Brown's Automotive & Towing
3901 Schipkowski Road, Edwardsville, IL 62025 - 618.656.2886

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The Maintenance Mindset: Full-Service Oil Change At Brown's Automotive & Towing

{{ image('MzIx') }} people generally accept that many things in life require regular maintenance: their teeth, clothes, yards and so on, but people in IL often don't apply the idea of maintenance to...
Published on: Dec 05, 2023

Edwardsville: Have You Considered Synthetic Oil?

I recently saw an ad for synthetic oil.  I really hadn’t heard about it before, so I asked by service advisor for some background.  Basically, the inside of your engine gets hot becaus...
Published on: Jun 04, 2023

The Maintenance Mindset For Edwardsville Drivers

{{ image('MzA0') }} In Edwardsville, we know we need to take care of our cars, but it just seems really hard to remember to do it. We generally accept that many things in life require regular mainten...
Published on: Apr 25, 2021

Brown's Automotive & Towing Advice on Synthetic Oil

Heard of synthetic motor oil but would like to learn more information?  Well, synthetic motor oil is a substitute for conventional oil.  Synthetic doesn’t gel or gum-up like conventio...
Published on: Jan 03, 2021

Oil Change

An oil change at your local Edwardsville, IL, auto shop sounds simple, but there are some pretty important things to know about preventing oil sludge.Oil eventually starts to turn into jelly, literall...
Published on: Aug 09, 2020

Change Your Oil, IL Drivers!

As engine technology advances, recommended oil change intervals have gotten longer.  High quality oil in a well-engineered engine has led to extended intervals.  Here’s the problem:&n...
Published on: Jul 16, 2020

Brown's Automotive & Towing Tip: Use The Correct Fluids In Your Vehicle

Big advances in automotive technology have led to the development of high-tech fluids to keep pace.  A simple example of this is the cooling system.  For decades it was primarily made from i...
Published on: Nov 12, 2019

Oil Change

An oil change:  Sounds simple, but there’s some important things to know about preventing oil sludge. Oil eventually starts to turn into jelly.  Literally – petroleum jelly.&nbs...
Published on: Sep 20, 2019