Automotive News & Information - Martel Automotive Service Inc

If your transmission is acting up, the problem isn’t necessarily with the transmission itself, but with one of the devices or mechanisms attached to it. At Martel Automotive Service Inc in Belleview, we know a lot of people out there just accept when something goes wrong and learn to live with it. Dealing with an inconvenience is better than replacing a transmission, right? Fortunately, many transmission issues are actually simple fixes, and are well worth doing.

There’s a lot of information on buying used cars out there, but at Martel Automotive Service Inc in Belleview, we don’t think it’s possible to go into a purchase armed with too much information. The condition of the transmission in a used car is perhaps the most essential aspect of a pre-owned car purchase - this article explains why, and how to make sure your prospective buy is everything you want it to be.

Transmission problems aren’t always as dramatic as they seem. Often, a huge inconvenience is caused by a simple problem, if you only know what to look for. At Martel Automotive Service Inc in Belleview, we know what to look for, and would like to pass some of that knowledge on to you. Here, we investigate an easy fix that causes a lot of people problems; a faulty neutral safety switch.

At Martel Automotive Service Inc in Belleview, our mechanics have diagnosed and repaired every transmission problem in the book. We’d like to pass some of our knowledge along to you, in order to help you understand your transmission a little better. Here, we discuss the synchronizers in your manual transmission, and how to know if one of yours is faulty.

For the most part, automatic transmissions are exactly that; automatic. However, there are a couple of components that require adjustment from time to time, to keep your transmission shifting like it should. At Martel Automotive Service Inc in Belleview, our team of expert mechanics knows how to do just that.

At Martel Automotive Service Inc in Belleview, we’re fans of drivers who tweak and customize their vehicles to meet specific wants and needs. For many car enthusiasts, a manual transmission is a must, and the performance of that transmission relies heavily on the clutch.

Susan Valentine

Customer Review

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The guys at Martel Auto are great! They worked us in quickly to check out a car we wanted to buy. They saved us thousands of $$ by letting us know it needed big repairs. (We didn't buy the car!). They are honest, straight shooters who have served the community for years. While we waited to get our car checked, we saw an older lady from the neighborhood stop by just to talk and catch up -- pretty much like something you'd see in Mayberry in the good old days. Such a relief to know that Martel and its crew are people we can trust!

Over the past decade, vehicles with CVTs, or Continuously Variable Transmissions, seem to have taken over the market. While many people have different opinions on CVT transmissions, what are they, and how do they work? Martel Automotive Service Inc in Belleview has a simple explanation for you.