Automotive News & Information - Midway Diesel LLC

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At Midway Diesel LLC in Eloy, our priority is keeping your transmission shifting smooth and running strong for years to come. While proper maintenance, driving habits, and a myriad of other conditions affect the life and reliability of a transmission, there are also ways to increase the overall efficiency of your unit, even above stock performance.

At Midway Diesel LLC in Eloy, we understand that safety and driving comfort are largely dependent on truck maintenance. Driving in the rain can be a hassle, especially if your vehicle isn’t prepared.

At Midway Diesel LLC in Eloy, we know an important part of your ability to care for your transmission lies in your knowledge about how it works. Here is some information on the tow button, if your car, truck, or SUV is equipped with one.

Your drive belts run everything - your AC, power steering, alternator, and water pump are all dependent on the belts that turn them. At Midway Diesel LLC in Eloy, our goal is to keep your truck maintained, so you’re never stuck out on the road. Drive belts are a critical part of that goal.

For the most part, automatic transmissions are exactly that; automatic. However, there are a couple of components that require adjustment from time to time, to keep your transmission shifting like it should. At Midway Diesel LLC in Eloy, our team of expert mechanics knows how to do just that.

While fuel pump issues are common, they often get misdiagnosed. What is your fuel pump, how do you know if yours is bad, and what should you do about it? At Midway Diesel LLC in Eloy, AZ, we are going to make sure that you are an informed driver so you know what to look for and what you should do about it.

You know how often to change your engine oil; but what about the gear oil in your standard shift transmission? Here’s a short guide, from Midway Diesel LLC in Eloy. Unless you’re lucky enough to own a car with a transmission dipstick, inspecting the gear oil in a manual transmission is a lot more inconvenient than doing so with an automatic, or checking your engine oil. The car must be jacked up, supported, and the oil checked from underneath. As a result, you may just want to change it when the time is right. But how do you know when that time comes?

Manual transmissions are durable, reliable pieces of equipment. Still, sometimes problems arise. Midway Diesel LLC in Eloy has the answer to a question that plagues many manual transmissions; why does my transmission pop out of gear?