Washing your car yourself can use up to 20 times more water than a professional wash.
Also, studies found that Do-it-yourself washes often cause more scratches and paint damage. Help save your car & the environment by having the professionals wash your car. #JIFFYTIPS
Don’t use household glass cleaner on your rear window.
Regular glass cleaners contain ammonia which can damage the red wires that are actually there for heating and defrosting purposes. #JIFFYTIPS
Jiffy Lube – Breast Cancer Walk
This past weekend, several employees from one of our Southern California Jiffy Lube locations in Alamitos participated in the Los Angeles Breast Cancer Walk at LA Live. We would just like to take the time to recognize the big hearts our awesome employees have! We appreciate you!
Are you looking for ways to improve your gas mileage? Jiffy Lube® So Cal wants to help! In this blog, we give you 5 things you can do right now to help you save gas and hopefully make your car run a bit more efficient.
Aggressive driving puts strain on the motor, which makes it to use gas faster. You can pay up to an extra QUARTER per gallon for every 5 mph you drive over 50. On the freeway, you can use cruise control to help control your speed and help save gas in the long run.
If you know you will be running into multiple stoplights or stop signs, smooth acceleration and deceleration can help to conserve fuel.
Overdrive gears help improve fuel efficiency by reducing the engine speed for a given road speed. They can also reduce engine wear.
Turn off your engine if you aren’t using it! This might sound silly, but an engine that is on, idle and not making anything move is running at exactly 0 mpg.
Declutter your trunk and backseat. All those clothes, and boxes of papers and cans and bottles add up! Driving around with an extra 100 lbs can reduce gas mileage by 2%.
Source: United States Department of Energy. For more information visit Fueleconomy.gov.
California drivers will soon face changes in the laws for hands free driving.
On Monday, September 26, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill which will expand the hands free law for California drivers. The bill initially passed in 2006 banned drivers from calling or texting unless their smartphone was in hands free mode. In 2006, when the legislation was first drafted, mobile phones were less advanced, then they are today. The update will address other more recent developments to mobile device technology.
According to the author of the bill, Assemblyman Bill Quirk, the additions to the legislation will include other distractions for drivers, aside from calling and texting. The changes made in 2016 has cast a wider net, and now it will also make it illegal for California drivers from taking photos and streaming video while driving.
The law will unequivocally prohibit people from using a cell phone unless the device is in a hands-free mode while driving. In addition to voice calls and texts, the new law is designed to prohibit other cellphone uses while driving.
For many parents, back-to-school time means carpools. Before hauling the kids around town, parents need to make sure their vehicles are operating in tip-top shape. These quick tips will help ensure your vehicle is ready to keep up with the kids’ busy schedules.
Take your vehicle in for routine maintenance. A Jiffy Lube Signature Service® Oil Change is a smart first step to prepare your vehicle for back-to-school driving. Your vehicle’s engine will likely be working overtime since most carpools require quick trips in heavily trafficked areas and extended idling. Changing your engine oil, replacing dirty air and lubricant filters and checking your tire pressure are all important to keep your vehicle on the road, not on the side of it.
Buckle up and make sure your passengers do too. Seat belt use among high school students is lower than among other passengers. But even if it sometimes seems like your teenager never does what you want them to, here’s some good news: According to a survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, more than half of teens were more likely to buckle up if the adult who dropped them off at school also wore a seat belt. However, when adult drivers did not use seat belts, only 8% of teens used theirs. So wear your seat belt. And make sure your passengers do too. (Unfortunately, Jiffy Lube® can offer no assistance in how to get teenagers to clean up their rooms.)
Practice proper car seat safety. Some parents will be taking preschool children along when they drive older children to and from school. Make sure everyone is using proper seat restraints at all times. For infants (from birth to one year and less than 20 lbs.), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends infant-only or rear-facing convertible seats with harness straps at or below shoulder level. The NHTSA says toddlers (over one year and between 20 to 40 lbs.) should be placed in convertible/forward-facing seats with harness straps at or above shoulders. For young children (four to eight years old and more than 40 lbs.), the organization recommends a forward-facing, belt positioning booster seat with the lap belt fitting low and tight across the lap/upper thigh area and the shoulder belt snug across the chest and shoulder. All children aged 12 and under should ride in the back seat with the safety belt fastened securely. Generally speaking, children shouldn’t graduate to the standard vehicle belts in the rear seat (or front, where allowed) unless the belts fit properly across the thigh and snugly across the chest. Until they’re big enough for that, use a booster.
Be prepared for fall showers. There may be times when you have to make the ride to or from school in a heavy downpour. As part of a Jiffy Lube Signature Service Oil Change, a technician can check your windshield wipers and tire tread. Make sure wipers glide smoothly across the windshield without streaking and that you’re getting enough tire traction on a slippery road.
Talk to your children about where they walk outside of school. Remind your child to always use school crosswalks and sidewalks and be alert to their surroundings. According to the Safe Routes to Schools organization, of the leading types of youth pedestrian crashes, 33% are due to ‘dart-outs’ entering traffic mid-block, often between parked cars.
Obey school zone speed limits. Children may not always stay on the sidewalk or within crosswalk lines, so you need to be extra careful while driving through school zones. Since a lot of morning traffic is comprised of parents driving children to school, you should also watch out for other vehicles slowing down or suddenly stopping to let children out. As a reminder, please refrain from talking and texting while driving.
Do you have an emergency kit in the trunk of your car? If so, what’s in it? Here are some essential items for every roadside emergency kit:
Jumper cables: they should be 10ft long and coated in rubber
First-aid Kit: your kit should include bandages, adhesive tape, gauze, aspirin, antiseptic cream/ointment, and any personal items that you or family members may require
Hazard Triangles or flares: Flares, cones, or hazard triangles provide warning to other drivers to your distress
Foam tire Sealant: A cheap and fast way to fix a flat without changing the tire
Spare fuses: Spare fuses and a tool to pull them are cheap and may provide a solution to common car issues
Flashlight and extra batteries: A flashlight is necessary as you may find yourself on the side of the road at night or need light to check in the engine or under the vehicle
Nonperishable snacks: Granola or energy bars are good choices as they are high in protein and take up little space
Drinking water: The southern California sun is no joke, stay hydrated, and be prepared especially in an emergency situation.
Tool kit: the kit should include a variety of basic hand tools, such as: screwdrivers (phillips and flathead), pliers, an adjustable wrench
Duct tape: Duct tape is universal and can help to solve a variety of issues that may occur
