Automotive Industry News & Information - Whitey's Truck Center

Glow Plugs are an essential component of your diesel engine. However, a faulty glow plug can go unnoticed or be neglected for quite some time; your truck will still start and run, so it’s an easy issue to overlook. At Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR, we want you to know what to look for, and why you should be concerned with a bad glow plug.

What is your flywheel, and when do you need to replace it? Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR has the answers you’re looking for.

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At Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR, we’ve seen a lot of worn out and tired transmissions. How do you know if it’s time to replace yours?

Do you need new brake pads? Most of the time, if you think you do, the answer is yes. While a lot of auto parts stores sell brake pads with lifetime warranties, don’t be misled...brake pads will still wear down.

Tires are often neglected, but easy to maintain. As long as they work, most people don’t really think about them. However, if you take care to properly maintain your vehicle and your tires, they will last much, much longer. At Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR, we see all too often the results of poor tire maintenance, and the result is expensive new tires. Here’s what you can do to make sure you don’t become part of that statistic.

There may come a day when you go to shift your vehicle out of “Park”, and the shifter refuses to move. Perhaps you are already experiencing this issue intermittently, or currently have a vehicle stuck in park. While this is a serious inconvenience, it doesn’t necessarily indicate a serious problem; let Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR put your mind at ease.

Trucks aren’t like cars...your average personal vehicle usually holds about 5 quarts of oil, and you are supposed to change it every 3-5k miles. However, the same logic doesn’t apply to large trucks. At Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR, we know how important proper oil changes and diagnostics are to keep your truck on the road, for hundreds of thousands of miles. Here’s what you need to know:

Your Chevy, Ram or Ford pickup is equipped with an Electronic Control Unit, or ECU, that acts as the “brain” of your diesel truck. At Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR, we have the technology, technicians, and equipment necessary to reprogram and service even the most sophisticated electronic controls.