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Tire pressure is an important aspect of your car that should be checked regularly—about once a month or any time your tire pressure indicator light comes on. Not having your tires properly inflated can damage your tires. Under inflation causes greater wear on the shoulders of the tires and over inflation causes greater wear on the center of the tire.

To check the air pressure of your tires, the first thing you will need is a pressure gauge. These inexpensive instruments can be found at most stores and gas stations. However, it is very important that you use a gauge that is working properly so that you don’t add more air than your tires need.

Before checking the tire pressure, you have to know how much air your tires need. To find out the specific PSI for your vehicle, check the doorjamb on the driver’s side. There should be a sticker that denotes the correct air pressure for your front and back tires.

If you’ve ever wondered how exactly you car’s engine gets you from point A to point B, then you’re in luck! We recently found this very handy animated infographic that includes a step-by-step and color coded walk-through about the parts of your engine and what they do.

Whether you’re the kind of person who doesn’t know a crankshaft from a manifold gasket, or you eat, sleep, and breathe cars, it’s a pretty interesting and informative graphic. Even a little bit mesmerizing if you stare at the 4 stroke cycle for too long…

Just by taking a couple minutes to go over the graphic (and you may find you self reading it even longer… pretty mesmerizing) you can learn what you need to know in order to better diagnose car problems and become a little more car literate, which is always a good thing!

Knowing more about how your engine, and your car in general, can help when it come to diagnosing potential problems. And even if you’re not chomping at the bit to get under the hood yourself, you’ll always be able to bring any problem you’re having to NTX Transmissions in Inglewood. Stop by and talk with one of our technicians who are always happy to help!

You can head over to his page to see the whole chart in action, and if you need any auto repairs, give us a call, or bring your car in to our shop!

Over the last 9 years, Allstate has been gathering information about the rate of auto accidents in a number of cities all across America. Each year, they crunch all those numbers and use them to put out a list of the safest places in the country to be a driver. They’ve just recently released their report for 2013, and this year the title belongs to… Fort Collins, CO.

If you’re the kind of person who follows traffic stats, this should come as no surprise to you, as this is the third time Fort Collins has come out on top. They’re apparently a power house in safe driving. In fact, they’ve never finished outside of the top 10 since the study began 9 years ago. Drivers there average nearly 14 years in between accidents, which is 28% fewer than the national average.

On the other side of that coin is Washington DC who, for the second year running, took home the dubious honor of being the worst city for drivers. Their measly 4.8 years in between accidents makes even the national average seem like an achievement.

You can see the complete results over on their page to see which cities ended up where, and check out where some of our neighboring cities ended up.

Our only piece of advise is to maybe take it easy the next time your on your way to work, or dinner, or wherever it is you’re going.

There’s no accounting for other drivers, but by bringing your car to NTX Transmissions in Inglewood, you can at least be sure that you’re doing everything on your end to keep your car running. Give us a call or come by the shop the next time you need any transmission or mechanical repairs!

If you had to pick a couple key quality that a perfect starter car would have, safe, fuel efficient, and reliable would probably all be near the top of the list.

Well, CarInsurance.com recently released a handy list of what they found to be the best model that encompass those important factors.

The models they chose were all 2009-or-later models to ensure that they would still be new enough to ensure a high standard of reliability, but also still available in stock options to help them remain affordable.

Another thing that affected the affordability of the cars was the insurance plan. For example, a teen who wants to drive a sporty coupe is going to pay a higher premium than one who is okay driving a standard sedan model.

In the end, after considering all the important factors, the Ford Taurus, Honda Accord, and Ford Fusion came out on top.

To check out the rest of the list, and read more about the process, head to their site.

No matter how reliable a car is, nothing is immune from the average wear and tear of driving, so when you’re due for maintenance, or in need of a repair, bring your car or truck in to NTX Transmission. We are the transmission specialists in Inglewood, CA.

Car and driver recently released their list of 50 upcoming and exciting advancements in auto technology. Among the list are expected things like self-driving cars and ultra efficient cars, but it also has a handful of off the wall mentions that demonstrate where the industry could be headed in the next couple of decades.

Personally, we can’t wait until we can step in to our car and tell it to take us to work while we use the extra time to get a couple extra minutes of sleep.

Check out the article for the whole list, and see what you should be looking forward to as you think about buying a new car in 2035.

When your car is on, the engine is always running and spinning. The clutch is the component that allows you to disengage from the engine when your doing things like shifting gears or idling.

The clutch is vital to manual and automatic transmission cars alike, and when you’re having trouble with your clutch, you’re probably find it hard to use your car. We’ve seen all types of clutch in just about every make and model, so if you need clutch repair or service, bring it in to our shop, and our mechanics will get to the bottom of your problem.

Over time, the clutch can wear down and slip, making it hard to shift gears and operate your car or truck properly, so if you’ve been experiencing something like this, come by our shop!