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Monthly Archives: March 2015

Air Conditioning Maintenance at Auto Clinic Care in Rockville

Warm weather or cold, Rockville drivers still need to think about their vehicle's air conditioning. Most Rockville people don't service their air conditioning until after it fails. At Auto Clinic Care, we can advise you on your vehicle manufacturers preventive maintenance schedules for air conditioning service, just as we do for transmission service, oil changes and so on. Maintaining your air conditioning system means that you always have enough refrigerant to properly do the job. Small leaks in the vehicle's air conditioning system allow the refrigerant to escape and the system can't cool the air as well. We see that a lot at Auto Clinic Care in Rockville.The refrigerant also contains oil that lubricates air conditioning components and keeps the seals resilient. Low refrigerant and lubricating oil means that the air conditioning parts will wear out prematurely, and all Rockville vehicle owners know that air conditioning repairs can be ... read more

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Air Conditioning

Tire Tread Depth for Rockville, MD Drivers

Driving on bald tires is like playing roulette. Though you may be fine today, eventually your luck is going to run out.The Feds don't have any laws for tread depth, but 42 of the states, and all of Canada, do have regulations. They consider 2/32 of an inch to be the minimum legal tread depth. Two other states, including California, consider 1/32 to be the minimum and six states have no standards at all. Call us at Auto Clinic Care; (just call 301.881.7891) to find out what your requirements are in the Rockville, MD, area.Since 1968, U.S. law has required that a raised bar be molded across all tires. When tires are worn enough that this bar becomes visible, there's just 2/32 inch/1.6 mm of tread left. But does that older standard give Rockville vehicles enough safety?Consider this: Consumer Reports recommends tire replacement when tread reaches 4/32 inch/3.2 mm. And the recommendation is backed by some very compelling studies. Now before we go into the studies, yo ... read more

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Tires and Wheels

Nighttime Visibility in Rockville

There are a number of factors that contribute to the high nighttime accident rate in the Rockville area, things like drowsy driving and a higher rate of impaired driving. Without a doubt, visibility is a major contributor. Let's focus on visibility…It's said that 90 percent of our driving decisions are based on what we see. Nighttime driving has the effect of reducing 20/20 vision to the equivalent of 20/50 vision. What you could clearly see at 50 feet in daylight can't be seen until you are just 20 feet away at night.Too make sure your headlights are giving you the greatest visibility, visit us at Auto Clinic Care, located at 5531 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, MD 20852. Please give us a call to make an appointment: 301.881.7891.Accident avoidance is dependent on reaction time. Reaction time deteriorates measurably in low light conditions. One thing we can do to improve visibility is to make sure our headlights are as bright as they can possib ... read more

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Headlamps

Gas Savings in Rockville: Sharpen Your Pencil

High gas prices in Rockville increase the cost of living for MD drivers. You've probably budgeted a certain amount for vehicle related expenses. Increased fuel costs now consume a larger portion of our incomes, causing some Rockville vehicle owners to skimp in other areas – like scheduled maintenance.According to MD news reports and automotive industry studies, this is becoming increasingly more common. In fact, nine out of ten personal vehicles on the road have at least one maintenance or repair item that hasn't been done. Some of these items pose serious safety risks. Others are just more likely to make it more expensive to drive. In this area, we can take a lesson from professional Rockville vehicle owners. I'm talking about fleet owners and operators. You know, Rockville folks like the trucking companies and delivery services. Because their livelihood depends on it, they have gotten sch ... read more

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Maintenance
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