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Honolulu drivers who've invested in high-quality, all-season tires may think that they're getting the greatest possible amount of traction all throughout the year. Surprisingly, however, when the warmer months of late spring and summer arrive, all-season tires aren't always the best choice. At Acura of Honolulu, we're eager to help local motorists understand why summer tires offer the best performance on warm or excessively rainy days.

Summer Tires Have Additives That Significantly Improve Their Traction

Tires are comprised of a balanced mixture of rubber and special fillers. 

Changing the oil regularly on your vehicle is very important because it will promote better performance and add to the life of the engine. With so many different oil types around today, many drivers are confused as to what their vehicle needs. Synthetic oil and the decision to use it or not is often a topic of discussion among drivers. Come to Acura of Honolulu with all your oil-related questions.

Synthetic motor oil is a special blend of oil made from chemical components. These chemicals result in the oil providing vehicles with the best performance, 

Here in Honolulu, we want you to know how to be educated on how to keep your car super clean so that it maintains its maximum value. When you use your brakes it leaves brake residue on your wheels and tires that can be corrosive to the paint on the wheels and make your car look ugly. Here are some tips for keeping your wheels and tires clean.

Buy Tire Shine, Wheel Cleaner and a Brush

Go to your local auto parts or superstore and buy yourself a little kit for maintaining your wheels and tires.

Clean With Care

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It's important to know a little bit about your cooling system so that you can know when to have it serviced.

What Is the Cooling System?

Your vehicle is a water-cooled system that uses an anti-freeze liquid called coolant to help reduce the temperature inside the engine. The coolant is pumped through the engine by the water pump, and there are a few different ways that your coolant system can fail.

Signs for Servicing Your Coolant System

Here are a few of the obvious symptoms that you are experiencing coolant system problems:

• Steam coming from engine
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Having the knowledge and understanding to care for one's vehicle is extremely important to its longevity. At Acura of Honolulu, we strive to impart these skills to our customers and give them the ability to perform minor repairs themselves.

Touching up minor scratches is an important skill to have as it prevents the rusting of the metal underneath and keeps your vehicles appearance at its best. This is done through several easy to understand steps and can be done quickly at home.

• Get the proper paint by finding your vehicle's factory color code in the owner's manual…

Tire blowouts have been around with us for as long as people have been driving vehicles, but that doesn’t make them any less frightening. In fact, a tire blowout can be both a major financial concern as well as a danger to a person’s safety and the safety of others. Clearly, this is something you want to avoid entirely.

To avoid a tire blowout, consider making sure that the tires are not damaged in any way before you drive on them. It is all too easy to pick up a rock or a piece of glass at some…

At Acura of Honolulu we want you to be an informed vehicle owner when it comes to caring for your vehicle. Part of this is knowing how to clean up after your pet! Cleaning up your pet's hair can be a hassle; that's why we made this article to make it just a little easier. Here are a few tips:

Pet Hair Prevention

Keep in mind that you can prevent most hairy messes by placing seat covers before you place your pet inside. Brush your pet down before you put them in, and in some cases placing them…

We want you to be a knowledgeable vehicle owner and that means knowing how to get the most out of your investment.

Although washing your vehicle is actually just as important as performing regular oil changes and other such maintenance, it is a chore which is neglected more often than not. So, listed below are some reasons to motivate you to keep your vehicle clean.

• Exterior Damage Prevention
Dirt can seriously rust and damage your protective coating.

• Better Fuel Efficiency
Clean cars are proven 10 per cent more fuel efficient.

• Safer Driving
A clean car and windshield

Acura of Honolulu knows how important it is for your vehicle to have a good set of brakes. Brake fluid is an essential part of your vehicle's braking system. You need to have the brake fluid level checked each time you have your vehicle into the shop for its regularly scheduled maintenance.

Brake fluid is a type of hydraulic fluid. Brake fluid runs through the brake lines that go to all four wheels of your vehicle. When you press down on the brake pedal, the brake fluid allows force to be applied to the brakes to allow your vehicle…

Regular routine maintenance for your vehicle requires you to check on your spare tire every now and then. If you haven't used it, that means you have been lucky enough to be free of flat tires. You'll still want to make sure that the spare has plenty of air in it. If you've had the same spare for many years and need to replace it, there are a couple of different varieties you can choose from. This includes:

-The compact temporary tire is a small version of a regular tire that you would drive on all the…