Tune Up Your Car, Truck, SUV, or 4X4 – South Lake Tahoe

Tune-ups can extend the life of your vehicle by replacing engine parts that are vulnerable to deteriorating. Most cars, trucks and SUVs need to have tune ups every 30,000 miles. Five Star Automotive and Mike’s Garage offers quality tune-ups and diagnostics, as well as other auto repair services in South Lake Tahoe.


What tune-ups do: Normal tune-ups may protect against future engine complications, while recognizing and replacing worn out parts. Keeping a regular tune-up timetable will help your vehicle last much longer, get higher gas mileage, and boost engine efficiency.

Why service is especially important: Many automobiles have parts that are known to break over time. It is wise to have them looked at on a regular basis. If these components are not looked at on a consistent basis and a tuneup is not performed, then a major issue or break-down could occur.

Routine Automotive Tune Ups Protect the Life of Your Car and Avoid a Dreaded Breakdown on the Highway


If your automobile is having problems such as:

•    Check Engine Light

•    Poor fuel mileage
•    Automobile is Unresponsive
•    Engine sounds appears - knocks, or pings
•    Minor electrical issues
•    Ventilation concerns

A complete tune-up done by a knowledgeable mechanic consists of:

•    Replacing the air filter

•    New gas filter
•    Computer Engine Diagnostics
•    New spark plugs and replacing any type of worn ignition system cables
•    Inspecting the front-engine belts and installing a new ones if needed
•    Checking the distributor cap and putting in a new one if one is required
•    Inspecting the wiper blades and installing a new ones if needed
•    Checking the valve-cover gasket and adjusting the valves
•    Inspection and topping off all fluids
•    Switching out Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve, if plugged