Do you get a physical every year or just wait until you’re REALLY sick to go to the doctor? It’s probably a little of both, but I’m sure you do a lot of preventative maintenance, like taking vitamins, eating healthy, and exercising, to keep your body healthy and to stay away from the doctor’s office. [...]
With this blog post, I am NOT personally advocating that you should go out and replace your car’s radiator. I personally would take my car into the professionals at J-Mac Car Care, but for all you DIY-ers out there here’s how to do it yourself! Step 1: Gather your tools! You will need a 3/8″ [...]
It happens to the best of us, we’re driving around and then the little needle on the dash starts to creep a little closer to the “H” then we’d planned. Yep, your car is running hot. You take it to your repair shop and complain that it’s running hot, but you’re not loosing coolant, you’re [...]
Do you have oil in your radiator? If you do, we recommend you bringing your vehicle to J-Mac Car Care right away. However, if you would like to troubleshoot the problem and be able to tell us what’s wrong, there’s nothing wrong with that. Troubleshooting oil in your radiator is a difficult process and it’s [...]
Our first question was: “I have a bottle of Bar’s Liquid Aluminum stop leak. Will the ‘Liquid Aluminum’ stop leak that I have work on my radiator if it is made of brass and/or copper?” Naturally, I sought the specialized team of radiator repair experts at J-Mac Car Care in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah, [...]
You may have noticed that the leaves are turning colors and the temperatures are dropping. Fall’s here and that means winter is right around the corner. Is your car or truck ready for winter? If not, there are two main places you need to prepare for the cold temps BEFORE the snow starts – the [...]