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 Wensel's Service Centers here are a few tips. 

Automatic transmissions are the default now - with efficiency approaching or surpassing that of manual transmissions, and automatics with 8 or 10 electronically controlled gears, it’s no surprise they’ve gained so much popularity over the past few decades. But where did it all start? Wensel's Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA has the answers.

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 Wensel Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA in regard to checking your transmission fluid.

In life, you learn that more expensive doesn’t always mean better. When it comes to transmission fluid, does it matter? Are name brand fluids better than the cheapest option? Wensel Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA has the answers.

At Wensel Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA, we know that the life of a transmission is solely dependent on the quality of repair and maintenance it receives.

Though transmissions are generally reliable, there are a great number of issues that can develop with one. From Wensel's Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA, here’s a general overview of the types of problems your transmission may develop, all of which we service and repair.

Transmissions rarely go out without a warning. Typically it takes a while, during which time there will be observable symptoms. Sometimes it’s an easy fix and sometimes it isn’t, but it’s always better to catch an issue and get it repaired as soon as possible. Wensel's Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA has provided you with a few things to watch out for.

Regular maintenance checks of your vehicle will help you avoid a catalytic converter that looks like this resulting in large repair costs which is what our team here at Wensel's Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading want to avoid at all costs! We feel that every customer has a need to know what repairs are in their future and exactly how to budget for them if need be so we check your vehicle thoroughly and keep you informed.

There are several indicators that your catalytic converter isn't functioning at maximum capacity such as:

The transmission in your truck works harder than any other on the road. A fully loaded semi weighs about 40 times as much as a normal passenger vehicle, and racks up twice the mileage. As such, it’s essential to keep your transmission in good shape and regularly maintenanced. Fortunately, Wensel Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading has you covered.

At Wensel Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA, transmissions are our specialty. That means knowing how they work, how they wear out, what wears them out, and how to fix it. In this article, we’ll explore the way stop and go traffic affects your transmission.

At Wensel Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA, our mechanics have diagnosed and repaired every transmission problem in the book. We’d like to pass some of our knowledge along to you, in order to help you understand your transmission a little better. Here, we discuss the synchronizers in your manual transmission, and how to know if one of yours is faulty.

If you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, you know that clutch replacement can be an expensive and time-consuming job. Wensel Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading has some tips to keep your clutch replacements as infrequent as possible.

Transmission fluid leaks can often be a pain to track down. If you have a leaky transmission, Wensel's Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA has some information for you on what you can expect. We’ve repaired countless leaky transmissions, and now we’re here to share some of our knowledge with you.

Transmissions, while generally durable, can be highly complicated devices. For this reason, they are also expensive to replace, and maintaining one will save you a lot of headache and money in the future. This article from Wensel Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA discusses how your driving habits affect your transmission. While automatic transmissions are by far the most common, there are still a considerable number of manual transmissions on the road, so this article covers both.

At Wensel's Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA, we understand that there are endless ways a transmission can sound, behave, and feel, depending on what type of vehicle it’s in, what type of transmission it is, and the state of the vehicle’s repair. Sometimes, when people buy a different vehicle, they notice it doesn’t act the same as their last vehicle, which leads them to believe there is a problem.

You’ve noticed an issue with your transmission, or you simply want to make sure the fluid is still at the correct level and looking good. But, you can’t seem to find the dipstick anywhere…what’s the deal? Wensel Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading is here to help!

What does “remanufactured” mean, and is it something you want? At Wensel's Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA, we strive for great service and a job well done. Part of that is equipping you with the knowledge you need to understand what’s going on when a repair is necessary on your car, truck or SUV. “Remanufactured” is a word that you’ll encounter in the automotive world. Many people perceive that to mean “used”, but that isn’t the case - here’s what you need to know.

Is your car, truck, or SUV experiencing transmission failure? At Wensel's Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA, we’re here to help. You have a variety of options as to how to handle your failed transmission and knowing your options will help you to make an informed decision.

Making the call to get a new transmission can be difficult. At Wensel Service Centers in Spring City, Allentown, & Reading, PA, we’re here to help you make the right choice.