WarrantyTime for a Brake (Brake Pad Replacement)Stop! It's one of those things your vehicle has to do consistently and reliably. That's why brake maintenance is vitally important, worthwhile for you to make sure stays up to date. A brake system has many components. If your vehicle has disc brakes, they have pads that make contact with the ro... Read More Posted in Warranty on August 23, 2026 I NEED All Wheel Drive (Pros and Cons of AWD)So winter has arrived and you don't feel confident in how your 2-wheel drive vehicle does in the snow and ice. You envy all those people with all-wheel-drive (AWD) and 4-wheel-drive (4WD) cars, trucks and SUVs. You start thinking, "I need one of those. I'll be able to go anywhere without any w... Read More Posted in Warranty on August 16, 2026 No Fuel-ing! (Fuel Filter Replacement)Your vehicle has a few filters you might be somewhat familiar with. Theres the oil filter that removes impurities from your engines oil, and a couple of different kinds of air filters that prevent contaminants from getting into the engine and the cabin. But you may not know that your vehicle als... Read More Posted in Warranty on August 09, 2026 Fuel Injection Keeps Getting Better for Louisville MotoristsLouisville residents know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirtedor injectedinto your engine's cylinders. This is the function of the fuel injectors.There are two ways to inject fuel into an engine. Fuel needs air to burn, so in th... Read More Posted in Warranty on August 02, 2026 No Yolk! Rotten Egg Smell (Sulfur Smell Causes)The pungent smell of rotten eggs can send people running for the hills. So when that odor is inside your vehicle, yikes! Yolks! The good news is that a trained service technician can search the source of that smell and stanch the stench that comes from another words that begins with S. Sulfur... Read More Posted in Warranty on July 26, 2026 Keeping Your Car Young in LouisvilleAs Louisville consumers, we live in a disposable society. It's amazing all the stuff we throw away.New stuff comes out so fast in KY, and much of it is fairly cheap, so we just toss the old and move on. It seems like when we were kids our parents were real sticklers about taking care of our stuff... Read More Posted in Warranty on July 19, 2026 Another Couple of Years: Making Your Vehicle Last With Help From Car Fix LouisvilleA while back, the Cash for Clunkers program was all over the KY news. Louisville people could trade in their old vehicle for a new one that got better gas mileage and receive a government rebate. A lot of Louisville motorists had so-called clunkers that they wanted to keep. They're good commut... Read More Posted in Warranty on July 12, 2026 Odometer Rollback on Your Louisville, KY VehicleHow do Louisville drivers know if an odometer is telling the truth?Well, back in '86, Congress passed the Truth-in-Mileage Act to protect KY consumers against mileage fraud. It says a KY seller must certify the mileage reported is the actual mileage.To have your odometer checked in Louisville,... Read More Posted in Warranty on July 05, 2026 Below 45 Degrees in Louisville: Consider Winter TiresRemember snow tires? They were basically just regular tires with big, knobby lugs to get them through deep snow. They were loud and rode hard, and Louisville drivers couldn't wait to get them off the car. Then along came television advertisements for all-season radials. KY drivers ran out and b... Read More Posted in Warranty on June 28, 2026 Motor Oil—The Synthetic Advantage (Synthetic oil vs Conventional)Youve probably already heard that regular oil changes are extremely important for the health of your vehicles engine. Thats sound advice. But what you might not know is when it comes to motor oil, the real thing may not be the best thing for your engine. There are different types of motor oil: ... Read More Posted in Warranty on June 21, 2026 |
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