Automotive Industry News & Information - Palm Beach Performance

The turbo on your diesel pickup truck is a precision-engineered component. As a result, proper maintenance is essential to keep it going strong, and Palm Beach Performance in West Palm Beach, FL is the place to do that. At tens or even hundreds of thousands of RPM, keeping everything in good shape is absolutely necessary. Fortunately, turbos don't really require any special maintenance - they just make the maintenance you do all the more important.

There comes a time in the life of every fleet vehicle or commercial truck when you have to decide - is it time to retire that truck or van, or should you put the money into fixing it? At Palm Beach Performance in West Palm Beach, FL, we’re here to help.

Transmission slippage can be caused by a variety of factors which are sometimes difficult to pin down. From Palm Beach Performance in West Palm Beach, FL, here’s a rundown of the more common issues that may cause a transmission to slip.

With temperatures dropping around the country, it’s understandably tempting to let your car or SUV idle to stay warm. At Palm Beach Performance in West Palm Beach, FL, one of our goals is to keep you informed on how to best care for your performance and luxury vehicles.

Once you’ve got your new tires installed on your diesel truck, you’ll want to keep them in good shape. Tires aren’t difficult to maintain, and maintaining them correctly will dramatically increase their longevity. Inspection and maintenance are the two key components to making sure they last.

At some point, while waiting for your tank to fill up, you’ve probably wondered what the difference is between the choices of gasoline at the pump. Typically, you see three buttons, with a number between 85 and 98, in ascending order and ascending prices. These numbers are octane ratings, which you probably know; but what is an octane rating, really?

Sluggish. Squealing. Unreliable. Vibrating. If any of these descriptors fit your vehicle’s recent behavior, it just might be trying to tell you something – like it’s time for a tune-up.

Today’s vehicles differ significantly from their decades-old brethren that required a tune-up every 10,000 or 20,000 miles. With newer vehicles, it’s increasingly common for manufacturer-recommended service intervals to stretch to 100,000 miles before certain maintenance items, such as replacing the spark plugs, should be completed.

Whatever type of truck you run in your fleet, they all have a driveshaft that connects the transmission to the differential, transferring power to the wheels. At Palm Beach Performance in West Palm Beach, FL, we specialize in diesel truck and fleet vehicle maintenance and repair, including precision driveshaft care.