OUr AUTO REPAIR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes. Your warranty will remain valid so long as you as you adhere to the maintenance requirements in your owner’s manual. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act allows consumers to choose where they have their vehicle’s serviced This is enforced by the FTC. Give Century Auto Service a call if you have any questions.

The best way to make sure that your vehicle’s warranty remains valid is to follow the maintenance requirements put forth in your owner’s manual. Keep clear service records so you can show the manufacturer should you need to, invoices or a manual log. Include the date, service and parts, VIN and mileage. At Century Auto Service we can provide you with your vehicle’s service history.

Preventative maintenance are services that will help avoid hazardous roadside breakdowns or leaving you stranded with a vehicle that won’t start. It is important to bring your vehicle in for regularly scheduled maintenance items such as oil changes. At Century Auto Service our mechanics can then perform a quick visual inspection and point out items that are in danger of failing. It is generally a good idea to have any areas that are leaking or cracked replaced before they have a chance of breaking all-together.

We recommend you look at your owner’s manual or view your vehicle manufacturer's website. Typically your oil should be changed every 3 months or 3,000 miles or every 12 months or every 10,000 miles depending on your vehicle.

Brake fluid should be checked for acidity annually. This is because once moisture gets into your brake lines, your brake fluid can become acidic and therefore corrosive. This will eventually eat away at the more vulnerable components of your braking system and cause the need for more involved and intensive repairs later down the road. Our mechanics at Century Auto Service can easily check your brake fluid while your vehicle is in our garage for almost any service. Just ask us and we will let you know if you need to have it flushed and replaced or when you can expect to have this service performed.

Having your diagnostic test performed on your car by trial and error method. This method actually takes hours, even days, for a mechanic to find out what is wrong with your vehicle. It will end up costing you lot more money than paying for the diagnostic test before repairs. 

The whole process of oil changes takes around 30-45 minutes. It is an essential bit of maintenance that should be completed after about 3,000 miles or three months of driving or about 10,000 miles or every 12 months depending on your vehicle. It helps to extend the life of your engine by providing lubrication to your engine and preventing dirt and build up.

A tire rotation typically takes about 1 hour to properly rotate all of the tires on your vehicle.

The period of time that the car service takes it depends on the type of problem and availability of your vehicle's parts. Auto repairs can take up to 1 month depending on the availability on the parts needed to repair your vehicle and how quickly your mechanic can fix ir.

 A common way to test shocks is to push down hard on each corner of a vehicle. If your car continues to bounce after you let go, then it’s time to get your shocks need to be replaced. Be sure to have your struts and shocks to be replaced as early as possible if you notice any critical signs. 

It can mean a various things, from a loose gas cap to an actually fail engine. With a diagnostics test by utilizing a specialized computer, our mechanics at Century Auto Service can interpret these codes and suggest the appropriate engine repair.

Our mechanics at Century Auto Service recommend having your wheel alignment checked once a year if you notice any signs of your vehicle being unbalanced. It largely depends on driving habits and terrain. If your vehicle tracks are straight, then your wheels like are correctly aligned.

A brake replacement should take place after 50,000 to 70,000 miles, but in some cases, other drivers will find they need changing after only 25,000 miles. It largely depends on your driving habits and mileage.

The signs of a bad muffler such as loud rumbling noise, decreased fuel efficiency, bad odors & more. If you start to notice any of these signs, don’t delay to inspect your vehicle’s exhaust system to keep your vehicle running smoothly on the road before matters get worse.

It is necessary to have your transmission fluid annually in order to keep your vehicle running strong. Most mechanics say that transmission service interval should be done in between every 60k to 100k miles, but it is vital to check the fluid level between those service intervals.