Autopro Alignment & Maintenance
2063 Trans Canada Hwy E Kamloops, BC V2C 4A5 250-374-8787

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Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)

If there’s one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, it’s the temperature gauge. It’s the one that may say C---H (that means “cold---hot”).  Or maybe ...
Published on: Jul 01, 2021

Autopro Alignment & Maintenance Automotive Tips: Cooling System Repairs

Most drivers know how vital the cooling system is: coolant/antifreeze circulates around the engine, absorbs heat, and then dissipates it in the radiator. Cooling system failure can cause ex...
Published on: Mar 29, 2020

The Hot Switch (Coolant Vacuum Valve Switch)

When the weather gets cooler, you want the cabin of your vehicle to stay warm.  When you switch on the heat, you may find the air that comes out of the vents just isn't hot.  The problem co...
Published on: Feb 23, 2020

Advice on Your Cooling System from Autopro Alignment & Maintenance

Last week I was out running errands in Kamloops and my temperature warning light came on - total panic! I pulled over and my car was overheating. After it cooled down, I went right in to the loca...
Published on: Dec 01, 2019

Autopro Alignment & Maintenance Tech Question on Your Head Gasket

Autopro Alignment & Maintenance Tech Question:My name is Landon. I bought a new minivan and it started smoking out the tail pipe. My Kamloops service center said my head gasket went out. Wha...
Published on: Jun 16, 2019

Cooling System

We're often asked questions in Kamloops, BC about the cooling system – the system that cools your engine and keeps it at the proper operating temperature. Let's examine the t...
Published on: Dec 30, 2018

Autopro Alignment & Maintenance Automotive Tips: Water Pump Cavitation

Your cooling system is vital to your engine’s operation and to its long life. In fact, the most prevalent mechanical failure involves the cooling system. To put that in perspective, the most pre...
Published on: May 14, 2017

Autopro Alignment & Maintenance Automotive Tips: Head Gasket

Hello Kamloops drivers, let’s talk about your head gasket. First, you have your engine block, a big hunk of metal that has the pistons and stuff in it. Then there is the cylinder head, whi...
Published on: Apr 23, 2017