Los Angeles Auto Repair

If you've been a driver for decades, you've probably owned quite a few cars in your lifetime. Back in the day, a tune-up was a straightforward service that was needed for cars still using a carburetor. Nowadays, vehicles no longer have carburetors, yet the term tune-up is still prevalent. So, what does it mean in today's terms? While the definition of a tune-up has changed over the years, it still loosely refers to vehicle maintenance or sprucing up your vehicle. The original term "tune-up" was actually coined by Henry Ford while he was still working on his first automobile prototype. In order vehicles, there was a separate ignition coil for every spark plug. When the coils sparked, they would make a humming or buzzing noise. Over time, they would get "out of tune", and would need a mechanic to properly adjust them so that they would be in tune again, hence the term "tune-up" was born! While this service requirement has changed, many still us ... read more