Automotive Industry News & Information - By The Book Diesel & Auto Repair

At By The Book Diesel & Auto Repair in Albuquerque, we know how annoying a dead battery can be. Here’s some information on the subject, that will hopefully help you understand your battery issues a little better. If your battery dies after your car, truck, or SUV sits for a few hours, the battery itself isn’t necessarily the problem. While having the battery tested is a good place to start, many people mistakenly make a bad battery diagnosis, when actually something in the electrical system is to blame.

You know how often to change your engine oil; but what about the gear oil in your standard shift transmission? Here’s a short guide, from By The Book Diesel & Auto Repair in Albuquerque.

Your radiator hoses are under a lot of pressure, in both the figurative and literal sense. From By The Book Diesel & Auto Repair in Albuquerque, NM, here’s what you need to know about the radiator hoses on your car, truck, or SUV.

While most fleet vehicles are chosen for their reliability, low maintenance, and durability, sometimes maintaining several of them at a time can become overwhelming. Just keeping up with the maintenance schedule alone is a task and then to ensure you keep your scheduled routes for those fleet vehicles is another task in itself. Let By The Book Diesel & Auto Repair in Albuquerque put your mind at ease, with our fleet maintenance programs for any and all fleet vehicles. We will take the stress from your business fleet program and get your fleet trucks and fleet cars running at optimum performance with a routine that works for your business that often REDUCES costs!

Part of maintaining your vehicle is keeping its safety devices in good working order, especially when there are kids in the car. Seat belts, window locks, and airbag sensors work together to keep children safe in an automobile. Though safety components are generally very reliable, they do occasionally fail. By The Book Diesel & Auto Repair in Albuquerque is here when they do; here are some things to watch out for.

There are a lot of drivers on the road today with improperly adjusted rearview mirrors, contributing to unnecessary blind spots and potentially hazardous driving conditions. At By The Book Diesel & Auto Repair in Albuquerque, we place a lot of value on efficiency; here’s how to get the most out of your mirrors.

Exhaust issues are extremely common, no matter what type of car, truck, or SUV you drive. At By The Book Diesel & Auto Repair in Albuquerque, NM, we can get your exhaust back in shape in no time. Exhaust issues tend to be neglected, and we get that; there are just other parts of your vehicle that you'd rather focus on. Besides a clogged catalytic converter, there isn’t much risk of damage from a bad exhaust system - it negatively affects your gas mileage, and the sound is annoying but other than that, it’s an issue many people learn to live with.

At By The Book Diesel & Auto Repair in Albuquerque, NM, we know how annoying a faulty fuel gauge can be. Never knowing how much gas you have in your car, truck, or SUV, and constantly running the risk of stranding yourself on the road somewhere, takes its toll after a while. Luckily, we can fix that.