Take Care of your Wind shield Wipers

When you love your car, it is manifested through taking care of your vehicle’s details, nooks and crevices. Many people will spend Sundays hosing down and waxing their car till its gleams like a jewel. Others will not tolerate a single scratch on the car body and rush to a reputed automobile service and repair station for a paint job.

Mission Car Care, Katy,Tx, has many such customers who take pride in the maintenance of their car—after all, your car says everything about you and your lifestyle.

This why the ASEcertified team of mechanics at Mission Car Care enjoys giving tips for the better care of your car and its parts.

Even though many may disregard it, but the proper working of your windshield wipers is the easiest and most affordable ways that you can improve the safety of your vehicle. You realize its crucial importance especially if you are stuck in changing weather like a rainstorm, snow storm or dust storm.

When you drive into Mission Car Care in Katy, Tx, our mechanics check your wiper blades for areas that look rigid or worn and will suggest replacing them when necessary to make sure that you always have a clear view of the road. The Mission Car Care experts recommend replacing them about every six months.

They will also give their expert advice as to how you can take care of your wipers by running a wet towel along the edge of the blade to wipe away built up layers of dust, dirt, and grime. You will immediately notice efficient wiper performance and this will lengthen your wiper’s life.

Hearing a screeching sound when you turn on the wipers is a sign that the rubber is wearing as the damaged parts drag across your windshield. Cracked wiper blades do not work properly and can scratch your glass.

For all your auto care concerns, drive into Mission Car Care, Katy, Tx because your car is as precious to us as it is to you.

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Wheel Alignment for a Safer Car

The importance of wheel alignment cannot be understated. Mission Car Care, Katy, Tx exhorts that wheel alignment should be done by professionals as often as we get the car serviced to make sure that the wheels of the car are perpendicular to the road and parallel to one other. The first and foremost thing to consider is safety—it is simply unsafe and risky to drive a car which pulls to one side due to faulty wheel alignment.

Mis-alignment of wheels causes uneven pressure on the tires, resulting in them pushing against each other. Your vehicle has to work harder to move as it has to combat uneven friction and excessive resistance from the road surface. Why would you want to waste fuel and get a rough drive when these problems can be tackled by proper wheel alignment at the hands of the professional ASE certified team of mechanics?

It’s being penny wise pound foolish when you neglect spending time and money on wheel alignment rather than an expensive expenditure of replacing with new tires due to the wear and tear of the rubber of the tires. Other parts of your car also suffer due to improper wheel alignment like your brake shaft, suspension and the steering system—all things that can result in greater repair expenses. For those who rally for a greener environment it is important to realize that burning more fuel due to friction from the road surface creates more pollution.

Drive into Mission Car Care, Katy, Tx once every 6000 miles or 6 months or when you notice wear and tear in the wheel rubber or if your steering is pointing straight forward and the car swerves in another direction. Wheel alignment will surely improve handling of your car and the quality of your ride.

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Spring cleaning your car this Spring at Mission Car Care

Sitting in a car whose interior smells fresh and hygienic and looks scrubbed is pure pleasure. However, getting caught up in the frenzied routine of life, we end up putting off spring cleaning of the car. Washing and waxing the car’s exterior is something we pay attention to, yet the interior is not to be ignored.

Mission Car Care, Katy, Tx reminds that spring cleaning your car is not just so that it has a clean interior but it is important in order to get the most out of your vehicle in terms of performance, economy, emissions, and longevity. Cleaning your vehicle inside and out will help maintain your car’s value, and make the ride more pleasant for your passengers. It also prevents the buildup of damaging chemicals and dirt, reduces the potential for rust from road salt and helps ensure proper visibility needed for safe driving.
Mission Car Care’s team suggests that if you have marked this Sunday in your calendar for spring cleaning, follow these simple steps to make sure your get this vital chore done. Make sure you tackle cleaning in the shade. Begin with de-cluttering the inside of the car including the dashboard and trunk. The unnecessary items that keep accumulating in your car add extra weight and reduce fuel efficiency.
Move onto cleaning and vacuuming the interior—this includes taking out the floor mats and moving the seats forward and back to reach under the seats. You might just find ticket stubs, a hoard of coins or those lost keys. Use a can of compressed air to attack the dust from the small crevices around the center console, shifter and vents.

Following this up with hosing down your car, washing the windows and waxing, finishes the job.

Mission Car Care’s expert team of ASE certified mechanics recommend that you clean and maintain your vehicle at least once a year for peak performance. If its too much of a chore for you, just drive your car into Mission Car Care, Katy and our technicians will have your car’s interior spruced up in not time and at affordable rates, well worth your time and money. We use cleaners specific to the type of surface in your car —upholstery, leather, plastic. Combine this professional spring cleaning with minor routine maintenance and you can now take pride in giving someone a ride in your car. Mission Car Care remains your trusted source of information for the better care of your vehicle, continuing to provide quality auto care, maintenance and repair.

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Washing away the Salt of the Road

If you’ve had a road trip to a snowy place then your car’s body has been exposed to melted snow and ice. Road salt is spread on snowed up roads to create a lower freezing temperature on road surfaces, leading to less ice on highways and roadways. Sand is also added helping to keep the salt in place and lending a bit of traction to wet and slushy roads. This is a life-saving measure preventing accidents during snowstorms.

If your car has been on such a road, the salt in the mush of snow and ice, mixes further with the melting water and splashes onto the underbody of your vehicle, depositing itself. This deposited salt causes rust that will eat away at the metal of your car and cause rusting on the frame.

It is seen that if the salt is not washed away it can even lead to brakes failing as the salt embeds itself between a clamp that holds up the line and mixes with dirt to rub right through the hose.

The ASE certified team of expert mechanics at MissionCar Care suggests that your car should be sprayed down with water thoroughly once its been out of snowy territory. Pay special attention to the underside, around the wheel wells and bumpers. Have your car re-waxed and sealed at Mission Car Care, Katy after you have it washed.

If you live near the beach then too your vehicles are exposed to salt air. This may not be as severe as the salt spread on roads but even then, the salt spray from the ocean can damage the hood, top, and rear deck of the car.

 Bring your car into Mission Car Care, Franz Road for any quick and efficient touching up of chipped paint because the tiniest bit of exposed metal, if ignored, can develop into a rusty hole. This is an ideal a stitch-in-time-save-nine scenario.

Mission Car Care, Katy, Tx remains your trusted quality automotive service and repair centre for all your auto care needs.

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Mission Car Care Knows How Crucial Brake Fluid is!

Only an experienced and certified mechanic knows the critical role the brake fluid plays in an automobile. That is the reason why the ASE certified team of mechanics and technicians at Mission Car Care, Katy, Tx recommend a periodic brake fluid flush to help prevent costly brake system repairs, making it a wise long-term vehicle maintenance step.

It is the job of the brake fluid to move components in your vehicle's braking system by work perfectly under high pressures and temperatures. Brake fluid travels through the braking system and is responsible for transferring the force you apply on the foot pedal to the hub of the wheel. Needless to stay, without it your brakes would cease to work!

Brake fluid is a hygroscopic fluid, easily absorbing and retaining moisture. This is the brake fluids job- by absorbing the moisture that gets into the system and retaining it, it combats moisture related corrosion and failure of internal brake system components.

But even the most superior quality brake fluid has the capacity of retaining a particular amount of moisture and that is why the experts at Mission Car Care, Katy, Tx know exactly when the brake fluid needs to be replaced by noting the color of the fluid in your car’s brake fluid reservoir.

Fresh brake fluid is clear and had a slight yellow tinge; this fluid requires changing when it turns amber, brown or black. A car usually needs its brake fluid changed every two years especially in case of modern vehicles whose antilock brake and traction-control equipment is more sensitive to moisture and debris and generates heat which breaks down the brake fluid even faster.

For the long life of your vehicle and for avoiding costly brake system repairs, drive into Mission CarCare, Katy, Tx for a worthwhile brake fluid flush every two years.

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Keep your Car Shiny with a Professional Wax Job

A wax job not just keeps the car gleaming like new but acts as a shield for your car paint against various contaminants present in the environment and repels water. Waxing your car also removes minor paint imperfections making it appear unscathed.

You can drive your car into Mission Car Care, Katy, Tx once in three months to get a quick and professionalwax job by our efficient team which should keep your car gleaming and protected for a good 2 - 4 months.

These are a few techniques our experts use to wax the cars at Mission Car Care. 

Car lovers spend Sunday mornings lovingly waxing their car but there is a right and easy way to do it so that your car looks as good as it has the potential to.

The first thing to keep in mind is to be sure your car is very clean and your paint surfaces are smooth and clean if you don’t want grooves in your paint job! Secondly, don’t wax in the sun as the sun’s heat will quickly harden the wax on your car and damage your finish. Mission Car Care, Katy, Tx recommends that you don’t wax in extreme weather conditions and wax in a garage or in the shade.

The type of wax you use also matters-if you’re using paste wax just put a small amount on a clean damp sponge. In case of liquid wax, don’t ever squirt it directly onto your paint! Liquid wax should be applied a small quantity in a straight line directly to the section of the car body. Apply liquid wax with a microfiber cloth or the applicator pad of the wax so that you won’t scratch the clear coat on the car like when using cotton. 

It’s never a good idea to wax the entire car in one go. Ideally, one should tackle one section at a time.

For buffing use another clean cloth and rub in circular motion. For a car show kind of glossy look, wax first with a synthetic and buff it up, followed by another layer of carnauba wax.

Mission Car Care remains your automobile service and repair partner for all your car needs. 

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Make Sure you Don’t get a Dead Battery this Winter

There is nothing more frustrating than sitting in your car in the winter months just to realize that your car refuses to start because of a dead battery. And you keep wondering whether it was your fault that the battery conked out again or if the weather is to blame?

A dead battery may be because you might have left your headlights open or left your keys in the ignition. A dirty battery can also really affect how much starting power your battery can transfer to your starter.

Also a stuck relay may be the cause of your sporadic battery problems. Your car's electrical system relies on a network of relays that open and close and control the flow of electricity through the vehicle. Relays may go bad over time resulting in getting stuck at an ON or OFF. If kept on ON, the air pump or fuel pump or something else can remain ON and suck the life out of the battery.

Look out for signs of a failing battery like your headlights looking dim at idle and then brightening when you rev the engine or your starter turning slowly barely starting the car. In such cases, come into Mission Car Care for a complete battery service.

The ASE certified mechanics at Mission Car Care will clean the corrosion on your battery terminals and check your battery whenever you drive into Mission Car Care in Katy, Tx for regular maintenance. Our professional team tests the battery to make sure it's putting out enough amperage so that your vehicle purrs to life on the coldest mornings. We also clean the cables, check the level of electrolyte along with inspecting the condition and charge of the battery.

The environment-friendly philosophy at Mission Car Care makes it dedicated to recycling these rechargeable batteries, helping to combat the problem of battery disposal. For an expert look at your car, to avoid unforeseen battery problems, simply drive into Mission Car Care, Katy, Tx and let our professional team do the rest.

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