Norm The Tire Man

Tread Carefully: What Normal Tire Wear Looks Like

Every day we get in our vehicle and drive, we are putting wear and tear on our tires. Some wear is, of course, normal, but it’s important to know what’s NOT normal. Not only can that alert...

Published on: Oct 11, 2026

Why Does My Battery Go Dead (The Silent Battery Killers Under Your Hood)

It’s a sound you don’t want to hear when you turn your ignition key or push your ignition button: silence, except for a click. It can signal that your battery doesn’t have enough pow...

Published on: Oct 04, 2026

A Sensor that Makes Sense

There’s an electronic device in your vehicle you may not even know about: the oxygen sensor. Your vehicle probably has more than one of them, and these oxygen sensors help your vehicle bur...

Published on: Sep 27, 2026

Distributor Cap and Rotor Replacement

If your vehicle is newer than the mid 2000s, it likely doesn’t have a once-popular ignition system which uses a distributor cap and rotor. But if your vehicle is old enough to have them, i...

Published on: Sep 20, 2026

Grinding, Jerking and Slipping

Gone are the early days of driving when people had to manually shift gears in their vehicles. Now, though, we are spoiled by automatic transmissions that seem like they’ll go forever. ...

Published on: Sep 13, 2026

Cabin Air Filter Replacement

How many times have you heard, “You should replace your cabin air filter,” and decided, “I’ll do it later.” You might think twice when you consider a new filter can help ...

Published on: Sep 06, 2026

Why Timing Belt Maintenance Can Save Your Engine

One part of your vehicle you probably never think of is the timing belt. It coordinates the rotation of the crankshaft (which converts the up and down motion of the pistons into rotation motion)...

Published on: Aug 30, 2026

Spend Less, Drive More: Go Synthetic

Oil changes are vital to your engine because clean oil is essential to make it efficient, reliable and last a long time. One of the big breakthroughs in oil technology is synthetic oil. It...

Published on: Aug 23, 2026