will keep your engine running...
Kamloops Road Trips – Wine Trail

Kamloops Road Trips – Wine Trail

In our Kamloops Road Trips series, we’ll be exploring day routes you and your friends can take to get out and enjoy the surrounding scenery. Four main highways intersect within the city of Kamloops for access to any direction on the compass, and considering the views...
What is a catalytic converter?

What is a catalytic converter?

The catalytic converter on your vehicle reduces toxic exhaust gas via catalyzing oxidation and reduction reactions (redox). They’re used with engines fueled by diesel or gasoline and manufactured to comply with environmental agency regulations. Catalytic converters...