3335 Del Webb Ave NE
Salem, OR 97301
The best way to survive any roadside emergency is preparing for issues long before you get on the road. Here are a few things to keep inside your roadside emergency kit.
If hoses or belts on the car engine stop working, it not only impacts other parts of the cooling system, the car could become disabled when the engine overheats. Here are a few of the warning signs the car engine has failing belts or hoses.
The hoses throughout the car engine have to be operational in order for fluids to make their way to parts of the cooling system.
The head gasket on your engine is an important piece of metal. It seals in the engine block to the cylinder, allowing pistons to move through and compress air from the combustion chamber. However, you could have issues from coolant, spark plugs, overheating engine, or just other issues that will cause your head gasket to blow.
Your tires have important roles in the safe operation of your car. These tough members of your suspension system need to maintain contact and traction with the road. They also must support the considerable weight of your car or truck, and they must do this under a variety of weather conditions.
If your tires are underinflated, they may be more likely to hydroplane in wet weather conditions. Your tires hydroplane when thin layers of water build up between them and the road surface.
You try to start your vehicle and all you get are a few clicks. Your battery is dead. If you have a pair of jumper cables, you can start your car with the aid of another vehicle.
Park the vehicle with the functioning battery as close as possible to the one needing the jump. Open the hoods of both, locate the batteries and identify the positive and negative terminals on each.
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We here at Volkswagen of Salem are always happy to see you walk through our door whether it be for some routine maintenance or a general repair. We hope you are happy with your vehicle and we encourage you to let us know if there is anything we can do to make your vehicle even better than it already is.
Although there are many parts and systems that work together to do a number of different things, have you ever wondered the major component to make your car move is? The answer to that questions is your vehicle's transmission. Keeping it in the best condition possible will prolong the life of your car.
Your vehicle's transmission is tasked with doing an arduous job. It transfers power, generated by the engine, to the drive axle and wheels which actually puts your vehicle in motion.
Your car's exterior is greatly dependent on how often you wash and wax your car. The elements can eat away at the wax, which protects the paint. Both the wax and the paint are barriers between the elements and the metal of your car. Moisture absorbs into the metal causing irreparable rust damage. It is much simpler to take care of the wax and paint of your car than to deal with rust damage...
Summer will be upon us soon, and people are getting ready for their road trips for this year. The thing is, they are getting ready, but are they getting prepared? To truly be prepared for a road trip, you will need to see our dealership at Volkswagen of Salem in Salem, OR, and have us inspect and adjust your fluid levels, belts, tires, and brakes. This will ensure that your car is roadworthy and safe enough for a long journey. Another thing you might consider is to prepare a roadside emergency kit containing a flashlight and jumper cables and a…