Fluids
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Today's Fourth Street Automotive post focuses on using coolant. {{ image('http://autonettv.com/media/thumbs/ProperFluids_0909_AlanSNiki_HT_s.jpg') }} If you pour in the wrong kind, it won't protect ...Published on: Jul 03, 2017 -
Synthetic motor oil has been around for a long time, and more and more new vehicles are leaving factories with synthetic in their engines. But a lot of drivers don't really know much about it.Let...Published on: Apr 24, 2018 -
Oil changes are probably the most recognized service on a vehicle. Almost all MARRERO residents know about them. But do we know enough?Several decades ago, oil changes were fairly standard: every th...Published on: Mar 17, 2019 -
The current vehicles in the market have over a century of engineering behind them. They have evolved into complex and powerful machines. Developments in their engines, however, have coincided with a...Published on: Apr 14, 2019 -
All those automotive fluids can be confusing for MARRERO drivers. Recent years have brought new grades of engine oil, types of transmission fluid, coolant and brake fluid. The right fluid pr...Published on: Jan 05, 2020 -
LA residents may have heard that vehicles don't need their oil changed as often as they used to. That's true. But it's not the whole story.Owing to improved engine technology and higher oil quality, m...Published on: Feb 09, 2020
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Every one of us has a little procrastinator inside us. Some put off getting our teeth cleaned. Others put off answering our emails. Yet others put off calling friends and family (sorry, Uncle Joe). An...Published on: Jul 19, 2020 -
The automotive professionals at Fourth Street Automotive would like to give MARRERO drivers an update on some of the things happening in automotive fluids. You know, vehicles are beco...Published on: Nov 22, 2020 -
Today in the Fourth Street Automotive auto care blog, we're going to talk to MARRERO drivers about oil change intervals. It seems that as engine technology advances, oil change intervals become long...Published on: Apr 25, 2021
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Changes in vehicle design and manufacture have resulted in changed fluid requirements for our vehicles. With the sophistication of engines, transmissions, differentials, etc., it's best for MARRERO ...Published on: Nov 07, 2021 -
There's one fluid in your car you are always careful to keep at a certain level: the fuel. If you don't have fuel, you're not going anywhere. Your vehicle has other fluids which are vitally impo...Published on: Oct 09, 2022
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If you've walked through the automotive fluids section of an auto parts store in MARRERO, you'll know how overwhelming the sheer number of products available can be. How do you know what's right for...Published on: Jul 16, 2023 -
Hello LA! Today's vehicle care topic is: Synthetic Oil vs. Petroleum Based Oil. Synthetic motor oil is a substitute for petroleum based oil. If you aren't currently using it, why not?...Published on: Oct 08, 2023