Timing Chain Replacements Can Prevent Expensive Damages

The engine in your car is a finely tuned machine that includes a multitude of moving parts. To keep the motor running, the movements of these parts must be synchronized. Several of your engine parts help out with this timekeeping task, including the part called the timing belt.

Timing belts form a special link between the engine crank and camshafts. 

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What Do Those Ratings Mean On Oil Cans?

We all know that without the proper amount of motor oil, the engines in our cars, trucks, or SUV's will certainly seize and quit functioning to work - possibly sustaining permanent damage. You can find a vast selection of motor oil to add to your engine almost anywhere. It is readily available at gas stations, auto parts stores, big box stores, and even grocery stores. But how do you know which one you need? 

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The Ford EcoSport: A Crossover of Distinction

If you are looking for an SUV, but you don't want a large, bulky vehicle, the Ford EcoSport may just be what you're looking for. The EcoSport has four-wheel drive and good acceleration just like a large SUV. It also has plenty of room inside for passengers and cargo.

One of the outstanding features of the Ford EcoSport is hill start assist. 

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Checking If It's Time for Brake Service

It can be difficult to tell if you need to have your brakes looked at. You might know when you need to change the oil, but it's harder to know when it's time to have a look at the brakes. If you notice any of the following symptoms, then you'll want to have them inspected.

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Routine Transmission Maintenance

Have you noticed your car shifting gears when you speed up or slow down? This is the work of your transmission. Like every other part of your car, your transmission needs periodic service to make sure that it is working properly.

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Learn All About Horsepower

In the eighteenth century, before all of the modern conveniences we know today, horses did a tremendous amount of manual labor. They were used to work farm fields, as transportation, and they hauled heavy coal from the mines. They were effective at their jobs, but just as all living creatures, they had their limitations. Weather conditions, hunger and thirst, sickness and fatigue were all factors that influenced a horse's performance.

James Watt, a Scottish engineer, invented a new steam engine that could do the work of the common horse and do it more efficiently and reliably. 

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Let Belk Ford Inc. Inspect Your Tires

Many cars and trucks that are on the road today are driving around with inadequate tire tread on their tires. These unsafe vehicles could cause accidents which could lead to bodily injury or death. A growing number of Oxford, MS residents are understanding this and are realizing that we here at Belk Ford Inc. can perform a safety inspection on their tires to see if the tread depth is thick enough to ensure that their chances for their vehicle to stay on the road in slick or icy conditions are the best that they can be.

 

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See a Car Wreck? Slowing and Moving Over is the Solution

If you have heard about Move Over laws, then you know something that over half of the country doesn’t. A large percentage of Americans have no idea about the law or its existence in every state. Move Over laws were created to protect the men and women that risk their lives to help regulate traffic during auto-accidents, road construction, and truck transports of hazardous materials.

It is also mandatory to slow down for stalled or broken vehicles flashing their lights. You don’t want to accidentally hit a car, so make sure you reduce your speed and give them…

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