Automotive News & Information - Elite Auto & Tire

Your radiator hoses are under a lot of pressure, in both the figurative and literal sense. From Elite Automotive LLC in Covington, KY, here’s what you need to know about the radiator hoses on your car, truck, or SUV.

Whether you drive a Chevy, Ford, or Ram diesel pickup, your engine is likely equipped with an injection pump. While injection pumps have been gradually phased out on modern engines, they are still an integral part of most diesel engine operations. At Elite Automotive LLC in Covington, KY, we specialize in maintenance and repair on Cummins, Duramax, and Powerstroke engines, including injection pumps.

It’s not always easy to recognize when your vehicle is suffering from a simple problem that requires a little maintenance and TLC or there is real engine damage as symptoms can be overlooked and seen as “normal.” While not all sounds and smells may threaten the life of your vehicle or truck engine, there are some obvious warning signs that require a vehicle inspection here at the shop right away.

Looking for the best auto service in town? Why stop there? At Elite Automotive LLC, we're not only home to the best service you'll find here in Covington, KY, but the best you'll find - anywhere.

This is a clutch gone completely wrong and something you want to be sure doesn't happen with your vehicle! So how do you ensure you are not having an issue with your clutch when most drivers simply get in and drive? What do you look for? That is a question many of our customers ask us here at Elite Automotive LLC in Covington and one this driver did not.

Commercial trucks have heavy engines, and they spend a lot of time running, particularly at idle. As a result, the mounts that secure the engine to chassis of the truck have a tendency to wear out, causing all sorts of shaking and vibration that the driver will feel in the cab of the truck. At Elite Automotive LLC in Covington, we can take care of that for you.

Increasingly, technology in automobiles is becoming more sophisticated, and more and more systems have become reliant on electronic control modules to operate. At Elite Automotive LLC in Covington, KY, we have the trained technicians and the equipment necessary to deal with issues that arise as a result of these components.

Who created the world’s first car is actually a matter of debate; since the invention of the engine, people had been installing them on horse carriages to make them self-propelled. Even when automobiles specifically designed for engines came around, they were hardly recognizable as a car by today’s standards. However, the first patented automobile, a vehicle specifically designed to be propelled by an engine, was built by Karl Benz and completed in 1885.