Automotive News & Information - Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair

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Since the first automobiles, there have been radiators. Every liquid-cooled engine on the road has, and has always needed, a radiator; without it, the engine would overheat in no time, causing catastrophic engine failure. While the efficiency of radiators, the materials they’re made out of, and the shape and size of them have changed over time, radiators haven’t actually changed much over the last century or so. At Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair we know that even though radiators generally last a long time, they do occasionally fail. When your radiator is malfunctioning you can trust our technicians to repair yours and get you back on the road.

Transmission slippage can be caused by a variety of factors which are sometimes difficult to pin down. From Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, MD, here’s a rundown of the more common issues that may cause a transmission to slip.

There are many factors that go into making Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, MD a repair shop that’s above the rest.

Manual transmissions are generally more reliable than automatic transmissions. They don’t have as many parts, aren’t as complex, and can take a lot more abuse. However, if an issue is allowed to persist, more and more damage to surrounding components on your manual transmission will occur. Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, MD can help you take care of your car as soon as you notice a problem.

The turbo on your diesel pickup truck is a precision-engineered component. As a result, proper maintenance is essential to keep it going strong, and Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, MD is the place to do that. At tens or even hundreds of thousands of RPM, keeping everything in good shape is absolutely necessary. Fortunately, turbos don't really require any special maintenance - they just make the maintenance you do all the more important.

Sometimes it can be hard to tell if a transmission is working the way it should or not. Is it supposed to make that noise? Is that problem a symptom of the transmission or something else? Fortunately, Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, MD has the answers.

With all fleets and commercial vehicles, there comes a time you have to decide - do we fix this vehicle, or replace it? At Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, MD, we’re here to help you figure that out.

Once you know what's in your transmission, and what’s connected to it, it’s much easier to understand how it works. Let's take a look at how it all comes together. At Clyde's Car & Light Truck Repair in Salisbury, MD, we want to make sure you know how your car works so you can keep it in great condition.