Staying In Charge (Alternator Repair)

February 26, 2023

Seems like these days, we're hearing about more and more electric or hybrid vehicles. Keep in mind that conventional gasoline internal combustion vehicles have important electrical components, too, and it's important to make sure they're operating at their peak. In a vehicle with a gasoline engi... More

The Power Behind your Engine (Alternator Diagnosis and Repair)

February 28, 2021

There's nothing like that sinking feeling when you turn the key and nothing happens in your vehicle. A lot of us are quick to blame the battery. But it may instead be your alternator that's failing. Your battery supplies power to start your vehicle, but the alternator is what sends power when y... More

Tuffy Ocala Smart Car Care Videos: Battery Testing

February 23, 2016

The simple fact is that 70% of car batteries fail within 4 years. They just need to be replaced when they are no longer able to hold a full charge. Batteries are a big ticket item for most Ocala auto owners and its tempting to put off buying a new one as long as possible. But a battery that can... More

Battery Replacement At Tuffy Ocala In Ocala

July 31, 2015

Hello, welcome to Tuffy Ocala. Today's focus is batteries. It seems like everything in Ocala runs on batteries. Of course, the batteries were most concerned with here at Tuffy Ocala are those in our customer's vehicles. Just like the batteries in our smoke detectors or TV remote, ca... More

Battery Basics For Ocala

July 24, 2015

It's important for Ocala drivers to know battery basics. First, lets talk about which is harder on a battery hot or cold Florida weather. Most Gainesville motorists think its cold weather because thats when we call on our batteries to have enough power to start a cold SUV engine. However, hea... More

Charge It In Ocala For Extended Battery Life

May 15, 2014

Here's an interesting statistic for our motorists in Ocala, Florida: Only thirty percent of car batteries make it to forty-eight months. And the life expectancy varies by where you live. It ranges from fifty-one months in extremely cold areas to just thirty months in extremely hot cl... More

Make Your Battery Last

October 16, 2013

Todays report from Tuffy Ocala is on car 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 hadnt. You may be surprised to learn that only 30 percent of Ocala vehicle b... More