Automotive Tips from Ryan?s Auto Repair of Plymouth: Battery Testing

January 5, 2025

The simple fact is that 70% of car batteries fail within 4 years. They just need to be replaced at Ryan?s Auto Repair of Plymouth when they are no longer able to hold a full charge.Batteries are a big ticket item for most Plymouth drivers and its tempting to put off buying a new one as long as po... More

The Ryan?s Auto Repair of Plymouth Basic Guide To Synthetic Oil

December 29, 2024

Synthetic motor oil has been around for a long time, and more and more new vehicles are leaving factories with synthetic in their engines. But a lot of drivers don't really know much about it.Let's start with conventional oil the kind folks are used to. Conventional oil is made up of naturally o... More

Need a New Battery? Call Ryan?s Auto Repair of Plymouth Today

December 1, 2024

Hello Plymouth drivers! Need a new battery? There is a good chance that you do 70% of batteries need to be replaced within four years. As your battery discharges and then recharges as you drive around Plymouth, bits of the surface of the battery plates disintegrate. As this process continues ov... More

Make Your Battery Last

June 23, 2024

Today's report from Ryan?s Auto Repair of Plymouth is on vehicle batteries, why they die and what we can do to lengthen their life. Most of us have had a dead battery at one time or another. In fact, it would be very unusual if you hadn't. You may be surprised to learn that only 30 percent of Ply... More

MI: What Is the Risk of High Oil Change Intervals?

January 1, 2024

MI residents may have heard that vehicles don't need their oil changed as often as they used to. That's true. But it's not the whole story.Owing to improved engine technology and higher oil quality, most newer vehicles can go longer between oil changes than their older counterparts.So what is a g... More

How to Know When to Change Your Oil at Ryan?s Auto Repair of Plymouth

November 6, 2023

Today in the Ryan?s Auto Repair of Plymouth auto care blog, we're going to talk to Plymouth drivers about oil change intervals. It seems that as engine technology advances, oil change intervals become longer for Ryan?s Auto Repair of Plymouth customers. For example, recently four of the world's ... More

Does My Choice in Oil Affect Change Intervals?

November 6, 2023

Oil changes are probably the most recognized service on a vehicle. Almost all Plymouth residents know about them. But do we know enough?Several decades ago, oil changes were fairly standard: every three months or 3,000 miles or 5,000 kilometers. But recent advances in both engine technology and ... More