Hybrid Repair Has Moved Into the Main Toyotechs Location
Due to our overwhelming amount of business we are making changes to how and where we will service our customers vehicles.
We are happy to announce that as of Monday August 31st our Hybrid Repair shop has moved into the main ToyoTechs location at 4185 Clairmont Road. Our main location is much larger to service you better. ToyoTechs has been making Atlantan’s happy since 1988.
Robbie Owings is moving over to be a service advisor to handle your service needs. Master Technician Pat Tucker is also moving over so you will have the same folks you're familiar with serving and repairing your hybrids.
The Atlanta Hybrid Repair location is switching over to be the new ToyoTechs Truck and SUV Center.
We are excited with the changes that are happening. This will make getting your vehicles serviced and repaired a more seamless experience.
ToyoTechs is Atlanta’s premier independent Toyota and Lexus repair shop. We look forward to seeing you soon.
We will only be servicing Toyota and Lexus hybrids.
For appointments call 770-457-9991
A/C Issues, The Summer Heat is Here
With the temperatures hitting the 90’s the Summer heat is here. I mentioned before that my A/C is one of the top NEEDS in my life. (I would rather starve and be very cool than suffer in the Summer heat. I think I can live longer without food than A/C.) One of the worse things that can bring me down is sitting in traffic with a malfunctioning cooling system. (3 Summers ago my A/C broke and the shop was busy and could not get it repaired for a couple of weeks.) That being said, how's your air conditioner working ?
Is it time to have your A/C inspected and repaired ? When you come in for an air conditioning inspection or service our technicians will complete the following:
- Inspect the air conditioning cooling ability
- Check the refrigerant level and pressure
- Overall visual inspection
- Examine all A/C and cooling system hoses for cuts, abrasion, weak spots, and signs of leakage
- If your system is low on refrigerant a dye test will be performed to find the source of the leak.
- Replace broken and worn out parts
- Add refrigerant as needed
Hopefully your air conditioner is keeping you cool as a cucumber if not give us a call before the Summer heat and humidity wears you out.
For appointment
ToyoTechs 770-457-9991
Atlanta Hybrid Repair 770-492-7437
Overfilling Your Gas Tank is a No No
While at the gas station filling your car up, the pump has an automatic cut off to let you know when the tank is full. If you continue to click click click with the gas pump you risk damaging part of your car's emissions control system known as the charcoal canister. Also known as the fuel evaporative canister.
By over filling your vehicle’s gas tank you run the risk of excessive gas running into the charcoal canister causing damage to the system. Once the charcoal canister is damaged it will need to be replaced. This will often make your vehicle run bad and your check engine light will come on. The cost of a new charcoal canister runs around $1000 installed.
The charcoal canister absorbs fuel vapor so that it does not vent out into the atmosphere causing pollution. The vapors that are trapped by the charcoal canister and are released back into the engine then burned in the normal air-fuel mixture. This reduces your carbon footprint and gives you better gas mileage. Once soaked with gas the charcoal canister is ruined.
So remember don’t overfill your gas tank to avoid the expense of replacing the carbon canister in your car.
Over the years I know we have all done the click click click trying to put more gas in the tank. This is just one of many behaviors that we need to change as vehicles become more complicated or we will end up paying an expensive price for our old school habits
