Gene's Service Center

Vehicle check-up

Vehicle check-ups are very important for the overall health of your vehicle as a whole. Quick-lube oil changes are very convenient in our "rat race" society that we live in today. In a perfect world we would be able to combine quick servicing with thorough inspections. But in reality this is not feasible at a low cost.

Here at Gene’s Service Center we have numerous customers - about 80% of our client list - who bring their vehicles in for every oil change and leave it with us for the day. The picture in this post is from one of those customer's vehicles that we routinely service. She was in for her normal scheduled maintenance - an older lady who is retired and doesn’t drive a lot of miles - so her oil changes are only about once a year. During our routine vehicle inspection we found that her front brakes were nearly worn out.

In this case - as with numerous cases with our regulars - she never had to go through the bewilderment of why she could feel her brakes grinding when she was coming to a stop, not to mention all of the terror in her mind as she wondered what was going wrong and if her brakes were going to fail.

Give us a call today and schedule an appointment to bring your vehicle in for its regularly scheduled maintenance. Then give yourself the peace of mind of driving down the road knowing your entire vehicle is being maintained.

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Rattles

Have you ever been driving down the road and all the sudden you notice a peculiar rattle that you never noticed before? Or you pick up a friend and are driving to the movies and they ask you the question “What’s that noise?”

Sometimes rattles can be nothing more than a piece of trim that has cracked or a fastener has come loose. Other times rattles can be a sign of a serious problem.

If such a problem shown in the included photo goes undiagnosed and repaired, it can be very dangerous. Eventually the top of the strut mount will no longer be secured to the top of the suspension strut resulting in vehicle instability. It also increases the cost of repair.

So when you hear that noise you never noticed before, or your friend points out a noise you never paid attention to it may be nothing. But it could be something serious. It’s worth the time to have it investigated by someone qualified and experienced to be properly diagnosed. Then at least if it is not a big deal you know you’re safe.

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Give us a call today and schedule an appointment if you have any odd noises, or you just want your vehicle checked out with its routine maintenance.

Do you like to take care of people?

Do you like to work on cars?

Do you like to make a respectable income?

If you answer yes to these questions we may make a good home for you. Making a living is a necessity. But taking pride in the quality of your craftsmanship is something special. Here at Gene’s Service Center we take care of our customers like they are family. We take care of their vehicle like it’s our wife’s car, our daughter’s car, or our mother’s car. We are taking care of people and families, not just here to make money. We offer competitive pay based on experience and skill level.

We offer retirement benefits.

We Offer health care benefits.

Monday through Friday 8AM to 5PM.

Nights and weekends are for family.

Paid holidays and paid vacation.

We are a second generation family repair shop.

Experience is a plus, but we are willing to train.

Clean driving record and background.

One position available.

This is a long term position.

Grouchy people need not apply.

If all of this sounds good to you, send us your resume.

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Check Engine Light Diagnostics

The check engine light can be a pesky little bu**er. It can be something as simple as a loose gas cap, or something as major as a bad computer. The downside to leaving the check engine light on is that subsequent failures are never known. There are literally thousands of diagnostic trouble codes, and only one tall tail light. Replacing parts until the light goes off can get quite expensive.

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Serpentine Belts

Serpentine belts are a very simple but critical component of an engine. They used to be known as fan belts. Fan belts used to just run the fan which was attached to the water pump and the alternator. If they broke you could actually take a pair of pantyhose and tie them around the pulleys to get you in to a shop to get it repaired. Serpentine belts are quite a bit more complicated than the old fashion fan belts. The modern serpentine belts do last quite a bit longer than the old fashioned V belts did. They also run very quietly, so if you are getting belt noises you should get it checked out.

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Give us a call here at Gene’s Service Center to have your belts checked.