Direct Fuel Injection Update from South Side Garage

March 24, 2024

For those of you in OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma who pay attention to these things, you may have been hearing about the new direct injection engines and want to learn more about them. Some deliver the power of a V8 with the economy of a V6.For example, in one family of engines the conventional V6 mak... More

The Right Automotive Fluids for OKLAHOMA CITY Drivers

March 17, 2024

All those automotive fluids can be confusing for OKLAHOMA CITY drivers. Recent years have brought new grades of engine oil, types of transmission fluid, coolant and brake fluid. The right fluid protects your vehicle and helps it perform at its best. The wrong fluid won't work as well and could ev... More

Technician Training at South Side Garage

March 10, 2024

Your vehicle is important to you, and keeping it running properly is important to your lifestyle. That's why you're smart enough to have it serviced regularly at South Side Garage in OKLAHOMA CITY. And even though it may just be routine maintenance, you want it done right by automotive professio... More

Coolant/Antifreeze Service at South Side Garage

March 3, 2024

Anyone who drives a car in OKLAHOMA CITY knows that engines get hot when they run. But did you know that engines need to be cooled to keep running? Heat inside an engine can cause the metal parts to expand, which can seize up an engine and make it stop running. It can even ruin the entire engine... More

Drive Train - What You Need to Know in OKLAHOMA CITY

February 25, 2024

One OKLAHOMA CITY automotive service issue that doesn't get much attention is driveline service. Drivelines don't get talked about very much around OKLAHOMA CITY, but they're very important. First let's define what the driveline is:Taking a small step back, the power plant is comprised of the eng... More

Differential Service at South Side Garage

February 18, 2024

Here at AutoNetTV, we have national viewers, like your neighbors in OKLAHOMA CITY, who write to us with questions or feedback. One common question we're asked is: "What is a differential and what does it do?" You may have been told by your South Side Garage service advisor that your differential... More

Fuel Injection: It Keeps Getting Better for OKLAHOMA CITY Drivers

February 11, 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY residents know that engines need to burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your vehicle engine where it is squirtedor injectedinto your engine's cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors.There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs a... More

Let?s Shift Gears (Transmission Fluid Replacement)

February 4, 2024

If you have a vehicle with an automatic transmission, you probably never think about gear shifting. When motor vehicles were invented, all of them had to be shifted manually. But that wonderful self-shifting transmission, referred to these days as simply an automatic, changed everything. Automa... More

Change is Good (Oil Change)

January 28, 2024

You've heard that expression, change is good. When it comes to your vehicle's oil, change is not only good, it's vital for the health of the engine. But there's one question that puzzles many drivers: how frequently should my vehicle's oil be changed? There is not one simple answer, but here ar... More

Go With the Flow (MAF Sensor Replacement)

January 21, 2024

A driver brought her vehicle into the shop the other day and told us how she was getting lousy fuel economy and that the engine was running rough. Plus, the Check Engine light was on. Our technician checked the code the engine had generated (why the Check Engine light was on) and found the prob... More