When your car is in use, many electronic components are used simultaneously creating electrical contacts to operate the various auto engine systems. The malfunction could be from your ignition switch to a fuel pump. An electrical circuit that is starting to fail will do more when the circuit is warm or hot. Anytime you find signs of heated or melted connections high resistance is present and could cause a shorted connection. Many mechanical systems can fail causing your auto engine to stall but the majority of the engine stall problems will be electronic based.

An auto engine today is designed with more complexity and moving parts than ever before. Most of the time when you hear a tapping in your engine, squeaking, whirring or rattling sound there is something going wrong. Excess auto engine noise is due to excessive clearance between two metal parts that should have little to no clearance. This clearance can be due to several things from a broken valve spring to a valve lifter sticking. Here at Skyway Auto Tune our engine repair tech will do an engine diagnosis on your vechicle to find out where the noise is being generated. Once we find the problem we contact you, and communicate with you about the problem. We suggest the engine repair needed, get a verbal ok from you and get the job started. No wallet flushes here, only quality and honesty of the job needed with a 100% guarantee.

How to Troubleshoot Small Engine Problems

1. Check the fuel supply. No gas, or old gas, is frequently the only problem, especially when starting a small engine at the beginning of its season. An auto engine needs clean fresh fuel. This fuel needs to be free from water and debris.
   
   
2. Check the air filter. If the engine can't breathe, it can't run! The filter should be clean. If a purple air filter has turned brown or black, it's probably time to change it.
   
   
3. Many engines that will not crank or run well need a spark plug.
   
   
4. If new spark plugs or a new filter doesn't fix your engine, crank it over a few times or run it for the short time it will run, and then pull your spark plugs and look at them again. A black or sooty plug indicates the cylinder it is running too rich (leaking fuel injector or plug not firing well). A white and ash-covered plug can indicate the cylinder is running too hot (sticking fuel injector, wrong spark plug). If the plug does not "look normal", but you are unsure what it means, take the plug into our shop and ask us! We will be happy to help you.

• Always thread a spark plug by hand and tighten no more than one and a half turns with a wrench, this can easily destroy an auto engine.
• Always remove and replace spark plugs after the engine has cooled. Some car engines use aluminum threading for the spark plug sockets, which is easily destroyed if force is applied when hot.
• After installing new plugs and if you hear a consistent clicking noise, the spark plug is loose, give it another half turn and restart your car engine. The noise should be gone, never turn the plug over two half (one whole) turns after hand tightening or you will destroy your car engine.

Here are some possible areas on the auto engine that can produce a large leak.

1. Valve cover gaskets
2. Engine oil filter
3. Rear main bearing seal
4. Engine oil pan drain plug
5. Timing cover seals

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Preventive Maintenance

We are a Better Business Bureau(BBB) rated A Auto Repair and Smog Check Shop, ASE Certified and State of California Certified Gold Shield Auto Repair and Smog Check Station. So whatever your car will need whether it is regular engine repair, small engine repair, engine motor repair or you would just llike an estimate on your engine repair cost. Skyway Auto Tune is the place to call or visit for your auto repair and smog check needs!

Engine Repair and Auto Engine Maintenance

Having a clean engine motor is an important aspect of maintaining a working car.  As a car owner it is your responsibility to keep up routine preventive auto maintenance on your vehicle.

The average american drives over 30 miles a day and absolutely needs his or her car to perform without problems. Engine repair and regular engine maintenance is essential to making sure your car starts and runs every day without any hiccups. Comfort is also important in your daily commute; car problems that may not seem that serious can have a negative impact on your day because of your lack of comfort. Finding the right auto engine repair shop can go a long way for the life of your car. Building a relationship with a trustworthy engine repair shop and having your engine diagnosed correctly and honestly will give you the comfort and a safe place to take your car for any future problems it may encounter.