Automotive Industry News & Information - Mobicare

Flat tires are a huge inconvenience. The only thing worse than having a flat on your way home from work is having to wait on a tow truck to come to get you. MobiCare in Jacksonville, Orlando, & Tampa, FL wants to give you some tips on how to change your own tire so that you can keep money in your pocket and get your car back on the road.

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Whether you drive a Chevy, Ram, or Ford diesel pickup, your truck is a quality engineered machine. At MobiCare in Jacksonville, Orlando, & Tampa, FL, we honor that quality - not only in our service, but in the parts, we provide as well.

Automatic transmissions are, to many, a mysterious aspect of automotive mechanics. Torque converters, on the same hand, are a mystery shrouded within a mystery. Here’s a basic rundown of how torque converters work, and how to know if yours is failing, from MobiCare in Jacksonville, Orlando, & Tampa, FL.

At MobiCare in Jacksonville, Orlando, & Tampa, FL, we see a lot of the same mistakes that cause a transmission to fail. With our help, you can avoid a preventable transmission failure and keep your car reliably on the road.

It doesn't matter what type of car, truck, or SUV you drive, your tires are important. You probably know it’s time for a new set when the tread gets low - but how do you know if something else is wrong? MobiCare in Jacksonville, Orlando, & Tampa, FL explains.

It’s easier than ever to keep your fleet running smoothly for thousands of miles. If a vehicle has less than 50,000 miles on it today, chances are it still has 75 percent of its driving life ahead of it. That’s good news if you’re a company managing a fleet of vehicles. It wasn’t that long ago that hitting the 100,000-mile mark on the odometer was a major milestone. Today, vehicles are built to last. With the proper maintenance and attention, there’s no reason you shouldn’t expect to see that 50,000-mile reading on the odometer one day roll right past 200,000 and keep ongoing. Here at MobiCare, we're going to give you some tips on how to make that happen!

At MobiCare in Jacksonville, Orlando, & Tampa, FL, we know your Ford, Chevrolet, or Dodge pickup was designed for optimal power, torque, and towing and hauling ability, no matter what the job is. We also know that while getting up to speed in a timely fashion is important, your diesel pickup’s ability to stop is equally essential.

If you operate a fleet of vehicles, you’ve probably listened to a vehicle and thought “that doesn’t sound right” at least once or twice. Strange noises are an indicator that something isn’t working right, and typically means something is wearing out a lot faster than it should, or is about to fail. At MobiCare in Jacksonville, Orlando, & Tampa, FL, we can tell a lot about the condition of a vehicle just by listening to it. Specific noises and where they come from are often all you need to diagnose an issue and the severity of the problem. Here are some signs to listen out for.