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Breathing clean air is something required for your health, but did you also know that your car needs clean air to operate at its optimal level, too? Your Nissan car or SUV features cabin and engine air filters that help to remove impurities from the air, including mold spores, pollen, and other debris, before you circulate that air in the passenger cabin or engine. From time to time, you will need to remove and replace your air filters so that you and your car can breathe easy.

How often should you swap out air filters, and how can you tell…

Drivers pay a premium for good towing packages and they want to use the towing features without worry. Whether you are towing for recreation or work, you should adhere to these safety features while towing your load.

First, read the owners manual for your vehicle while staying within the weight recommendations. Your vehicle may require a special type of hitch in order to tow properly. Practice towing prior to driving on the roadway with your load. Ensure that your brake and turn lights sync with the trailer. Bring a jack that can accommodate your trailers weight. 

The timing belt is used in regulating the precision required when synchronizing engine valves with pistons as they move in sync. As such, timing belts play a critical role in ensuring the engine works perfectly and allows it to produce the expected miles per gallon as expected by the manufacturer.

However, every now and then, the timing belt cracks and wears off. This means that it has to be replaced before it is completely torn, otherwise you will be stuck on the roadside in the middle of nowhere. 

As your engine cooling system goes about its business, it pumps large amounts of a fluid called coolant through the engine, a network of hoses, and the radiator itself. On this journey, the coolant requires places to pool before entering and leaving the radiator, and these spaces are called inlet and outlet tanks.

The job of the inlet tank is to receive hot coolant flowing inbound from the engine. The steaming fluid pours into the inlet tank, from which it flows through the radiator core itself. 

If you own a car, you definitely know the importance of routine oil changes. You've probably also heard about synthetic and conventional oil. Although you've probably heard the two terms in passing, you might not know the differences between them. Even if you're not a mechanic, the terms can be understood pretty quickly and easily with the help of the Nissan service experts at our Chattanooga auto department.

Synthetic oil, simply, is oil that is made completely with synthetic materials, and it's blended in a lab. 

As you drive throughout Chattanooga, the tread on your tires slowly starts to wear away. Eventually, you will need to replace your tires as the tread disappears. To extend the life of your tires, you will want to have them rotated to even out the wear. This is when it's important to visit our service department at Nissan of Chattanooga East.

At our Nissan service station, we look forward to working with you. We'll measure the tread on all four tires and then rotate as needed.