Northern VA Auto Repair

Who Is Motul? If you don’t know much about cars and engine oils, think of Motul as the company that provides the right nutrition for your vehicle. A car needs the right blend of oil to protect the engines and maintain its high performance, similar to how people need the right ... read more

Get Good Miles Per Gallon and Start Saving Miles per gallon, MPG, is the distance that your car can travel per gallon of fuel. Also referred to as gas mileage, it is important to know the fast facts of how much fuel your car burns in comparison to the distance covered driving aroun ... read more

Go further on a tank of gas with these tips:1.  Check your Tire Pressure.  Don’t rely on your TPMS to gauge your most efficient tire pressure since this system will only warn you when your pressure drops/rises 25% from the man ... read more

During daylight savings, we drive in the dark more often and definitely need our headlights to be as bright as they can! With the new HID headlights on the newer vehicles, it’s hard to see if you have older headlights that have lost their shine and must compete with this HID technology. We ha ... read more

Parenthood… I remember the warnings of sleepless nights in my future, but nothing about my lack of time. So, how does your vehicle maintenance change as a new parent? It doesn’t. And just because there seems to be no time for it, doesn’t mean it should all go out the window ... read more

We’ve noticed an expensive trend that has occurred during the pandemic – putting off regular maintenance for your vehicle, thus a new infliction has surfaced: “Car-thritus Blues” “Car-thritus” (rhymes with arthritis): When your vehicle s ... read more

Instead of New Year’s RESOLUTIONS, we have SOLUTIONS to celebrate vehicle maintenance for the New Year! 1.First, ENTER our shops WITH CONFIDENCE! Our showrooms are disinfected regularly with AMP BioPledge disinfectant that is proven to ... read more

Check out this Sexy New Beast! Who ever said servicing your vehicle’s Air Conditioning System isn’t Sexy?  Introducing the next generation of AC Service that is now available at Craftsman Auto Care. We’ve invested in this new ... read more

“Car-thritus” (rhymes with arthritis) When your vehicle sits unused for a long length of time and suffers from stiffness and deterioration.  Common symptoms include poor engine lubrication, rusty brake rotors & engine components, battery degradation and ... read more

“Car-thritus” (rhymes with arthritis) When your vehicle sits unused for a long length of time and suffers from stiffness and deterioration.  Common symptoms include poor engine lubrication, rusty brake rotors & engine components, battery degradation and ... read more