No car owner loves or wants a cracked or chipped windshield. Even if the damage seems minimal, broken windshields are distracting and unattractive. While small cracks in the windshield seem to be harmless because the windshield itself is still intact, driving with windshield damage of any kind is a worse idea than many think it…
Your vehicle is one of the most important assets you own. It gets you from place to place and provides you a method of private transportation. That’s why it’s important to keep your vehicle running at optimum performance and to understand when to take it to a repair shop. You never want to be going…
When you buy a new car, it almost always comes with a warranty. Most people know that. Understanding that you have a warranty is great, but knowing about what voids it and what doesn’t is arguably more important. What most people don’t know is that you can go anywhere to get repairs on your vehicle…
Engine oil is essential for the moving parts of your vehicle. The oil functions to make sure that all the moving parts are well lubricated to reduce friction. Whenever the fluid flows through the entire engine, build-up pressure enables the liquid to reach all aspects of the machine’s moving parts. The amount of oil pressure…
Knowing the dashboard symbols in your vehicle and understanding when it’s urgent to respond to them can save you a whole lot of money in the long run. It can also be a matter of life and death—a worn out or low-pressure tire can cause you to run off the road, or a blown engine…
Owning a vehicle can mean independence in the ability to get around when and where you want. It’s also essential for getting to and from your place of employment, or for family outings and entertainment. Vehicle ownership also means that you need to stay on top of of vital maintenance and be aware of any…
It is hard to consider something that most people do everyday, like driving a car, as dangerous, but the reality is that a vehicle that is not one hundred percent working properly can make driving extremely dangerous. However, because modern day vehicles are such intricately built machines, it can be difficult to identify when some…
During the summer, your car’s air conditioner is a piece of really vital equipment, especially in Central Texas where temperatures soar during the summer months. A properly functioning air conditioner in your car makes those summer road trips much more bearable and fun. Luckily a car’s air conditioner doesn’t stop working instantly without some crucial…
Your vehicle’s transmission is a complex piece of equipment that is made up of multiple gears and shafts that takes power from the engine and utilizes and disperses it throughout the vehicle so that it can get you where you need to be. If something is wrong with your transmission, your vehicle cannot run properly….
For the fourth year in a row Reliable Automotive has been the recipient of a Best of Hays award (or two!). This year we were thrilled to be presented with the following awards: Best Auto Repair – Mechanical Best Transmission Repair Curious about Best of Hays or want to learn more about our services? Just…
There is one problem that no one wants to be surprised by on a frigid morning, a broken car heater. What causes them to fail, how to fix them, and how to prevent them from breaking down? Well, heating units in cars function much the same as a home furnace system, but on a smaller…
As you use your vehicle to get you and your family safely to and from your obligations, it is constantly working, utilizing many different complex systems to operate properly. As your engine is running and fuel is being pumped to keep everything moving, your radiator has the ever important task of keeping the whole system…
Our vehicles rely on some pretty complex technology to run properly. The nuts and bolts include digital sensors and wiring, but everything relies on one thing to get started: the battery. Your car battery is the source of energy that gets your vehicle running, so when your battery is not working properly, neither will your…
When our cars are working properly, we typically do not even consider how it is working. We depend on our cars to get us to work, school, and social engagements everyday, making our vehicles such an important part of our daily lives. While we do depend on them, most people do not know much about…
