Accelerate Auto & Transmission
3616 BETTY DR COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917 | 719.570.9571

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The Maintenance Mindset: Full-Service Oil Change At Accelerate Auto & Transmission

{{ image('MzIx') }} people generally accept that many things in life require regular maintenance: their teeth, clothes, yards and so on, but people in CO often don't apply the idea of maintenance to...
Published on: Sep 13, 2022

Change Your Oil, CO Drivers!

As engine technology advances, recommended oil change intervals have gotten longer.  High quality oil in a well-engineered engine has led to extended intervals.  Here’s the problem:&n...
Published on: Apr 19, 2022

Accelerate Auto & Transmission Advice on Synthetic Oil

Heard of synthetic motor oil but would like to learn more information?  Well, synthetic motor oil is a substitute for conventional oil.  Synthetic doesn’t gel or gum-up like conventio...
Published on: Dec 31, 2021

Colorado Springs: Have You Considered Synthetic Oil?

I recently saw an ad for synthetic oil.  I really hadn’t heard about it before, so I asked by service advisor for some background.  Basically, the inside of your engine gets hot becaus...
Published on: Feb 16, 2021

Simple Answers from Accelerate Auto & Transmission: Synthetic Oil

Question What is synthetic oil, and should I use it? Answer Regular oil, also called conventional oil, comes from dead dinosaurs.  Conventional oil molecules are long hydrocarbon chains of var...
Published on: Feb 02, 2021

Accelerate Auto & Transmission Tip: Use The Correct Fluids In Your Vehicle

Big advances in automotive technology have led to the development of high-tech fluids to keep pace.  A simple example of this is the cooling system.  For decades it was primarily made from i...
Published on: Dec 28, 2020

Oil Filter

As your engine runs, dirt gets into the oil.  Oil sludge can also start to build up.  Fortunately, motor oil contains detergents that clean the engine and gather up contaminates.  The o...
Published on: Apr 12, 2018