Automotive Industry News & Information - Old Hickory Car Care Center

Brake pads are important - you don’t need them to go, but you do need them to stop. At Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson, TN, we like to keep your vehicle stopping exactly as it should - it’s less dangerous, and it keeps insurance premiums low. So, how do you know if your brake pads are going bad? How do they work? What even are they? We’ve got the answers!

Your car’s belts and hoses are essential to the cooling, air conditioning, and charging systems, and the engine. Here at Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson, our team takes them seriously as we understand that ignoring the routine replacement intervals will result in a costly breakdown that could leave you stranded. There are so many components tied together with your belts & hoses that it isn't just a simple belt or hose requiring repairs when you allow things to progress to the stage where your car or truck has a breakdown due to a faulty belt or hose.

“Valve body” is one of those nebulous car terms you hear all the time, but nobody seems to really know what it is. At Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson, TN, we know exactly what a valve body is, what it does, and are well equipped to address any issues your valve body may be experiencing.

At Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson, TN, we aren’t just in the business of fixing or maintaining your transmission. We’re here to help you make customizations and improvements as well.

Awareness and safety are at the top of our list of concerns here at Old Hickory Car Care Center, even more so with all the recall scare that happens in the news. We think a well-maintained car is a safe car that can also save you money in the long run. Here are our top ten tips for keeping your family safe, saving you money, and keeping your car running smoothly.

Once you have a set of new tires installed on your commercial truck or fleet vehicle, you’ll want to get the most out of them. By maintaining them correctly and inspecting them regularly, you’ll keep them on the road for many miles to come. At Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson, TN we want you to be able to drive on your tires for miles, so let us help you do just that!

Car enthusiasts would argue that "those were the days". Everything you drove was built like a tank and had the chrome on it so you enjoyed washing it but NO power steering. For most of us, it is hard to remember life without power steering – cranking those great big steering wheels? It was a pretty good workout. Now power steering is standard. The heart of any power steering system is its pump. The pump pressurizes the power steering fluid that provides assistance for steering. Most pumps are driven by a belt that is run by the engine – a few are electrically powered. A high-pressure hose passes fluid from the pump to the steering gear. A low-pressure hose returns the fluid back to the pump. Here at Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson, TN we know that you depend on that power steering and check your fluid & hoses religiously!

Have you always wondered what a spark plug does? Our team here at Old Hickory Car Care Center is here to help you out. It's simple in theory but does quite a lot of work for such a small piece of equipment. Your spark plug forces electricity to arc across a gap like a bolt of lightning at high voltage and fits into your engine's cylinder head, where it “sparks” to ignite the fuel and creates combustion within your engine. Without it, you wouldn't be able to drive your car or truck.