When it comes to transmissions, your fluid level is essential. Too much or too little fluid can affect pressure, cooling abilities, and lubrication. In order to best care for your vehicle, it's important to know what to look for, so from our shop here at Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc here are a few tips. 

Your car’s fuel system works with the rest of the engine control system to deliver the best performance with the lowest emissions. Check your car’s fuel system regularly or immediately if you smell gas or suspect a problem.

What does it do? - The fuel system transfers fuel from the fuel tank and passes it through a fuel filter for straining before it arrives at the injectors. A pressure regulator controls fuel pressure to ensure good engine performance under a variety of speed and load conditions. Fuel injectors, when activated, spray a metered amount of fuel into the engine. Some vehicles use a return line system to return unused fuel back to the tank.

Whether you drive a Chevy, Ram, or Ford diesel pickup, we have you covered. At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN, we can do it all - and a big part of that is done by employing ASE certified technicians.

Checking the fluid level on your transmission is fairly easy, but a bit more complicated than checking your oil. Firstly, this only applies to automatic transmissions, and secondly, some modern vehicles don’t have dipsticks or dipstick tubes to check and add transmission fluid. With that in mind, here are some tips from Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN in regard to checking your transmission fluid.

Coolant leaks can be a pain - they’re elusive and have a lot of damage potential. Fortunately, at Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN, our technicians know exactly how to diagnose and repair a coolant leak, no matter where it is. Knowing more about where these coolant leaks appear and why they're a problem will help you to recognize a problem and get it repaired before it does further damage.

Glow Plugs are an essential component of your diesel engine. However, a faulty glow plug can go unnoticed or be neglected for quite some time; your truck will still start and run, so it’s an easy issue to overlook. At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, we want you to know what to look for, and why you should be concerned with a bad glow plug.

Your car, truck, or SUV is equipped with various filters that keep the air going into your engine clean, the air you breathe in the vehicle, the fuel that supplies your engine, and the oil that keeps it going. How often should you have them replaced? It depends on the filter, the vehicle, and the environment. Here’s what you need to know, from Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN.

If you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, you know that clutch replacement can be an expensive and time-consuming job. Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie has some tips to keep your clutch replacements as infrequent as possible.

Something will go wrong with your car, truck, or SUV eventually. The important thing is knowing what to do, and how to deal with it. Just knowing what to do in a situation often means the difference between a quick repair and thousands of dollars worth of work. If you see steam coming from under the hood, it’s important to deal with it appropriately and quickly. Here’s what’s going on, and what to do, from Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN.

When a vehicle has trouble starting, many people initially blame the starter. What is the starter, and how do you know if yours has called it quits? At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN, we want to keep you informed, and telling you what to look for will prevent further damage when issues arise. The starter is essentially just an electric motor; a gear at the end of that electric motor engages the flywheel, which turns the engine over, allowing it to start. How do you know if yours is failing?

Whether you drive a Chevy, Ford, or Ram diesel pickup, your engine is likely equipped with an injection pump. While injection pumps have been gradually phased out on modern engines, they are still an integral part of most diesel engine operations. At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN, we specialize in maintenance and repair on Cummins, Duramax, and Powerstroke engines, including injection pumps.

Fleet cars, vans, and trucks see a lot of wear and tear. If your engine has already called it a day, then it’s obviously case closed - you need a new engine or a new vehicle. However, there are many times when an engine is about to go down, and you can get it taken care of before it kicks the bucket for good - saving you time and towing in the process.

If you're prepping to go on a road trip, you need to be sure that your vehicle is ready for the journey. An unmaintained vehicle could be the difference between a good trip and a trip that goes south really quickly. Here at Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc , we want to remind you of some things to do so you and your vehicle are ready for the road. 

1. Get a Pre-Trip Mechanical Inspection - Is it overkill to have a technician give your car a pre-trip once over? Not if it saves you from disaster on the road, and we'd rather be safe than sorry. Here at Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc , our mechanics should be able to identify any significant components that are on their last legs. Even if your car comes back with a clean bill of health, there's a lot of value in having that peace of mind.

Fuel Systems are particularly important on diesel trucks, whether you drive a Ford, Chevrolet, or Dodge pickup. At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, fuel system maintenance and repair is a service we prioritize, since we know how essential a reliable fuel system is.

Maintaining your car doesn't have to be a hassle, just bring it to our team here at Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie. We can take care of all the dirty work. However, it's important to know when you should get proper maintenance. Here are some quick tips and advice on the basics of car maintenance!

Whether you drive a Chevy, Ram, or Ford diesel pickup, your truck is a quality engineered machine. At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN, we honor that quality - not only in our service, but in the parts, we provide as well.

Don’t you hate it when potholes sneak up on you? There is a lot of money being spent on vehicle damage due to potholes. Do you know what parts of your car could receive the most damage?

Fuel Systems are particularly important on diesel trucks, whether you drive a Ford, Chevrolet, or Dodge pickup. At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN, fuel system maintenance and repair is a service we prioritize, since we know how essential a reliable fuel system is.

Fuel Systems are particularly important on diesel trucks, whether you drive a Ford, Chevrolet, or Dodge pickup. At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, fuel system maintenance and repair is a service we prioritize, since we know how essential a reliable fuel system is.

At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN, we see a lot of the same mistakes that cause a transmission to fail. With our help, you can avoid a preventable transmission failure and keep your car reliably on the road.