Automotive Industry News & Information - Cowden's Automotive & Exhaust

Travelling can be difficult, and traveling can be fun. The difference usually comes down to how much preparation you do in advance, and how many unplanned obstacles you meet along the way. A great way to avoid setbacks, mishaps, and stressful situations is to make sure your car, truck, or SUV is ready to hit the road. Here are some important points to check before travelling, from Cowden's Automotive & Exhaust in Buhl, ID.

You’ve known someone at some point that has a seemingly impossible amount of keys, keychains, and other accessories hanging from their key ring. You might even be guilty of that yourself. At [BUSINESS_ NAME] in Buhl, ID, we’ve seen our fair share of these loaded down car keys, and also the damage it can cause. Here’s what you need to know.

If your brake lights are giving you trouble, it’s something you want to get fixed. It’s a safety hazard, and you might also get a ticket out of it. Why aren’t they working, and what can you do about it? Cowden's Automotive & Exhaust in Buhl, ID has the answers.

Have you always wondered what a spark plug does? Our team here at Cowden's Automotive & Exhaust is here to help you out. It's simple in theory but does quite a lot of work for such a small piece of equipment. Your spark plug forces electricity to arc across a gap like a bolt of lightning at high voltage and fits into your engine's cylinder head, where it “sparks” to ignite the fuel and creates combustion within your engine. Without it, you wouldn't be able to drive your car or truck.

Antifreeze is a fluid that’s just as important as oil to the engine in your car, truck, or SUV. You probably already know it’s essential to keeping your engine cool - but it’s important for more than one reason, and does require maintenance besides keeping it full. From Cowden's Automotive & Exhaust in Buhl, ID, here’s what you need to know about antifreeze.

If you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, you know that clutch replacement can be an expensive and time-consuming job. Cowden's Automotive & Exhaust in Buhl has some tips to keep your clutch replacements as infrequent as possible.

A light on the dash that doesn't say - washer fluid is low immediately panics you right? It can happen when you don't keep up with standard maintenance and with older vehicles, you see it due to the age of the vehicle, however here at Cowden's Automotive & Exhaust in Buhl, we like to keep you driving happy and listening to your favorite songs or talking to friends and family worry-free! Here are some quick tips and hard lines in the sand that you do not need to ignore.

At Cowden's Automotive & Exhaust in Buhl, transmissions are our game, and taking care of them is at the top of our list of priorities. Here are 5 things you can do to take care of your transmission, from the pros: