Wilmot Auto Repair

Having trouble with your fuel system? Bring your vehicle into Walker Automotive for a check up.In today's Walker Automotive auto post,we're talking about fuel system cleaning. The first thing to know is how important it is to have a clean fuel system. Wilmot residents need fuel to go, and the cleaner the fuel system, the more efficiently the fuel will burn. That means more power and better mileage .A clean fuel system saves money for Wilmot drivers at NH gas stations. We guess you could say it all starts and ends at the pump. One of the most important things Wilmot residents can do to keep their vehicle fuel system clean is to buy good quality gas. Major brands have detergents that keep gum and varnish from rapidly building up in the fuel system.So buying cheaper gas in NH can actually be more expensive for Wilmot drivers in the long run. Now, most cars on NH roads are more than five or six years old. That means they've had time for some dirt and rust to start acc ... read more

Blind spots may be a good thing when it comes to a spouse's annoying habits, but when driving an automobile in Wilmot, they are definitely to be avoided. So, while it's not good marital advice, it's good auto advice to minimize your own blind spots and stay out of other Wilmot drivers' blind spots, especially when it comes to large, heavy vehicles like trucks and buses.First, minimize your own blind spots. Do this before you pull out of the driveway or parking space. Adjust your rearview mirror so that you see as much of the area behind you as possible. And, no, this doesn't include the passengers in the back seat. The rearview mirror isn't designed to be a baby monitor.Next, lean to the side until your head almost touches the driver's side window. Now adjust the driver's side mirror so that it just catches the side of the vehicle. Then, lean to the middle of the car and adjust the passenger's side mirror in the same way. Thes ... read more

There are a lot of drivers in Wilmot who are due for a differential service, but had never heard of a differential before.With front-wheel drive being so common in NH these days, the differential is just taken care of during a transmission service, so most Wilmot folks don't even have to think about it. And rear-wheel drive differentials don't need to be serviced for years, so it's understandable that it's not something on the top of your mind. It's not uncommon for people in Wilmot to not know they have a differential, let alone know that it needs service.To better understand what a differential does, think about a track at any NH high school. There are lanes marked off on the track. For the longer distance races, the starting lines are staggered. The starting lines for the outside lanes are ahead of the starting lines for the inside lanes. That's to compensate for the longer length of the outside lanes. Staggering the starting lines means that each runner has the sa ... read more

Any Wilmot driver who understands preventive maintenance knows that “if it ain't broke, don't fix it” is bad auto advice. Replacing a part before it breaks is much less costly for Wilmot residents than repairing the engine damage that comes after a part breaks or fails. A good example of this is the serpentine belt.The serpentine belt gets its name because of its circuitous path around the engine. The serpentine belt is driven by the engine and powers a number of systems, as follows:1. The serpentine belt spins the compressor that generates the cool air for the air conditioning system.2. The serpentine belt powers the alternator. The alternator generates electricity for use in the vehicle's electrical systems and to charge the battery. Without the alternator, the battery wouldn't last more than a few miles.3. In many Wilmot residents' vehicles, the serpentine belt runs the pumps for both the power steering and the power brakes. In other vehicles, the power steering pump may ... read more