Custom Wrenches Inc
1102 S ELM ST Greenville, Illinois 62246

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Budgeting for Auto Maintenance In Greenville IL

We all do our best to budget for scheduled vehicle maintenance.  What’s hard is planning for unexpected repairs.  The truth is that our vehicles can stay on the road longer than ever b...
Published on: Nov 17, 2024

Why is Air Not Coming Out of My Vents?

You climb inside your vehicle, start the ignition, and reach for the fan control for the heating or air conditioning.  But when you try to crank it up, no air comes out of the vents. It can make ...
Published on: Sep 22, 2024

Command Performance (Engine Air Filter)

The internal combustion engine in your vehicle counts on two things that mix together to be burned in the engine for power: fuel and air.  Both are important, of course.  If you run out of f...
Published on: Aug 18, 2024

Busted in Greenville: The Maintenance Free Myth

Quality surveys report fewer problems with new cars than ever before.  So, does that mean that modern vehicles have become maintenance free? Back when cars spent more time in the repair shop, pe...
Published on: Aug 11, 2024

Smart Car Care in Greenville: Debunking The Maintenance Free Myth

Myths start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic.  And the internet is a breeding ground for automotive myths.  Some bloggers recal...
Published on: May 26, 2024

Simple Answers from Custom Wrenches Inc: Synthetic Oil

{{ image('MzQ2') }} Question:What is synthetic oil and should I use it?Custom Wrenches Inc Answer:Regular oil, also called conventional oil, comes from dead dinosaurs. Conventional oil molecules are ...
Published on: Mar 03, 2024

Severe Driving in Greenville

Owner's manuals have schedules for preventive maintenance. Greenville can check on things like oil changes, transmission service and so on. They say you should change your oil after driving a certain ...
Published on: Dec 11, 2023

Deep Breathing in Greenville: Engine Air Filter

Your engine really needs clean air to operate efficiently: it takes about twelve thousand gallons of air to burn a gallon of gas in your engine.  And clean air is much better than dirty. When yo...
Published on: Nov 21, 2023