Summer Maintenance Tips

Keep Your Ford in Good Shape This Summer in Hazelwood, MO

As the dog days of summer arrive, it’s time to make sure your car is prepared to take on the summer heat. Whether you’re road-tripping, heading out to see local sights, or just doing your regular driving, there are many ways you can prepare your car for the incoming warmth. We’ve put together a list of five maintenance tips for keeping your car working at its best during the summer, and we’re happy to help with those services at Bommarito Ford.

Our Top Five Summer Maintenance Tips

• Have Your Cooling System Inspected: With the thousands of small explosions your engine makes every minute, the cooling system is vital to keeping a warm engine from overheating on a hot summer’s day. This includes checking the water pump, the radiator, and all the valves and hoses for leaks and problems.
• Have a Professional Inspect Your Tires: A key to your safety and preventing flats or blowouts is tire pressure and tread inspection, which will make sure you can grip the road and that your tires aren’t too worn out for the drive ahead of you.
• Have Your Battery Inspected and Tested: Starting your Ford relies on your battery providing enough charge to light the first few combustions of your engine. If the battery can’t hold enough charge or is damaged, disconnected, or otherwise unavailable for this duty, your trip won’t last past the driveway. As a bonus, when you get your battery tested and inspected here, we can also check your exterior lights to make sure they’re functioning properly.
• Get Your A/C System Inspected: There are many ways an A/C system can fail, and you don’t want to be without cool air during the warm months suddenly. Our technicians perform a full visual and physical inspection of the A/C system, checking for leaks and part failures, all to make sure you can stay cool.
• Perform an Engine Performance Check: There are many things that affect engine performance, but the most common problems are in the engine air filter or the PCV valve. Our technicians can make sure your PCV valve is free of deposits, and we’ll check both your air filters to make sure clean air can get through to you and your engine.

Let Bommarito Ford Take Care of Your Car for the Summer

Our certified technicians can take care of all of these services and more, and we’ll even provide you with complimentary bottled water and complimentary ice cream while you wait. Our state-of-the-art facility is open during all our extended hours to help keep your Ford in good shape, so set up your appointment today!