Next Generation Mechanic

• Overview

• Enjoy knowing that you can trust and depend on T & S Towing and Next Generation Mechanic in Abingdon, Maryland. Our service center provides emergency towing service, scheduled vehicle maintenance, automotive repair, special services, and referrals to professional auto body repair shops. Whether your vehicle requires routine maintenance or a rebuilt engine, Next Generation Mechanic is the auto service center to rely on for all of your auto service needs.\n\n\nVehicles We Service:\nForeign & Domestic Cars • SUVs • Vans • Light & Heavy-Duty Trucks\nHybrids • Diesels • Gas Powered • 4-Wheel Drive\n\nOur Automotive Services Include:\nEngine Work • Differentials & Transaxles • Electrical • Water Pumps • Alternators • Alignments\nWheels • Low Profiles • Fix Flats • Timing Belts & Chains\n\nScheduled Maintenance Services Include:\nOil & Filter Change & Lube • Tune-Ups • Brake Fluid • Transmission Flush • Coolant\nPower Steering Fluid • Lightbulbs • Windshield Wiper Fluid\n\nAdditional Services:\n • 24-Hour Emergency Towing • Tow-Aways\n\nAuto Body Services Are Referred to T & S Auto Body\n\nExceeding Your Expectations\nWe are very proud to serve Harford County from our locally owned and operated towing and mechanic service in Abingdon, Maryland. With many years of experience, ASE and college automotive certification, and more than 70,000 vehicles later, our master technicians are experienced and knowledgeable, doing the job right the first time. Discover everything your auto service should be when you contact T & S Towing and Next Generation Mechanic. Our automotive technicians are standing by to get you back on the road with fast, honest service, quick responses, and quality vehicle maintenance and service. T & S Towing and Next Generation Mechanic will exceed your expectations. Call us today!\n\nGENERAL MAINTENANCE\n\nIt's Time for the 21st Century Tune-up\n\nTimes are changing...cars are changing. One of the biggest changes in today's automotive industry is the perception of a "tune-up." Ask 10 vehicle owners their definition of a tune-up and chances are there'll be 10 different answers. The classic "tune-up" was once the heart of the automotive business and contrary to some beliefs; today's modern vehicles still need tune-ups to keep them performing at the most efficient levels.\n\nThe tune-up was historically associated with the routine replacement of key ignition system parts like spark plugs and ignition points, along with some basic adjustments to help "tune" the engine. Mounting pressure for increased fuel economy and lower emissions drove the car manufacturers to adopt electronics and to do away with ignition points in the '70s, along with the carburetor in the middle '80s. This eliminated the need for the replacement and adjustment of a growing number of ignition and fuel system parts.\n\nAs the pace of technology quickened, the procedures required to perform a traditional tune-up changed dramatically. Highly sophisticated ignition and fuel systems are now the norm, using one or more onboard computers to control critical engine and transmission management functions. Things that were once handled mechanically are now controlled electronically through the widespread use of onboard computer technology.\n\nBecause vehicles have changed so much over the years, the Car Care Council has introduced the 21st Century Tune-up. This program is designed to help re-define and educate motorists as to what a tune-up should consist of on today's modern vehicles.\n\n"There is a misconception that today's modern vehicles don't need tune-ups because they never break down, but that simply is not true," said Rich White, executive director of the Car Care Council. "If you're at work and your computer goes down, you can't get any more work done. It's the same with your vehicle. If the vehicle isn't being properly maintained, you're not going to get where you want to go."\n\nAs part of the 21st Century Tune-up on today's modern vehicles, the following systems should be inspected:...