Prepare Your Chevrolet Vehicle For Winter
As the cold weather descends upon residents around Maine and New Hampshire, now is as good time as any to prepare your Chevrolet vehicle for winter. At Jack Chevrolet, we proudly offer shoppers a dedicated Chevy Service center housing a team of experienced Chevrolet service technicians.
We would like to share how best to prepare your vehicle for winter through our services so you'll be better prepared to travel through Saco easily. If you have any questions about our services or would like to schedule a visit, please get in touch with our team at your convenience.
Helpful Winter Service Tips
Amongst the many services to prepare your vehicle for winter near Scarborough, ME, installing winter tires and checking and adding coolant are high priorities. Unlike normal road tires, winter tires are designed to handle temperatures below freezing and feature aggressive tread patterns to better grip slippery conditions. For that extra bit of grip when there is light or heavy snowfall, your winter tires can also be fitted with studs that bite into the snow, thus allowing you to get over heavy snow drifts.
Along with winter tires, our team also can add coolant/antifreeze to your Chevy vehicle. During the cold winter months, the coolant helps reduce the chance of your vehicle's fluids freezing, preventing freezing and possibly cracking the engine block and ruining your vehicle. In addition, your engine coolant contains anti-corrosion elements that prevent build-up from entering the heater core and radiator. Thus, you and your passengers can stay warm as the temperatures drop.
Vehicle Preparation Services
Oil Change and Service
As with other times of the year, changing your oil is paramount to your Chevrolet vehicle's health in winter. In cold weather, your engine oil will flow slower and eventually stop. This may cause severe stress on the engine, resulting in costly repairs for you. With an oil change, your engine can stay lubricated and operate at normal working temperatures, even when the heavy cold of the Maine winter.
Battery Service
Another part that requires service in winter is the main vehicle battery. During the winter, your battery needs to produce a higher charge for the engine and components to run at normal conditions; thus, your battery runs less efficiently. The higher charges cause stress on the battery coupled with corrosion and wear of the battery's cables.
To avoid a possible failure of your battery on the road near Portland, our service team will check the battery's charge, voltage regulation, and cables. If it's determined that the battery can no longer hold a charge, we highly recommend replacing your battery.
Other Vehicle Services
When Saco, ME shoppers bring their Chevy Silverado or Chevy Blazer models to our Chevy dealership in Maine, one of our experienced service technicians will check your belts and hoses for signs of wear. If the belts or hoses show severe wear and tear, it's a good idea to replace them, too. We also check and replace any exterior lights, including your head and tail lights, so you have proper illumination when driving home at night.
We'll also examine your wiper blades and fluid and replace them to keep your windshield clean and clear when driving in snowy or rainy conditions on I-95.
Winterize Your Chevy Vehicle Today
Please feel free to contact our team anytime at Jack Chevrolet to schedule your Chevy vehicle winterization service. In addition to service, you can also order Chevy winter accessories to protect your vehicle at home. Our dedicated service center proudly serves shoppers around Scarborough, ME.
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Jack Chevrolet
884 Portland Road
Saco, ME 04072
- Sales: (207) 292-0687
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