3 Essential Services You’ll Find at Your Acura Dealership

Regular servicing and maintenance will ensure that your Acura is always in great condition. Components will wear down as they age, fluids need to be topped up or replaced, and these tasks all contribute to the long-term health of your car. At your Acura dealership, we offer ways to ensure your car performs at its best. These are some of the many services we have available.

Battery Checks

Your car’s battery is essential, as it provides the power that starts your engine. If the battery fails, the only way to start a car is by jump-starting it. Despite its importance, a battery’s health is often overlooked until it starts to fail. A battery gradually wears out as the breakdown of the chemicals inside it reduces its electrical storage and recharging abilities.

Regular battery checks allow you to know your battery’s capabilities and strength and to make provisions for its replacement. On average, a battery will work effectively for three to five years, although this life can be reduced by environmental factors and driving style. We can test your battery using our battery tester. If your battery is weakening, we can easily replace it with a new one.

Air Filter Replacement

Your engine requires an enormous quantity of clean air for combustion and this air must pass through the air filter. The air filter is housed in a special box just inside the radiator grille, and it filters the air before it flows into the engine. The filter removes dirt, twigs, and other debris that is sucked in through the grille with the air.

The debris accumulated in the filter will eventually block it. When this happens, the blocked filter starves your engine of air. If your engine doesn’t get enough air, the fuel-air mixture for combustion will become fuel-rich. A fuel-rich engine reduces fuel efficiency, increases pollution, and can damage important components like the spark plugs and catalytic converter. We can easily examine the filter and install a new one to fix this problem.

Tire Checks and Replacement

The raised tread on your tires allows them to effectively grip the road surface, but abrasion will gradually wear the tread down. As the tread decreases, your Acura’s braking distance will increase and controlling your car at speed will become more difficult. Fuel efficiency will decrease as your engine has to work harder to overcome the resistance generated by worn tires.

Worn tread can also make your tires more prone to punctures and blowouts. Our technicians will examine your tires and perform a series of tests to determine the health of your tires. If your tires are wearing out, we can fit replacement and rebalance your tires for you while you wait.

The secret to long-term health for your Acura is good maintenance. Call our service department today at Doral Acura.

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