Transmission

  • Transmission Care in St. Charles, Missouri
    Do you have any plans around St. Charles, Missouri, for the weekend? Maybe you and some friends are taking the boat up to the lake. Maybe you'll be having a lot of fun water skiing and doing a littl...
    Published on: Mar 30, 2011
  • Smooth Shifting in St. Charles, Missouri: Transmission Service
    So you have some exciting plans for the weekend. You're going to take some of your friends out on the boat for some water skiing. Of course, you've gotten the boat all ready. And you haven't forgott...
    Published on: Sep 10, 2013
  • Transmission Service at Sparks Tire & Auto in St. Charles
    Let's talk about transmission service. It can be easy for St. Charles drivers to forget about getting their transmission serviced because it doesn't need it very often. It's easier for people in Misso...
    Published on: Aug 02, 2011
  • The Sparks Tire & Auto Guide to Caring for Your Transmission
    Most vehicles have automatic transmissions, yet a lot of St. Charles drivers only have a fuzzy understanding about what a transmission does. Think back to the last time you rode a bike in ...
    Published on: Jul 01, 2015
  • Gear Up: Transmission Service at Sparks Tire & Auto in St. Charles
    The transmission system in your vehicle allows you to change gears. Lower gears are power gears. They get your vehicle moving and get it up hills. Higher gears get the vehicle up to speed and get it...
    Published on: Oct 16, 2014
  • A Cool and Smooth Transmission in St. Charles
    When it comes to preventive maintenance on our vehicles, most of us St. Charles drivers remember to get our oil changed. But services that occur at longer intervals — like transmission service...
    Published on: Apr 29, 2015
  • It Pays to Take Care of Your Transmission at Sparks Tire & Auto
    If you've been paying attention, you've noticed that vehicle engines are getting more and more powerful in St. Charles. At the same time, they are getting better and better fuel economy. I've gotta ...
    Published on: Jun 14, 2016
  • Fears and Gears (Signs of Automatic Transmission Problems)
    Automatic transmissions rule. The old days of shifting your own gears are a thing of the past for most drivers.  But automatic transmission trouble can be a big inconvenience for any driver if it...
    Published on: Nov 28, 2021
  • Shifty Letters PRNDL (Transmission)
    You probably figured out those shifty letters.  They're what you see on your automatic transmission shifter and stand for Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive and Low.  Your automatic transmission ...
    Published on: Oct 16, 2022
  • Not-So-Smooth Operator (Transmission Signs of Trouble)
    You are heading down a flat, newly paved street when all of a sudden you feel it.  Your vehicle jumps a little bit when you're accelerating and changing gears.  You know it's not the surface...
    Published on: Apr 16, 2023
  • Let’s Shift Gears (Transmission Fluid Replacement)
    If you have a vehicle with an automatic transmission, you probably never think about gear shifting.  When motor vehicles were invented, all of them had to be shifted manually.  But that wond...
    Published on: Feb 25, 2024