Carthage Auto Repair

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 Truck Keep Having Emission Problems. These issues can be frustrating to deal with whether this is your personal diesel pickup or it’s your Heavy Haul Truck that you use to haul freight. We realize that anytime the wheels aren’t turning on your vehicle your loosing money. We have the factory software to hook to most of Class 8 trucks and medium duty vehicles. We also invest in training so that we understand these emission systems and how they work so that we can fix them right the first time and get you back on the road. We will look at some of the most common problems we see. You may be driving your vehicle and dash lights up with SCR Fault Engine Derate in 4 hours. If you get this message on the dash and you ignore it and keep driving your truck it will go into Derate and you will notice a loss of power if you keep driving, you will end up at 5 mph and getting a tow to get your truck fixed. The best thing you can do when this happens i ... read more

We are pleased to announce that we will be starting to BUILD AND BALANCE DRIVE SHAFTS for Heavy Duty Truck, Heavy Equipment and Automotive vehicles. We’ve invested in the machines that it takes to build and balance drivelines. We are planning to be ready to start building and balancing drive shafts the beginning of February 2023. If you are wondering, Where Can I Get A Drive Shaft Balanced or Where Can I Get A Drive Shaft Made give us a call. We will be able to handle all your Drive Shaft Building and Balancing

Should I Do A Coolant Flush? Another question we get asked is How Often Should I Do A Coolant Flush? When you buy a new vehicle, it may say that it has long life coolant or Lifetime Coolant. There really is no such thing as Lifetime Coolant. Your driving habits and what you use the vehicle for may make it necessary to have a Coolant Exchange performed on your vehicle. Depending on how you use your vehicle it may need a Coolant Exchange between 30,000 to 50,000 miles. One of the reasons a Coolant Exchange needs done is over time rust and deposits can build up in a cooling system because of the different kinds of metals in the cooling system. These deposits can plug up the small passageways in the engine and radiator when this happens the cooling system loses efficiency. You can do it yourself by opening the drain on the radiator if it has one or by taking the lower radiator hose off which makes a big mess. Either way you still will not get all the coolant out of the vehicle. The best wa ... read more

Bring your Car, Truck or Heavy Equipment to us in the month of December to receive a $25.00 gas after your repair as a Thank You from us. If you are looking for Auto Repair Specials Near Me, give us a call. We also can take care of all your Heavy Truck Repair Near Me needs as well. If you need Heavy Equipment Repair Near Me, we have a Service Truck that can come to you at your jobsite and perform the repairs on site for you. Give us a call for all your repair needs and we will be happy to help you.