Tri City Auto Care
1921 Garland Street, Durham, NC 27705 919.286.7600

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Making Sense of the O2 Sensor (Oxygen Sensor Replacement)

As you know, today’s vehicles rely on a lot of computers in them to keep them running clean and efficiently.  Those computers depend on information delivered by several sensors throughout t...
Published on: Nov 17, 2024

Why did my vehicle fail its emissions test?

We all want to breathe clean air and keep our planet green.  One of the ways to do that is by requiring all vehicles with internal combustion engines to pass an emissions test.  That’s...
Published on: Aug 11, 2024

Catalytic Converter Replacement

Many of us have become aware of how important it is to keep our planet’s air clean, and your vehicle has a key component that helps do just that: the catalytic converter.  It’s in the...
Published on: Feb 28, 2024

Exhaust

We've all heard a car or truck in our Durham neighborhoods that needs a new muffler. But there's more to the exhaust system than just the muffler.{{ image('https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.autonettv.com/m...
Published on: Feb 12, 2023

The Test Your Vehicle Can Fail (Emissions Tests)

Clean air quality is something that helps all of us thrive here on Planet Earth.  And considering that motor vehicles are a contributor to air pollution, emissions tests in the U.S. and Canada ar...
Published on: Oct 02, 2022

Oxygen Sensor

Many people hear the term “oxygen sensor" and figure it must have something to do with sensing oxygen. But they don’t really know much beyond that. Let’s break it down; your vehicle ...
Published on: Mar 18, 2022

PCV Valve Replacement at Tri City Auto Care in Durham

The PCV valve is a little, inexpensive part that does a big job for Durham and our environment here in NC. PCV stands for Positive Crankcase Ventilation. The crankcase is the bottom are...
Published on: Mar 08, 2021

Diesel Exhaust Fluid

Diesel engines are appearing in more and more vehicles in nearly every category from compact cars to pick-up trucks to high-performance luxury vehicles.  In much of the world, 40% or more of pass...
Published on: Dec 30, 2020