Our Services

City Ford’s service team is proud to have been ranked the #1 Ford Service Department in the greater Edmonton area. We are a “one-stop” service centre. From air conditioning to windshields, no job is too big or too small. City Ford Service means convenience for our customers. We offer drive-in service, extended hours, free shuttle service, complimentary coffee and of course – the best team in the business!

We offer the following Same Day Services:

• Lube, oil, filter
• Tire replacement and/or balancing/repair
• Sheduled maintenance services
• Cooling System Service
• Belts and hose replacement
• Batteries
• Wiper Blades & arms
• Brakes
• Shocks/Struts
• Transmission Service
• Air/Fuel Filter replacement

 

Quality Care Maintenance

With Quality Care, your vehicle gets the treatment it needs from the people who know it best. Only Technicians and Service Advisors at your Ford dealer have the training, the equipment and the parts needed to keep your car or truck running in top condition. Quality Care Maintenance is fast, accurate and competitively priced. It’s the best way to protect your investment, maintain your warranty, and ensure that you get top dollar at re-sale. Don’t take chances by taking your vehicle anywhere else. Get the “expert touch” with Quality Care Maintenance.

City Ford Sales
14750 Mark Messier Trail,
Edmonton, AB T6V 1H5, Canada
780-454-2000
City Ford Sales

Extend the Life of Your Tires

Follow these good driving habits to help you get the most mileage between brake service:

1. Plan Ahead

Instead of stomping on the brakes just before the stop sign, traffic light or turn, slow down well before the stop. Then the engine does some of the work, reducing wear and tear on your brakes. On the highway, lift your foot off the gas pedal as soon as you see brake lights ahead.

2. Use the Right Braking Method in the Mountains

If headed downhill or over the pass on dry pavement, drive in lower gears. Here’s how: Put your vehicle in the gear that allows you to travel at the safe speed when you start down the incline. Then apply the brakes intermittently with light pressure for about five seconds if your car speeds up, so you maintain the right speed. As in #1, this will let the engine do some of the work.

Note: This only slightly increases wear and tear on your engine. In normal driving, the “front face” of the gears and transmission wear down. With this kind of engine braking, the “back face” of the transmission does the work. You rarely engage the back face, so it’s a good trade between transmission and brake wear.

By balancing engine braking and pumping your brakes, you allow your brake system to cool. Riding the brakes down a long hill generates friction (which creates the stopping power you need). It also creates heat as your brake pads are in constant contact with the rotor. The longer the hill, the more friction and heat you generate, and the greater the wear on all brake system components—pads, shoes, fluid, brake calipers, rotors or drums and hoses.

It’s also a safety issue: Too much heat can also heat brake fluid, causing brake pedal fade, right when you need your brakes most.

Don’t use this technique when you are driving downhill in icy or slick conditions. Start at the top of the hill as slowly as possible and double the distance you’d normally give between you and the driver ahead. Assuming you’re driving a passenger vehicle (not a big rig), leave your auto in normal drive gear and use light, steady pressure on the brake pedal to maintain the right speed.

This allows your antilock braking system (ABS) to kick in instantly if you lose traction. When you use your engine for braking by downshifting, only your drive tires slow the car. (Your drive tires are the front two in a front-wheel drive auto, back tires in a rear-wheel drive, and all tires if you’re driving an AWD or 4WD vehicle). If the drive tires lose traction and your car starts to slide, the ABS won’t engage and you can lose control.

If you use the brakes instead, the ABS is ready to engage. ABS maintains traction by making sure all four tires slow at the same rate when you apply the brakes. You’ll minimize fishtailing and be able to steer in the proper direction.

3. Follow the Three-Second Rule

Pick a stationary object even with the car in front of you–a sign, a building, or a side road all work well. Then count to three. If you pass that object before you get to three, you need to back off and leave more space.

Remember driver’s ed? It was all about defensive driving and safe following distance. This style of driving is not only safest; it’s the easiest on your brake system. Stop-and-go traffic puts high demands on your brakes and decreases brake pad life. You can reduce the wear on your brakes by leaving enough space between you and the car ahead so you don’t have to tap the brakes as often.

Save Your Brakes: Drive Smart

Brake pads, shoes, drums and brake rotors will eventually need service for regular wear and tear. Be sure to follow your owner’s manual guidelines. If you think something’s wrong with your brakes, or one of your dashboard brake indicators is lit up, don’t wait to get your brakes checked.

Bottom line: Drive defensively, drive smart, and you’ll extend the life of your brakes.

Originally from: lesschwab.com

City Ford Sales
14750 Mark Messier Trail,
Edmonton, AB T6V 1H5, Canada
780-454-2000
City Ford Sales

Shocks/Struts: 101

WHY REPLACE SHOCKS AND STRUTS?

Struts are an integral component of your vehicle’s suspension system, and kind of important if things like handling, stopping, and riding in comfort matter to you. A way to visualize struts is simply to picture a shock absorber and coil spring combination, working together to smooth out bumps in the road. Improved handling, shorter stopping distances, and a smoother ride are the benefits you realize from changing struts. Air shock absorbers improve ride quality by limiting suspension movement. They also have a direct effect on handling and braking. Worn shocks can make for an uncomfortable ride, but, more importantly, they can compromise your ability to control the vehicle. So, it’s important to keep shocks ship-shape.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD I CHANGE MY SHOCKS?

In general, you should inspect your air shock absorbers every 12,000 miles. Signs that your shocks may need attention include:

• Diving during heavy braking
• Wandering on the highway
• Hitting bumps hard
• Leaking shock fluid

Struts are wear items that absorb countless bumps in the road, which is why replacing struts on a car is recommended every 50,000 miles.

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHOCKS AND STRUTS?

The words “shocks” and “struts” are often used interchangeably, but they aren’t the same thing. Each wheel on your car has either a shock or a strut, never both; although, a vehicle may have struts in the front and shocks in the rear. Consult your owner’s manual or speak to an Advance Team Member to be sure.

 

From: Advanceautoparts.com

City Ford Sales
14750 Mark Messier Trail,
Edmonton, AB T6V 1H5, Canada
780-454-2000
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City Ford Sales
14750 Mark Messier Trail,
Edmonton, AB T6V 1H5, Canada
780-454-2000
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5 Tips to Prolong the Life of Your Tires

A few simple decisions about tires can help motorists avoid deadly mistakes on the road — especially in wet conditions.

1. Rotate tires every 5,000-7,000 miles. This will help tires wear at the same time.

2. Always put new tires on the back axle. It will help drivers keep control of their cars on wet roads. “Its doesn’t matter if you’re driving front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive,” said Sarah Robinson, a Michelin tire safety expert. “If you lose traction in the rear first, the car’s gonna spin. Physics always wins.”

3. Keep tire pressure at the recommended level. Low tire pressure can cause tires to lose their grip on wet, rainy surfaces. How much pressure do your tires need? Look for the number in your car owner’s manual or on your car door.

4. Check tire pressure on a regular basis. “We want to do this once a month or before a long road trip. You want to do it in the morning when the pressures are cool and stabilized,” Robinson said.

5. Check tire tread depth regularly. This will help keep good traction on wet roads. An easy way to check tread depth is to use a quarter inserted upside down into the tire groove: If you can see above Washington’s head, start shopping for new tires.

From Today.com

City Ford Sales
14750 Mark Messier Trail,
Edmonton, AB T6V 1H5, Canada
780-454-2000
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Do You Have Your Trunk Essentials?

6 Ways You Are Killing Your Car

New Rules of Car Buying

OLD RULE: Spend a Saturday kicking tires on dealership row to decide what you want.

NEW RULE: Stay home, do your research online, and only visit dealerships for test drives.

ADVICE: There are many ways to research new vehicles online, from magazine websites to the automakers’ own sites. Consume the info, take notes, make a spreadsheet if that’s your thing—but do it before you head out to shop. When you reach the dealership, make the test drives count.

OLD RULE: Stretch your budget to get a nicer car by leasing.

NEW RULE: Consider a lightly used car, especially a certified pre-owned (CPO) one.

ADVICE: Leasing gets you into a nicer car than you probably thought you could afford, but it comes at a cost. You’re not actually buying anything when you lease; you’re paying the difference between the sale price and the car’s forecasted end-of-lease residual value plus interest and fees. A wise alternative is to buy a relatively new used car, letting the original buyer pay the initial chunk of depreciation, which is the biggest hit on a percentage basis.

OLD RULE: Play it safe and only buy on a carmaker’s quality reputation.

NEW RULE: Consider the flattening trend in new-car-quality surveys. It may not be worth paying extra for a brand because it has the highest quality score.

ADVICE: J.D. Power’s quality awards and the surveys that create them are frequently used by automakers as advertising cudgels. But what those proud carmakers often don’t mention is that quality is up across the industry.

OLD RULE: Look for last year’s model to get a killer deal.

NEW RULE: Wait for a redesigned model. The rapid pace of technology means it’s likely to offer more features and better fuel economy.

ADVICE: This is where doing your research pays off, as any deal on a leftover from last year needs to be weighed against other factors. The first is whether the discount is greater than the loss of value the car has already suffered while it was waiting for you to drive it home. When it comes time to trade it in or sell it, the car is still going to be that one-year-older model, which will make it worth less.

OLD RULE: Buy a new car when your old one wears out.

NEW RULE: Start shopping before you need a new car to make a more informed decision and save money.

ADVICE: For most people, cars are the second-largest purchase they’ll ever make after their home, and similar care should be taken in the buying process. Not feeling pressured to close a deal means you can take advantage of opportunities that arise at the end of the month or the end of the quarter. That’s when dealers can get desperate to move the metal, either to secure bonuses from the automaker for meeting sales goals or to avoid paying inventory costs.

OLD RULE: Cash is king. Offer to pay cash to get a better deal.

NEW RULE: Arrange your financing through the dealership.

ADVICE: The dealer can often get you financing as good or better than your local credit union or bank can, with the dealer still making something off the markup, or “reserve,” on the interest rate. If the dealer can earn a profit on that end of the deal, you may be able to negotiate a lower price on the car.