Automotive News & Information - Glenn's Auto & Truck Repair

No matter what type of car, truck, or SUV you drive, maintenance is the key to giving your engine a long life. At Glenn's Auto & Truck Repair in Petaluma, CA, we focus on keeping your engine running strong.

There are many parts and systems outside of the car’s transmission that is equally as important as the parts and systems inside the transmission. Without them, the transmission won’t do much. There’s no way to transfer power from the engine to the shafts, disengage it to shift the gears, or power the differential without them. Just in case you need us, at Glenn's Auto & Truck Repair in Petaluma, CA, we can help keep your transmission in top shape, but here’s what you need to know.

technician holding a clean and dirty air filter comparison in the front seat of a car

When driving around town, your vehicle's engine needs clean air to burn the fuel – and it needs a lot. In fact, a typical vehicle needs about 216,000 gallons of air for every tank of gas. All that air passes through a filter that catches the dust and dirt. Eventually, the filter gets completely full, and because the filter can only hold so much, dirt starts getting through. At Glenn's Auto & Truck Repair in Petaluma, we want to help you get the best air quality in your vehicle, but first, we want to explain the process of where this dirty air is going.

At Glenn's Auto & Truck Repair in Petaluma, we know you’re busy. We also know that while there are certain issues with your car, truck, or SUV you can ignore for a while, some of them shouldn’t wait. While serious issues are often obvious, sometimes they aren’t - ball joints are one such case.

Once you’ve settled on an engine, the last thing you want to do is cut corners on the final steps. At Glenn's Auto & Truck Repair in Petaluma, CA, we understand the importance of your investment.

At Glenn's Auto & Truck Repair in Petaluma, CA, we understand all too well the importance of changing your oil regularly. Three to five thousand miles sounds like a lot, but it doesn’t really take that long to rack them up. The busier you are, the more you probably drive, and the more likely you are to forget it’s time to change your oil. Here are some reasons to pay attention to your oil changes, and help you better understand why oil changes are so important.

If you drive a Mercedes, Porsche, Subaru, BMW, Jaguar, or other performance and luxury vehicle, you’re a person who appreciates the value of quality. At Glenn's Auto & Truck Repair, we share that appreciation - that’s why we specialize in quality cars and take pride in quality work.

If you drive performance or luxury vehicle (Subaru, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Land Rover, etc.) you’re aware that you have a complex and precision-engineered machine. When things start to go wrong, sometimes they go wrong in a hurry. Here are some things to watch out for, from Glenn's Auto & Truck Repair in Petaluma, CA.