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Automotive Tips from Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park: Battery Testing

January 2, 2018

The simple fact is that 70% of car batteries fail within 4 years. They just need to be replaced at Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park when they are no longer able to hold a full charge.

Batteries are a big ticket item for most Orland Park drivers and it’s tempting to put off buying a new one as long as possible. But a battery that cannot hold a full charge requires the alternator to work extra hard, causing it to wear out prematurely.

Your Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park service advisor can test your battery to see if it should be replaced. Testing is a good idea for Illinois drivers because a battery might still be good, but become dead because of a bad alternator or even a worn serpentine belt and tensioner.

Tuffy TIre & Auto Service Center Orland Park
7900 W. 159th St.
Orland Park, Illinois 60462
708-444-2966

 

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