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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, we know that keeping up with required maintenance schedules is the difference between a truck that lasts a few years and a truck that stays strong for decades.

It’s a busy morning, you’ve finally gotten everyone where they need to be and you’re just pulling into the parking lot at work when your dash light starts glaring at you. Your check engine light shines bright, but you have no idea why. Whether you can tell a difference in the way your car, truck, or SUV is running, your car is trying to tell you something. At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN, we can help!

At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, MN, we recommend always making it a priority to change your oil on time. Here’s a look into why it’s so important, and what happens if you don’t keep up with oil changes.

Sludge - If oil stays in an engine too long, sludge begins to build up anywhere oil can go. The oil absorbs tiny debris and contaminants, kind of like a liquid sponge - once it’s at capacity, that oil begins to stick, clog, and build up throughout the engine. Small veins that carry oil to components like actuators, turbos, and bearings will become blocked, starving critical components of oil and causing component or engine failure.

Do you hear a funny clicking sound when you turn the wheels of your vehicle? It could be your car or truck's CV or Drive Axle, and it may be in need of repair. Safety is the number one priority for our customers here at Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc , and it is our goal to keep your vehicle running smoothly. Driving around with a damaged CV Joint or Drive Axle problem can be extremely dangerous. The axle is a structural component that bears the weight of the vehicle, any cargo, and the acceleration forces between you and the ground. It is so important to have your vehicle inspected regularly by a trained automotive repair professional here at Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc to ensure its safety.

Sometimes your car, truck, or SUV stops performing quite like it used to. At Jerry's Transmission Service, Inc in Lester Prairie, we can fix that. A simple but common issue on vehicles equipped with a manual transmission is shifter bushing issues. Your shifter has a bushing on the end of it, where it connects to the actual transmission. Its purpose is to provide tight, smooth shifting.