Rays Muffler and Auto Repair
792 South 500 West | Bountiful, Utah 84010 | (801) 292-4731 We do more than just mufflers.

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The Maintenance Mindset: Full-Service Oil Change At Rays Muffler and Auto Repair

{{ image('MzIx') }} people generally accept that many things in life require regular maintenance: their teeth, clothes, yards and so on, but people in Utah often don't apply the idea of maintenance ...
Published on: Mar 16, 2025

Motor Oil—The Synthetic Advantage (Synthetic oil vs Conventional)

You’ve probably already heard that regular oil changes are extremely important for the health of your vehicle’s engine. That’s sound advice.  But what you might not know is when...
Published on: Nov 03, 2024

Bountiful: 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: Oct 09, 2023

The Maintenance Mindset For Bountiful Drivers

{{ image('MzA0') }} In Bountiful, 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 maintenanc...
Published on: May 19, 2023

Change Your Oil, Utah 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: Apr 23, 2023

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: Jan 19, 2023

Oil Change

An oil change at your local Bountiful, Utah, auto shop sounds simple, but there are some pretty important things to know about preventing oil sludge.Oil eventually starts to turn into jelly, literally...
Published on: Aug 13, 2022

Simple Answers from Rays Muffler and Auto Repair: Synthetic Oil

Question What is synthetic oil, and should I use it? Answer Regular oil, also called conventional oil, comes from dead dinosaurs.  Conventional oil molecules are long hydrocarbon chains of var...
Published on: Jan 24, 2022