Automotive News & Information - Tony Kennedy's Crain's Automotive

At Tony Kennedy's Crain's Automotive in Clarksville, we know that the first and most important step toward keeping your car, truck, or SUV reliably on the road, is knowing how to properly care for it. Here are a few tips on how to keep your vehicle in shape.

air pressure guage with mechanic putting air in tires

Good tire maintenance is important. At Tony Kennedy's Crain's Automotive in Clarksville, we know how to make tires last, and why it’s important to service them regularly. An easy and effective aspect of tire maintenance is correct air pressure; here’s what you need to know.

At Tony Kennedy's Crain's Automotive in Clarksville, we know how much efficiency matters. When it comes to your truck, it’s equally important. Obviously, a huge chunk of your operating cost is fuel consumption, which is largely dependent on the truck's design. Fortunately, there are ways to greatly increase the efficiency of your truck, regardless of shape or size.

Vehicles driving on a highway with headlights on

All the lights on your vehicle have an important job to do. Brake lights, tail lights, blinkers, reverse lights, and headlights are a crucial part of driving. Lights make you visible, make things visible to you, and allow you to communicate with other drivers. All of a vehicle’s lights make driving easier and safer, and all of them are important...not to mention legally required.

Gauges are your first, and often only, line of defense in catching a major problem before it’s too late. At Tony Kennedy's Crain's Automotive in Clarksville, we know that sometimes a faulty gauge is overlooked when the truck is still running fine and there’s a busy day ahead. However, gauges are extremely important, and are typically easy to repair.

Air filters are an important part of vehicle maintenance. What many people don’t realize is you actually have two filters; one for your engine and a cabin filter to filter the air coming into your car. Both of them function the same way but have entirely different purposes. They are often neglected, particularly the cabin filter, and yours may need to be changed right now. This guide, provided by Tony Kennedy's Crain's Automotive in Clarksville, highlights the importance of filters, symptoms of an overused one, and how to maintain them.

Your vehicle's engine needs clean air to burn the fuel – and it needs a lot of clean air. In fact, a typical vehicle needs about 216,000 gallons of air for every tank of gas. All that air passes through a filter that catches the dust and dirt. Eventually, the filter gets completely full, and because the filter can only hold so much, dirt starts getting through. At Tony Kennedy's Crain's Automotive in Clarksville, we ensure you get the best air quality in your vehicle and explain the process of where this dirty air is going to our area drivers.

“Water pump” is a term you’ve most likely heard in conversations about vehicles. But what is it, what does it actually do, and how do you know if you need a new one? At Tony Kennedy's Crain's Automotive in Clarksville, we know the answers to these questions, and soon you will too.