[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":151},["ShallowReactive",2],{"nav-specials-en":3,"corpus:en:guide:heater-blowing-cold":65,"$fp-sR3NO-NYPaiwvpACOpYpOwWiLLx94x2tO_imtXQ7g":150},[4,14,22,30,39,48,56],{"id":5,"title":6,"seoTitle":7,"description":8,"seoDescription":9,"offer":10,"terms":11,"expiresAt":12,"serviceSlug":13},"synthetic-blend-oil-change","Synthetic Blend Oil Change Package","Save $25 on a Synthetic Blend Oil Change | Fogg’s, Scotia NY","Save $25 on our synthetic blend oil change and filter replacement package — oil to your manufacturer’s spec, a new filter, and a look underneath while the vehicle is on the lift.","Save $25 on a synthetic blend oil change and filter package at Fogg’s in Scotia, NY, minutes from Schenectady. Most vehicles. Mention the offer when you book.","SAVE $25","Most vehicles. Full-synthetic, diesel and European specialty filters priced separately. Not combinable with other offers.",null,"oil-change",{"id":15,"title":16,"seoTitle":17,"description":18,"seoDescription":19,"offer":20,"terms":21,"expiresAt":12},"30-off-repairs-over-300","$30 Off Any Repair Service Over $300","$30 Off Any Repair Over $300 | Fogg’s, Scotia NY","Take $30 off any repair service with a total over $300 — brakes, suspension, cooling system, electrical, whatever the finding was.","Save $30 on any repair service over $300 at Fogg’s Automotive Fleet & Service Center in Scotia, NY, serving Schenectady and the Capital Region. One per visit.","$30 OFF","Repair services only; excludes tires, batteries and NYS inspection fees. One per vehicle per visit. Not combinable with other offers.",{"id":23,"title":24,"seoTitle":25,"description":26,"seoDescription":27,"offer":28,"terms":29,"expiresAt":12},"wiper-blades-2-off","Wiper Blades — $2 Off Per Blade + Free Installation","Wiper Blades $2 Off + Free Install | Fogg’s, Scotia NY","Winter is hard on wipers. Get $2 off each blade and free installation when you buy a pair — done in the lane while you wait.","Wiper blades $2 off per blade with free installation on a pair at Fogg’s in Scotia, NY, near Schenectady. Replace streaking blades before the first ice storm.","$2 OFF","Free installation with purchase of a pair. Rear blades priced separately. Not combinable with other offers.",{"id":31,"title":32,"seoTitle":33,"description":34,"seoDescription":35,"offer":36,"terms":37,"expiresAt":12,"serviceSlug":38},"free-multi-point-inspection","Free Multi-Point Inspection","Free Multi-Point Inspection | Fogg’s, Scotia NY","A technician checks brakes, tires, fluids, belts, hoses, battery, lights and the underbody, and you get a written report sorted into now, soon and fine — no purchase required.","Free multi-point inspection at Fogg’s in Scotia, NY, minutes from Schenectady: brakes, tires, fluids, battery, lights and underbody with a written report.","FREE","No purchase necessary. By appointment or as bay availability allows. Visual inspection; measured diagnostics quoted separately.","engine-diagnostics",{"id":40,"title":41,"seoTitle":42,"description":43,"seoDescription":44,"offer":45,"terms":46,"expiresAt":12,"serviceSlug":47},"20-off-wheel-alignment","$20 Off Wheel Alignment","$20 Off Wheel Alignment | Fogg’s, Scotia NY","Pothole season is alignment season. Save $20 on a four-wheel alignment on our Hunter rack, with the before-and-after printout.","Save $20 on a wheel alignment at Fogg’s in Scotia, NY, serving Schenectady and Saratoga County. Hunter rack, before-and-after printout, most vehicles.","$20 OFF","Most vehicles. Lifted trucks and dual-rear-wheel vehicles quoted separately. Not combinable with other offers.","wheel-alignment",{"id":49,"title":50,"seoTitle":51,"description":52,"seoDescription":53,"offer":36,"terms":54,"expiresAt":12,"serviceSlug":55},"free-fleet-consultation","Fleet Account Consultation","Free Fleet Account Consultation | Fogg’s, Scotia NY","A 5-minute quote walkthrough of your vehicles, their service intervals and how billing would work — one monthly invoice, per-vehicle history, FMC or national-account billing if you use one. Two work vehicles is enough.","Free 5-minute fleet quote at Fogg’s in Scotia, NY, minutes from Schenectady: intervals, priority repair and billing setup for 2+ vehicles.","No obligation. Bring registrations and recent repair history if you have it. By appointment with the fleet desk, Monday–Friday 7:30 AM–6:00 PM.","fleet-maintenance-program",{"id":57,"title":58,"seoTitle":59,"description":60,"seoDescription":61,"offer":62,"terms":63,"expiresAt":12,"serviceSlug":64},"fleet-nys-inspections","NYS Inspections Batched for Fleets","Fleet NYS Inspections Batched — $21 Each | Fogg’s, Scotia NY","Schedule three or more fleet units together and we run the New York State safety and emissions inspections in one morning at the state fee, with every bulb and line checked before the paperwork starts.","Batched New York State inspections for fleets at Fogg’s in Scotia, NY, near Schenectady: schedule 3+ units together, $21 state fee each, early drop-off.","$21 EA.","State-regulated fee for most passenger vehicles and light trucks in Schenectady County; heavy vehicles differ. Three or more units scheduled together. Repairs for failed items quoted separately.","nys-inspection",{"symptom":66,"enSlug":67,"esSlug":106,"relatedServices":107,"relatedMakes":121,"groupLabel":122,"moreGuides":123},{"slug":67,"question":68,"shortTitle":69,"urgency":70,"urgencyLabel":71,"quickAnswer":72,"causes":73,"whatToDo":88,"costContext":92,"relatedServices":93,"faqs":96,"seo":103},"heater-blowing-cold","Why is my car heater blowing cold air?","Heater blowing cold","caution","Diagnose before deep winter","A heater blowing cold usually means low coolant, a stuck-open thermostat, a clogged heater core, or a failed blend-door actuator. In the Capital Region, don’t just live with it: the low-coolant version means a leak that can eventually overheat the engine, and you will want that defroster working in January.",[74,78,82,85],{"title":75,"detail":76,"likelihood":77},"Low coolant","The heater core sits high in the cooling circuit and is the first thing starved when coolant drops. Cold air at idle that warms at highway speed is the classic sign — and it means there’s a leak to find.","most common",{"title":79,"detail":80,"likelihood":81},"Stuck-open thermostat","Coolant never reaches full temperature, so the \"heat\" is lukewarm at best and the temp gauge reads low. Cheap part, quick fix, big comfort difference.","common",{"title":83,"detail":84,"likelihood":81},"Clogged heater core","Years of sediment plug the core’s small passages. Both heater hoses hot = flow is fine; one hot, one cool = the core is blocked. A flush sometimes saves it; replacement is the labor-heavy fallback.",{"title":86,"detail":87,"likelihood":81},"Blend-door actuator failure","The little motor that aims air through the hot core fails or strips — often with a clicking behind the dash, sometimes with one side hot and the other cold. An electrical fix for what feels like a heating problem.",[89,90,91],"Check the coolant reservoir when the engine is cold. Low = there’s a leak; top off and book a pressure test promptly.","Note the pattern: warms at speed (coolant level), never warms (thermostat\u002Fcore), one side only (blend door), clicking in the dash (actuator).","Get it diagnosed in fall if you can — heater work is far more pleasant to schedule before the first single-digit week fills every shop in Schenectady County.","Thermostats commonly $180–$420 installed. Blend-door actuators $250–$500. Heater core flushes are inexpensive; core replacement varies widely with dash labor. And if it’s low coolant, the real bill is the leak — usually a hose or pump seal, found by pressure test. A fleet van with no defroster is a unit off the road in January, so we fold heater checks into fall PM visits.",[94,95],"cooling-system","ac-heating",[97,100],{"q":98,"a":99},"Why does my heat only work while driving, not at idle?","That’s the low-coolant signature: at idle the water pump turns slowly and can’t push enough coolant through a half-starved heater core; at speed it can. Check the reservoir — and treat it as a leak hunt, not a quirk.",{"q":101,"a":102},"Is no heat dangerous or just uncomfortable?","Both. The comfort part is obvious in January; the danger parts are a defroster that can’t clear the windshield on a foggy morning along the Mohawk and the fact that the most common cause — low coolant — is the same condition that overheats engines.",{"title":104,"description":105},"Car Heater Blowing Cold Air? | Schenectady, NY","No heat usually means low coolant, a stuck thermostat, or a clogged heater core — and low coolant threatens the engine. Diagnosis at Fogg’s in Scotia, NY.","calefaccion-sopla-frio",[108,115],{"slug":94,"shortTitle":109,"price":110},"Cooling System",{"low":111,"high":112,"unit":113,"note":114},109,1200,"service-dependent","Coolant exchange $109–$179. Thermostats typically $180–$420 installed. Radiator replacement $600–$1,200 depending on vehicle. Pressure-test diagnosis is applied toward the repair.",{"slug":95,"shortTitle":116,"price":117},"A\u002FC & Heat",{"low":118,"high":119,"unit":113,"note":120},150,1600,"Diagnosis $89–$149 (applied to repair). Evac-and-recharge $150–$300 depending on refrigerant type. Compressors $850–$1,600 installed. Blend-door actuators commonly $250–$500. Rear-A\u002FC vans and dual-zone systems quoted after diagnosis.",[],"Heat, smells & leaks",[124,129,134,138,142,146],{"slug":125,"enSlug":-1,"question":126,"quickAnswer":127,"urgency":128},"car-overheating","My car is overheating — what should I do?","If the temperature gauge is climbing into the red or steam is appearing, pull over safely and shut the engine off — continued driving can warp the cylinder head within minutes and turn a $200 repair into an engine replacement. Let it cool 30+ minutes before even opening the hood, and never open a hot radiator cap.","urgent",{"slug":130,"enSlug":-1,"question":131,"quickAnswer":132,"urgency":133},"ac-blowing-hot","Why is my car’s A\u002FC blowing hot air?","Car A\u002FC blowing warm is most often low refrigerant from a slow leak — refrigerant never “wears out,” it escapes. Other causes: a failed compressor clutch, a bad pressure sensor, or a stuck blend door. The lasting fix is finding and sealing the leak, then recharging to spec — not an annual top-off.","monitor",{"slug":135,"enSlug":-1,"question":136,"quickAnswer":137,"urgency":70},"burning-smell-driving","Why does my car smell like something is burning?","A burning smell while driving usually traces to oil dripping on hot exhaust, an overheating clutch or dragging brake, or a slipping serpentine belt. Sweet means coolant, acrid-metallic means brakes, hot-oil means a leak. If the smell comes with smoke or gets rapidly stronger, pull over and shut it off.",{"slug":139,"enSlug":-1,"question":140,"quickAnswer":141,"urgency":70},"rotten-egg-smell","Why does my car smell like rotten eggs?","A rotten-egg (sulfur) smell from your car almost always points at the catalytic converter struggling to process fuel — either because the converter is failing or because an engine problem is overloading it with an over-rich mixture. Diagnosing the root cause early can save the converter, a $900–$2,400 part.",{"slug":143,"enSlug":-1,"question":144,"quickAnswer":145,"urgency":133},"tire-losing-air","Why does my tire keep losing air?","A tire that needs air every week has a slow leak — most often a nail or screw in the tread, a corroded wheel bead seat, or a leaking valve stem. Most tread punctures are repairable for about $35. Driving on chronic underinflation overheats the tire and can total it.",{"slug":147,"enSlug":-1,"question":148,"quickAnswer":149,"urgency":70},"fluid-leaking-under-car","What is this fluid leaking under my car?","Check the color: clear water under the A\u002FC is normal. Brown-to-black is engine oil, red-pink is transmission or power-steering fluid, orange-green-pink and sweet-smelling is coolant, and clear-to-brown near a wheel is brake fluid — that one means stop driving. A photo of the puddle and the spot it came from tells us most of the story before you even arrive.",[],1793329917933]