Tune Ups And Spark Plugs Rancho Santa Margarita

Getting your car inspected regularly is a good idea as it helps detect any issues with your vehicle before they become serious. If you wait too long, then minor issues can become major repairs. So come in for an inspection and get your car checked today. If you just need something like an oil change or tune-up, we can do those for you also. We have a very exhaustive list of services that we offer.

We offer a wide variety of repair services for you at our auto shop in Rancho Santa Margarita. We are a NAPA AutoCare Center with ASE-Certified Master Technicians. Our services include tune ups, batteries, radiators, engine light, transmission, brakes and a lot more. So call us at (949) 709-8007 or schedule an appointment today for help.

What Do You Check for in a Tune Up?

Tune ups are great for your car because they check various parts of it before anything major happens. This is better than waiting until you hear or see something wrong in your car that has been going on for a long time. So bring your car down to Bobby Grich Auto Repair and we will do a checkup for you.

Here is a list of items that we check for during a tune up:

• Belts
• Distributor Caps
• Engine
  • Cleaning, repairing, fixing parts
• Exhaust Emissions
• Filters
• Fluids
• Hoses
• Idle Speed Control
• Ignition Timing Adjustment
• Rotors
• Spark Plugs

Several of these checks are just visual and simple. Although you can do some of these checks yourself, a trusted automotive professional will perform a much more thorough maintenance inspection.

Filters and Spark Plugs

Tune ups check all over your car, but especially each time, your filters and spark plugs are looked at.

What Kinds of Filters Are Used In My Car?

Here are the types of filters and parts that are in your car:

• Air Filters
• Fuel filters
• Oil Filters
• PCV Valves
  • These help keep the engine ventilated

These filters are used to keep your engine clean. As time passes, these filters can get dirty. They can be filled with contaminants that make them work harder and become inefficient. If they get really dirty, the filters are then clogged with unclean fluid, air, dust and other impurities. Dirty filters cause higher oil pressure, fuel pump going bad and other costly repairs.

What is a Spark Plug?

Spark plugs are small electrodes used to create “combustion”

 in an internal combustion engine. The metal in the plugs is always under high temperatures and pressure. These can cause the spark plugs to get worn over time. Hard starts and rough idling are a couple of symptoms due to failing spark plugs. 

Sparks plugs are used with wires, rotors and distributor caps. These parts can also fail and are all inspected during a tune up.

Tune Up Maintenance Schedule

We recommended that older cars from before 1970 get a tune every 10,000 miles. Newer vehicles can be checked every 30,000 to 50,000 miles. Some manufacturers says to do the tune up every 100,000 miles.