Performance Unlimited Blog

Be kind to your tires and they'll be kind to you. And that includes having your tires rotated as another Johnsburg winter passes. Along with your suspension system, your tires help to mediate the bumps and potholes you come across when you pull out of your Johnsburg driveway. Your tires give you traction to get going and to help you stop. And, while you should be able to count on your tires, your tires also need some attention. Particularly, your tires need to be checked and rotated periodically. The essence of the traction offered by your tires is related to the tread on the tires. The tread help to give your tires the ability to grip the road. But, if your tires had no tread, you would have little or no traction. This is particularly true in the wintertime when roads are often covered by snow and/or ice. But you also want tires that provide traction when spring and summer roll around. Rotating your tires won’t mean that they won’t experience wear. But it does mean that your tires...

In McHenry, as everywhere, it takes qualified auto repair technicians to provide quality auto repair services. Performance Unlimited has provided the highest quality auto repair services for the McHenry area for 43 years. That’s amazing evidence of the professionalism that has driven every aspect of their operations. But it’s all the more compelling when you consider the shortage of auto repair technicians in America these days. According to the Website MarketSource, there is a shortage of 613,000 qualified auto repair technicians. This means that there is a tremendous opportunity for those with a positive work ethic who are looking for a profession where they can excel and succeed. It also means that auto owners have a challenge finding quality auto repair services. At qualified auto repair shops, such as Performance Unlimited, finding the most qualified auto repair technicians is recognized as vital to ensuring that customers who bring their cars in will take them home again with the...

When you pull out of your Wonder Lake driveway and a warning light comes on, do you know what it means? Might be a good idea if you do. Bing! Bing! Bing! Your door is ajar. You go out to your car in your Wonder Lake driveway, put the key in the ignition and turn the key. Before the engine even starts, an array of colored lights shine out at you from the dashboard. And every single light is telling you something. Of course, most of those lights go off once the car starts, or at least they’re supposed to. But if a light stays on, there’s probably a reason. Many are used to driving with the engine light blazing nonstop in the dashboard. It’s an indication that something needs to be checked with the engine or the emissions system. And while we can often drive for miles with the light on, we really should have it checked out. When the engine light is on, there could be a serious problem that it’s trying to warn us about. Continuing to drive with the engine light on could, depending on the p...

We'd all like a wee bit a luck as St. Patty's Day comes to McHenry. But don't expect it to keep your car on the road unless you take care of your car. Cross your fingers. Put a 4-leaf clover in your lapel. Rub a rabbit’s foot in your pocket. Maybe those things will help to keep your car on the road as St. Patty’s Day rolls into McHenry. But I wouldn’t count on it. We’ve all heard of the luck of the Irish. And we would never cast a shadow of doubt on the validity of Irish good fortune. But we still put our faith in reliable auto maintenance as the best way to ensure that your car doesn’t breakdown.  The luck of the Irish suggests that there’s a pot-o-gold at the end of every rainbow. Leprechauns are said to bestow good luck upon those with Celtic roots. But will that really keep a tire from going flat (never mind the evil Leprechaun from the 1993 movie)? It certainly won’t hurt to carry a lucky penny in your pocket when you pull out of your McHenry driveway. It shouldn’t hur...

You're probably not the only one to notice that you have a problem with your car's exhaust system; your Johnsburg neighbors know, too. When Mary left her Johnsburg driveway, her mind was on the chores she had to run. But she wasn’t driving more than a minute when something else caught her attention. The car was much louder than usual. Maybe she didn’t entirely notice the difference at first, since she usually turned on the radio for her favorite music before she took to the Johnsburg road. But, even then, she noticed something and turned the radio down. There was no doubt about it; the car was much louder than usual. But more than a louder engine sound, she’s liable to hear a loud scraping sound. She’s probably wondering, ‘What the heck is going on?’ What’s going on is that her exhaust system has a problem. The loud sound of the engine is because a hole has appeared in the exhaust and/or the muffler has failed. It’s no longer doing its job and anyone who hears the car go by kno...