Automotive News & Information - Permian Basin Transmission, Inc

At Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa, our priority is keeping your transmission shifting smooth and running strong for years to come. While proper maintenance, driving habits, and a myriad of other conditions affect the life and reliability of a transmission, there are also ways to increase the overall efficiency of your unit, even above stock performance.

Your transmission is acting different – when you drive the same car every day you can just tell. Is it a cause for concern, or could it simply be the weather? Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa has the answers.

At Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa, we’re familiar with the many over the counter remedies that promise to cure your car, truck, or SUV of all its transmission woes. But, do any of them actually work, and are they even safe for your transmission?

Many cars, particularly models produced between the 1970s and the 1990s, utilize cable clutch designs instead of hydraulics to operate the clutch. Here’s a brief explanation of clutch cable systems, from Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa.

You may occasionally hear the term “transaxle” used in place of “transmission” for your car or SUV. Is there a difference, and if so, what is it? Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa is here to help.

By now, it’s likely you’ve heard someone claim “manuals get better gas mileage than automatics.” While in the past this has certainly been true – driving an automatic was truly a sacrifice, dramatically affecting acceleration, reliability, and gas mileage – is it still the case in the modern era? Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa has the answers.

The beautiful summer weather makes for the perfect environment for people to get outside, take a walk, ride bikes, and overall become more active on the roads. While this is a great thing, those roads must be safe for the pedestrians and people on bikes. That is why it’s important to practice safe driving to create a secure environment for you and pedestrians.

Although driving may seem as an easy, everyday task for most people, there are still many dangers that it imposes to every driver. That is why is it crucial that every driver utilizes safe driving habits each time they are on the road. Permian Basin Transmission, Inc understands this, and wants to make sure you're driving safely and responsibly.