Carthage Auto Repair

How Does Truck Suspension Work? A Trucks’ suspension plays a significant role in providing a comfortable ride, ensuring stability, and enabling the truck to handle various road conditions. The suspension system consists of several interconnected parts that work together to support the weight of the vehicle, absorb shocks, and maintain tire contact with the road surface.     Ways To Know If Your Truck Suspension Is Bad?  If your truck's suspension indicates a potential problem, Some common indicators that your truck suspension may be bad are Excessive Bouncing, A Rough or Uncomfortable Ride, Steering Problems. Unusual noises such as clunking, squeaking, or creaking while driving over bumps or potholes. If you observe any of these signs, bring your truck and have an inspection completed by one of our qualified mechanics who are suspension specialists. They can diagnose the specific issue and recommend the necessary repairs or ... read more

Why Does My 6.7 Powerstroke Feel Sluggish? This is a common question among Powerstroke owners, A sluggish feeling in a 6.7 Powerstroke engine could be caused by several factors like clogged or dirty fuel filters. If your 6.7 Powerstroke feels sluggish, it could be due to various factors. Over time, Fuel Filters can become clogged with debris, restricting the flow of fuel to the engine, and this can result in reduced power and sluggish performance. Another Issue that come up is Why Does My 6.7 Have Low Boost? A dirty Air Filter can restrict the airflow into the engine enough that in can result in reduced power. Issues with the exhaust system, such as Exhaust Manifold Leaks or a restricted catalytic converter or faulty Diesel Particulate Filter, can also affect engine performance. How Do I Know If My Powerstroke Turbo is Bad? To determine if your Powerstroke turbo is bad, watch out for signs such as power loss, excessive smoke (black, white, or blue), and strange noises like whining or g ... read more

Why Does My Diesel Engine Make A Popping Noise. There are several different things that can cause this to happen. Another question we get is Why Does My Diesel Engine Blow White Smoke. There are times that a diesel engine can exhibit both symptoms at the same time. First, we’ll look at what causes a popping sound in the engine. Depending on the issue in the engine you may only hear this at idle and it goes away when you rev it up or it may get louder when the engine RPM goes up. This sound can be caused by a Leaking Intake Valve, Broken Rocker Arm, or Bent Push rod. If you hear this noise in your engine it’s best to stop driving your truck and get it towed to minimize the damage to your engine. On the other hand, if your truck is blowing bluish white smoke out the exhaust it may be possible that the exhaust valve may be sticking open or the exhaust valve is burnt and creating a compression loss in cylinder. When this happens, it can’t burn the fuel in the cylinder, an ... read more

Why Does My Dash Say Service Def System? This is a question we get a lot and many things can cause this and we will go over some of the reasons this message comes up on your dash. Another question we get is Why Does My Truck Have A DEF System? We will look at both questions and give you some answers of why Diesel Trucks have a DEF System and why the Service DEF System message comes up on the dash. We will look at Why Does My Truck Have A DEF System first. The main reason late model Diesel Trucks and Cars have a DEF System is to control the amount of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) that the vehicle emits. The EPA has mandated that the OEM’s had to control the Emissions that the Diesel Engine emits. The DEF Fluid gets injected into the exhaust stream before the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) unit. The Def Fluid goes through a mixing tube and enters the SCR unit, and the DEF Fluid reacts with the SCR and reduces the NOx and lowers the emissions coming out of the tailpipe. When the Servi ... read more

Why Does My Engine Shake? This is a question we get sometimes and there are many different things that can cause an engine to misfire and create a shake that you feel inside the vehicle while its idling or driving down the road. It doesn’t matter if the engine runs on gas and it’s in a car or if it runs on Diesel and it’s in a Commercial Vehicle. We’re going to only look at one reason and that is the Camshaft and the Lifters that make the valves move. The Camshaft has to be timed with the Crankshaft if it gets out of time it will cause the engine to run poorly and misfire causing the engine to shake and if its bad enough to shake the whole vehicle. Another thing that can go wrong with a Camshaft is the lobe that the lifter rides on can get worn down and wear the bottom of the lifter when it gets bad enough it will cause a Misfire. What happens is as the Camshaft Lobe and Lifter get worn it can’t open the valve the correct amount if it’s the Intake Lo ... read more