Alternator Facts (Failing Alternator)
April 28, 2024
If you notice that your headlights are flickering at night, that's something to pay attention to. While there could be many different things that could cause that problem, one possibility is your vehicle's alternator. The alternator takes mechanical energy from the engine and turns it into electr... More
Staying In Charge (Alternator Repair)
October 15, 2023
Seems like these days, we're hearing about more and more electric or hybrid vehicles. Keep in mind that conventional gasoline internal combustion vehicles have important electrical components, too, and it's important to make sure they're operating at their peak. In a vehicle with a gasoline engi... More
Tuffy Chicago (Diversey Pkwy) Automotive Tips: Alternator
February 26, 2023
Your alternator makes electricity to start and run your engine and all of the vital electrical systems in your vehicle. Thats everything from the on-board computers to the turn signals. And of course there is the entertainment system, seat heaters, power windows and everything you plug into the p... More
A Non-Starter (Alternator Problems in Cold Weather)
January 22, 2023
As the temperatures dip, we all know there could be problems starting our vehicles. After all, batteries can grow old and not hold a charge as well as when they were newer. Or starters can go bad. But there's one more component to keep an especially sharp eye on during winter: your alternator. T... More
The Power Behind your Engine (Alternator Diagnosis and Repair)
May 23, 2021
There's nothing like that sinking feeling when you turn the key and nothing happens in your vehicle. A lot of us are quick to blame the battery. But it may instead be your alternator that's failing. Your battery supplies power to start your vehicle, but the alternator is what sends power when y... More
Charge It In Chicago For Extended Battery Life
November 10, 2015
Here's an interesting statistic for our car owners in Chicago, Illinois : Only thirty percent of car batteries make it to forty-eight months. And the life expectancy varies by where you live. It ranges from fifty-one months in extremely cold areas to just thirty months in extremely h... More
Battery Replacement At Tuffy Chicago (Diversey Pkwy) In Chicago
September 23, 2015
Hello, welcome to Tuffy Chicago (Diversey Pkwy). Today's focus is batteries. It seems like everything in Chicago runs on batteries. Of course, the batteries were most concerned with here at Tuffy Chicago (Diversey Pkwy) are those in our customer's vehicles. Just like the batteries i... More