Automotive Industry News & Information - Action Auto Center

While diesel engines have become more common in trucks and certain cars, overwhelmingly the most common car, truck, and SUV powerhouse found on the road today is the gasoline combustion engine. At Action Auto Center in Sarasota, our technicians are skilled in every aspect of gasoline engine maintenance and repair, to keep yours reliably on the road and running strong.

In the market for a new car, truck, or SUV? Used cars aren’t always what they seem; here’s some advice from Action Auto Center in Sarasota to make sure you get the used car of your dreams.

“Tire rotation” is a term you hear frequently in the realm of vehicle maintenance, but what does it actually mean? How often should you have it done? Action Auto Center in Sarasota has the answers you’re looking for.

At Action Auto Center in Sarasota, the history of cars is a huge topic of interest to us. Here’s an interesting piece of automotive trivia, from us to you.

Tires are often neglected, but easy to maintain. As long as they work, most people don’t really think about them. However, if you take care to properly maintain your vehicle and your tires, they will last much, much longer. At Action Auto Center in Sarasota, FL, we see all too often the results of poor tire maintenance, and the result is expensive new tires. Here’s what you can do to make sure you don’t become part of that statistic.

While some keys or key fobs can only be obtained from dealerships, most cars can be programmed to accept a new key or key fob without expensive dealer intervention. At Action Auto Center in Sarasota, we often provide such services, at a fraction of the cost.

With AAA, roadside assistance, and the decreasing ability of people to fix and maintain their own vehicles, there are a lot of people on the road today who don’t know how to change a tire. Removing your wheel and replacing it with your spare may seem like a daunting task, but with this guide from Action Auto Center in Sarasota, FL, you’ll have the knowledge you need when you find yourself in a bind.

The heads on your commercial or fleet diesel are one of the most integral parts of your engine. The heads are comprised of the valvetrain, exhaust ports, intake ports, and injector ports. In essence, a head’s purpose is to regulate and time the intake of fresh air, the release of exhaust, the compression of fuel and air that provides combustion, and the entry point for fuel into the cylinder. The head is where all the complex aspects of engine operation occur...without it, you just have a chunk of metal with pistons in it, and no way to make them move. Here’s what you need to know about your heads, from Action Auto Center in Sarasota, FL.