Arden High Tech Auto Repair

We offer affordable fast smog check services to all vehicles requiring a smog certificate.
Vehicle owners in the Arden-Arcade and Sacramento area have trusted Arden High Tech Auto Service for all of their auto maintenance needs for many years.
We are locally owned and operated, STAR CERTIFIED by the State of California to provide our customers with a high level of expertise.
We provide fast and courteous service when it comes to Smog Certification for Domestic and Foreign vehicles.
The Smog Check Program is an important part of the State's efforts to improve the air we breathe.

Your vehicle's brake system is the most critical safety system and you should have it checked out immediately if you suspect there are any problems.
A properly functioning braking system ensures the control of your vehicle under a wide variety of conditions.
Your braking system consists of front and rear brakes with the front brakes doing most of the stopping.
Other parts of the braking system include a master cylinder, slave cylinder, rotors, brake pads, calipers, reservoir, brake hose and more.

Your vehicle's emissions system consist of many sensors which give feedback for the vehicle's computer to analyze, solenoids to purge raw gas vapors from the fuel tank, a throttle control to utilize fuel being used, a catalytic converter to expend un-burnt fuel, an air flow sensor that monitors the airflow that enters the engine, and an exhaust gas recirculation valve to allow exhaust to enter the intake manifold.
There are a number of symptoms your vehicle may have when your emissions are in need of repair.

No matter the age of your car, new or old, it will eventually need a tune up.
This can be basically defined as preventative maintenance, including replacing spark plug wires, filters and other worn parts.
Sometimes your vehicle will show signs indicating it needs a tune up and often it will show no signs at all until it breaks down.
Common symptoms are increased difficulty to start, occasional or frequent stalling, knocking sounds or rough idle and bad gas mileage.
Regularly scheduled maintenance will greatly reduce the chances of having any issues in this area, the period of time between maintenance will vary depending on the age of your vehicle.

The engines today are becoming more and more complex, between more electronics and materials have really made it even more difficult for owners to work on their own vehicles.
The layout of engines remain the same and the best way to ensure you get as many miles out of your engine is regularly scheduled oil changes and maintenance.
Excessive smoke from your vehicle's tailpipe, excessive oil consumption, tapping or knocking sounds from the engine, low oil pressure, water mixing in your oil (this will leave a milky color on the inside of your oil cap) and oil mixing into your radiator are all signs that your engine needs repair.